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Interested in chatting with Neil Gaiman?
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Oh my god oh my god yes yes yes and yes, I think it would be very interesting.
Um, wow. My book club is reading Good Omens right now. That's pretty cool.
I love the idea! but I hope he chooses the second option as I am not much for scheduling my online time :)
good luck getting him. I would be interested.
I chatted with him in Fiona's group- Wild Things: YA for Adults. I have to say he is a very cool person to chat with. An hour was simply not enough with him. I would definitely be interested in talking to him again.
I'm very interested. Looking forward to updates on this.
I would be fun to chat with him.
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I've def been on a Neil Gaiman reading spree!! i read american gods, then the graveyard book, and now i'm reading the sandman series!! i would LOVE to chat with him!!
I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread
sounds like an interesting time to me, Lori. carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"
That's why I love requesting online. The librarians get it and hold it for me. :D
carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"I have been experiencing the same thing too! and agree it would be an interesting thread! :)
Jenna wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"I have been experiencing the sa..."
I am sure others have library horror stories. But all in all when money is this tight the libraians do a fantastic job.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"That's the same thing with me except that it's not because there is always someone before me (which I'm sure there would be) but the fact that most of his books mysteriously disappear o_0 It even puzzles the librarians! The catalogue says they are available and shelved but I can never find them (and I ask for help), except for some rare and very fortunate moments when I found two of his books in the 'new' shelf XD
But Lori, YES, YES :D
Leila wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"That's the same thing with me exc..."
I was telling my daughter about my experiencs, she said mom they steal them. They put them in their backpacks and walk out. So you might want to pass that along. Now in our library they have a monitoring system,something like the big stores have. If the book has not been scanned an alarm rings.
carol (akittykat) wrote: "Leila wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting thread"That's the same t..."
They have an alarm system there as well which is good because we don't want any thieves :)
Leila wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "Leila wrote: "carol (akittykat) wrote: "I can't seem to get his books from the library. Everyonr beats me to them. If I ever get to read one. It would be an interesting th..."Maybe the books died and went to book heaven. hehehehehe
Very interested!!!I just finished "Stardust" as an audiobook read by the author. Wow! He is an amazing storyteller. They had a little interview at the end of the book and... it's official... I have a crush on Neil Gaiman - I think I could listen to him tell stories forever. I'm trying to cut back on book purchases, but his are worth every penny.
You know...everyone who'd heard Neil Gaiman reading his stories all said they loved his voice and became an instant fan. I never listen to an audiobook of his but I have heard him talk in MirrorMask DVD audio commentary. I could see why the ladies love his voice -- deep and fatherly and all Britishy.
YES! YES!
I'll go with the 2nd option.
I'll go with the 2nd option.
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For anyone who is interested in listening to the The Graveyard book, here is a book video tour of him reading a chapter at each signing. The complete tour can be found here: http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour....Unfortunately, you can't download it but you can watch him read. :-)
I would definitely be interested. He's one of my favorite authors at the moment.
An opportunity to discuss books with an author is definitely a yes in my book! Thanks for taking this one on too.(And I'm in the YA-Wild Things group too and he is a fascinating person. Would love to be able to talk more with him.)
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Nothing is locked in yet as far as a time or date....
Promise to keep you posted!
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Well, I have to admit to having some personal reasons for doing this stuff ☺ Haa haa
*squee*! I LOVE Neil Gaiman. So so so much. I am SO excited for this.
Holy socks! Nice works, Super Mod. Neil Gaiman will be at the Singapore Writers Festival next month but I doubt that he'd make a visit to Jakarta, even though it would only take an hour to fly there :(woe is me.
Please include me in! I met Neil Gaiman once, briefly, when he was last at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. He was promoting Anansi Boys at that time. When he arrived it was like watching rock star...him in a black leather jacket and shades, the teens queuing up for miles and even screaming...
Renfrew wrote: "Please include me in! I met Neil Gaiman once, briefly, when he was last at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. He was promoting Anansi Boys at that time. When he arrived it was like wat..."I was at that National Book Festival, too, Renfrew, and it was awesome. I don't think it was just the teens queuing up and screaming though. Ha, ha. What I thought was so magnanimous of Gaiman was that he did a second book signing after his talk because there were so many fans that had waited in line and hadn't gotten to him in the first signing before he had to leave for his talk in the tents. I was one of those disappointed fans in the first line who actually got to get my picture taken with him at the end of his second signings. He had been signing for a long time and was still gracious and upbeat. An amazing person and author!
I took part in an online chat with Neil in another group and it was wonderful. He is so great about keeping in touch with his fans.
Lori you GO girl! I'm still getting over the fact that you got your picture taken with Audrey you wild thing.
I'm all about Neil Gaiman!! Just tell me when and where lol
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The Graveyard Book (other topics)Neverwhere (other topics)
I am reaching out to Neil Gaiman in the hopes that he will join us at some point in the near future for an Author Q&A session to discuss his three books that we have read together as a group:
Neverwhere A Novel
Stardust
The Graveyard Book
How many of you would be interested in participating?
I am currently asking him which method he would prefer
- a folder in here with a set date/time-
OR
- a separate group where we can lay out folders and threads and even though we open for a set date/time, we can continue to leave it open for future questions if he were to pop in on a whim.....
well......??????