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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  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
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  18. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  19. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  20. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  21. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  22. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  23. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
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