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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  14. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  19. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  20. Twitch reading
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    Twitch reading
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