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Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  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. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  19. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  20. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  21. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  22. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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