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Two of David's novels
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David Almond talks about the experiences and opinions of characters in "My Name is Mina" and "The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean".
  1. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  2. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  3. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  4. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  5. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  6. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  7. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  8. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  11. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  12. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
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