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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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