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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  19. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  20. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  21. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  22. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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