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Reading from The Crossover
Author Kwame Alexander reads from his latest book, The Crossover.
  1. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  20. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  22. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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