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Where monsters come from
How did the idea for a monster-themed book come about?
  1. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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