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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  19. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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