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The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
  1. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  15. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  18. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  19. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  20. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  23. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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