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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  16. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  17. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  20. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  21. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  22. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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