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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  16. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  17. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  21. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  22. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  23. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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