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Neil on the Colbert Report

Neil’s wearing the suit rather than the leather jacket and black t-shirt because he had been at his father’s funeral two days prior and didn’t have the leather jacket with him. That explains the tiredness too, but it’s a great interview. Colbert is a huge Tolkien fan, by the way. […]

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Colbert Disses The Graveyard Book

Here are the links to watch it depending on your location. USA and UK – Colbert Nation Canada – The Comedy Network (it’s clip 2 of 4, “Who’s Honoring Me Now?”) Here’s an embedded version, which hopefully works anywhere. The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Who’s Not Honoring […]

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The Graveyard Book wins The Newbery Medal

The 2009 winner of The Newbery Medal is Neil’s “The Graveyard Book”! The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the Outstanding American Children’s Book. The award has been given since […]

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