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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  8. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  9. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  10. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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