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Hooked on Reading
Konnie talks about how she got into reading.
  1. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  19. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  20. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  21. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  22. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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