Poll - which book should Neil Gaiman give away for free.

[The Queen]

I like some of the stories, others I just kind of raise my eyebrows and think, "Issues, much?" I hadn't realized he was such good friends with Tori Amos, but that makes a strange sort of sense, doesn't it? hock:

[Drunk Monk]

Yea, I remember that tour. It sounded interesting, just because it was concept driven and that's rare in the larger venues nowadays, but I didn't get out for it.

All writers have issues. Why would you even want to start writing if you didn't have issues?

[thatguy]

San Francisco’s independent bookstore, The Booksmith, will host Neil Gaiman on October 5th at 3pm. Gaiman will discuss The Graveyard Book, his first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Coraline. This book is sure to enchant and surprise young readers as well as Gaiman's legion of adult fans. This exclusive San Francisco event - one of only a few around the country - will take place at the Sundance Kabuki Theater (1881 Post St.). Tickets are $28.00 and are on sale at The Booksmith. This event is being co-promoted with the Litquake literary festival.

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-tg

[thatguy]

According to:

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Neil will be reading each night on this book tour and each chapter will be posted online here:

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By the end of the tour you can see/hear the entire book read by the author.

--tg

[thatguy]

They are making Coraline into a movie. Same director as James and the Giant Peach. I can tell from the preview that they are tweaking the storyline. It also seems dark-cute rather than just dark. The book is really short (~200 pages). Go to the bookstore now, buy a copy and read it before you watch trailers for the movie or even visit this website:

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...otherwise you won't be able to appreciate the book as the cute-ness, or whatever "message" the movie forces on you will get in the way of a really creepy, good story.

--tg