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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  19. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  20. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  21. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  22. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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