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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  18. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  19. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  20. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  21. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  22. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
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