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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. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  19. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  20. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  21. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  22. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  23. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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