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Final thoughts
What would Alan like readers to take away from Lads?
  1. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  18. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  19. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  20. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
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