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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  8. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  9. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  10. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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