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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. Family matters
    03:43
    Family matters
  3. Tips for budding authors
    02:37
    Tips for budding authors
  4. Man reads out loud!
    07:10
    Man reads out loud!
  5. Pause for thought
    04:47
    Pause for thought
  6. Hamish and the Never People
    06:03
    Hamish and the Never People
  7. Question me silly!
    09:48
    Question me silly!
  8. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  9. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  10. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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