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Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  18. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  19. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  20. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  21. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  22. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  23. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
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