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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  2. Early Years
    03:15
    Early Years
  3. Growing Older With a Moustache
    03:24
    Growing Older With a Moustache
  4. My Superheroes
    04:35
    My Superheroes
  5. My Superpowers
    04:22
    My Superpowers
  6. Quick Quack Quentin
    06:04
    Quick Quack Quentin
  7. Stealing A's
    02:16
    Stealing A's
  8. Oi Frog!
    06:21
    Oi Frog!
  9. Alternative Ending
    03:46
    Alternative Ending
  10. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  14. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  18. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  19. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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