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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. Introducing Liz Pichon
    02:09
    Introducing Liz Pichon
  3. Tom Gates and his mates
    04:05
    Tom Gates and his mates
  4. Meet the Gates
    02:18
    Meet the Gates
  5. Through the keyhole
    01:18
    Through the keyhole
  6. Monster draw
    05:42
    Monster draw
  7. Reading
    03:48
    Reading
  8. Doodle with Liz
    09:19
    Doodle with Liz
  9. Questions
    06:13
    Questions
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  19. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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