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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  17. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  18. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
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