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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  18. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  19. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  20. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  21. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  22. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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