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Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  15. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  19. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  20. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  23. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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