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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  18. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  19. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  20. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  21. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  22. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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