Which Neil?

Pursuant to my earlier post about Neil Gaiman, many thanks to Mike Ross from my Creative Non-fiction class who tipped me off to this delightful Twitter exchange between a midwestern mum and Neil himself (@neilhimself). You see, she thought she was writing to Neil Patrick Harris. When NG politely replied that she had the wrong [...]

Who Is Neil Gaiman?

I get that question a lot. And my inner response is “you haven’t heard of Neil Gaiman? Where have you been for the past year or so?” But then I realize that his rock-star status, his ubiquity, is almost entirely within a) the internet community, b) the sf-fantasy community, or c) the graphic-novel community, or [...]

Match It for Pratchett

Science fiction and fantasy fans were shocked by Terry Pratchett’s announcement recently that he’s suffering from a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s. Many of us have been touched personally by this disease. As we age, more and more of us will have to face it ourselves, or watch as people we love become strangers. [...]

Jane Austen’s World

In keeping with the current “Jane” trend, here is a lovely blog on all things Austen. Not only are the main entries fascinating in and of themselves – interviews with people connected with recent movies, explorations of daily life, in depth treatment of all kinds of fascinating topics – but if you explore the additional [...]