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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Move it
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    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
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    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Reading from The Crossover
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    Reading from The Crossover
  10. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  15. 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?
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  18. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
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