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Author Profile: Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman, modern British author has achieved something few authors have ever done. Five of his books in 2013 have been on six separate bestseller lists.

Gaiman does have an advantage as he is a “renaissance man author” writing volumes for adults, children, and teens.

His newest adult book has garnered some of the best reviews of his career and is currently the #1 title in the New York Times Best Seller List and is also Combined Print and E-book Best Seller List at #7. The Ocean at the End of the Lane https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=b4602016~S50 introduces an unnamed narrator in his fifties who returns to the area in which he grew up. While there he begins to remember the strange events that transpired when he was just a boy. The story is less than 200 pages long, but spins a dark fable of magic and memory.

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Completely switching gears, Gaiman’s children’s book, Chu’s Day https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=b4585733~S50 which appeared on the New York Times Best Selling Children’s Picture Books list. Chu (as in the end sound of a sneeze) is a young panda who causes bad things to happen when he sneezes. Just as it appears that Chu might make it through the day sneeze free.... A charming picture book with a roly poly panda who provides lots of giggles

Gaiman is also known for writing for teens. He is one of the editors and contributors to Unnatural Creatures https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=b4623868~S50 a short story compilation featuring sixteen different tales of supernatural creatures. While marketed to teens, the collection easily crosses into the adult realm.

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While an older title, American Gods https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=b3080605~S50 continues to flourish on the E-Book Best Seller List. It is the story of Shadow, an ex-con recently released from prison, who comes home for his wife’s funeral. While traveling he encounters the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who offers him employment. Mr. Wednesday is no mortal employer, but an old god, one who has been living in America before it was a colony. The old gods like Mr. Wednesday, are being threatened by new gods such as Media, Cancer, and Internet. The old gods must fight to survive.

Gaiman also is well established as a graphic novelist. It is he who writes the text. His Books of Magic https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=b2104928~S84 is on the Graphic Novel Best Seller List. Young Timothy Hunter could become the most powerful magician in the world, but he doesn’t know if he wants to be. He is guided through the magical world by four DC comics magicians who are there to help him decided to accept or reject his gift.

Neil Gaiman is a prolific author who writes across formats to appeal to a variety of audiences. Give any one of his book a read today! Need help locating a title? Stop by the Reference Desk and a librarian will be happy to help you.

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