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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  18. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  19. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  20. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  21. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  22. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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