Fantasy author Neil Gaiman has signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins to write a non-fiction book about China. The book will be called Monkey and Me: China and the Journey to the West and its inspiration can be found in the works of Wu Cheng’en. The book will chart Gaiman’s journey from China to the west by car, coach, train and foot. The book will be his first non-fiction title since Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion, was ... read more
Posted: November 7th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Neil Gaiman
In the middle of the night a family is murdered in their beds, but the job isn’t complete, the youngest child, a small baby, escapes the fate of his family and toddles off in the direction of the local graveyard. After creeping through the gaps in the railings the young child is then adopted by the ghostly inhabitants of the graveyard, at the pleading request of his mother’s spirit. The child is then raised by Mr and Mrs Owens, a ghostly couple, along side a ... read more
Posted: October 29th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman are, once again, the most popular fantasy authors that have been recorded onto audio-books. It is Christopher Paolini, however, with the third instalment of his Inheritance Cycle that appears from nowhere to take top spot. The book was released amongst (almost) JK Rowling-style fanfare and his, along with Stephenie Meyer, very much the author of the moment. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini - read by Kerry Shale Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman ... read more
Posted: October 26th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Audio-books, J.R.R. Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Susanna Clarke, Terry Pratchett
September 30, 2008 Graveyard Book US Tour: New York Tuesday, 7:00pm Publication Day! Teachers College at Columbia University Horace Mann Auditorium 525 W. 120th Street New York, NY 10027 908-991-2153 Hosted by Barnes & Noble College. Event is free and open to the public, no tickets needed. Pre-signed books will be available for purchase. October 1, 2008 Graveyard Book US Tour: Philadelphia Wednesday, 6:00pm Levitt Auditorium in the Gershman Y 401 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA ... read more
Posted: October 2nd, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Neil Gaiman