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This is a democracy
Both authors give a few suggestions about how we can use our rights.
  1. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  12. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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