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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. 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. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  19. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  20. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  21. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
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