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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  18. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  21. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  22. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  23. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
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