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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  18. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  19. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  20. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  21. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  22. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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