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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  14. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  15. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  18. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  19. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  20. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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