From today’s Pittsburgh Tribune Review: About halfway through the writing of his new novel, Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman had one of those moments of doubt that every writer fears. The manuscript, in Gaiman’s words, “was misbehaving,” and he was at a loss about what to do. “I have no idea if this is any good,” […]

From today’s Austin American Statesman The world of mainstream comic books lately has turned into an unlikely magnet for writers renowned for their work in other media. Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, Brad Meltzer and Denise Mina are just a few of the big-name authors who have recently turned their talents to superhero or horror comics. […]

From the September 25th San Francisco Chronicle: Writer Neil Gaiman and director David McKean thought the hardest part of making MirrorMask would be finding the lead. After all, Helena, the rebellious 15-year-old who anchors their “Wizard of Oz”-by-way-of-Salvador Dali CGI-powered fantasy, appears in virtually every scene. But they found their star, Stephanie Leonidas, on the […]

From the September 24th National Post (with permission of the reviewer – many thanks, Rob!) With Anansi Boys, his first adult novel in almost five years, Neil Gaiman turns away from the epic, apocalyptic fantasy of American Gods in favour of a smaller story, a frequently humorous, occasionally emotionally fraught family drama about the sons […]

From the September 25th Washington Post: With Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman’s delightful, funny and affecting new novel, the bestselling author has scored the literary equivalent of a hole in one, employing the kind of self-assured storytelling that makes it all look so easy. One can imagine Gaiman’s legion of fans putting down the book and […]

On alt.fan.neil-gaiman, Maria Siu Lee posted about neilgaiman.co.uk, specifically the Stuff section, which talks about the new UK editions of Anansi Boys, American Gods, Neverwhere, Stardust, and Smoke and Mirrors. Most have additional materials or introductions, reading group discussion questions, such as this one from Stardust, and new interviews, such as this one from Neverwhere. […]

A quick heads up – Neil will be interviewed as part of WNYC’s Leonard Lopate show on Thursday, September 29th at noon EST. It also looks like it will be rebroadcast on Friday, September 30th, at 3:00am EST. The show streams in Windows and MP3, and is archived. It is also broadcast direct to air […]

From today’s Rocky Mountain News. Neil Gaiman’s amazing and expansive American Gods is the only novel ever to win Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker awards. The book was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and deserved to win that one, as well. Now Gaiman, of Sandman comic-book fame, looks at the old gods from […]

From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution: Verdict: An offbeat comic fantasy that sings. If you Google the name Neil, the most popular links are not Armstrong or Young, Simon or Diamond. Most popular is Neil Gaiman, a British fantasy and sci-fi author who has a following of sufficient size that it easily surpasses cult, although it […]