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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  19. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  20. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  21. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  22. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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