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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  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. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  19. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  20. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  21. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  22. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
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