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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  13. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  14. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  18. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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