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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  9. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  10. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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