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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  13. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  19. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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