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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  8. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  12. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  13. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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