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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  18. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  19. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  20. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  21. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  22. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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