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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  19. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  20. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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