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Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
Holly reads from her book 'The Places I've Cried in Public'.
  1. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
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  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
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  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
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  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  20. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  21. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  22. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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