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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  7. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  8. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  9. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  10. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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