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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  7. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  8. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  9. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  13. 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?
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
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