Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    21. Now playing
    Up next