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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  13. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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