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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. 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. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  12. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  13. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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