The widget on the right will play you a whole free audio chapter of Neil Gaiman's new book - The Graveyard Book. What do you mean you've never heard of him?? Go on, click on it, you know you want to...It's free!
Hannelie somehow got hold of the book "Anansi Boys", by Neil Gaiman, a few days before it was due to be released (sneaky her!), and gave it to me as a birthday present. I'm reading it now, and as usual, it's an amazing ride. Wish I could write like that! Neil is an award winning author of may talents - after becoming famous for his work on the Sandman graphic novels, he wrote the script for a BBC miniseries called 'Neverwhere', later released as his first novel. A few years ago he wrote the bestselling 'American Gods', telling a strory of how the gods of myth and folklore came to America with their believers, and what they are doing now.
If you're interested in reading a book that expertly interweaves everyday life with modern day mythology, gods, and monsters, have a peek here http://www.neilgaiman.com/books/anansi_hc.asp
No, it's nothing like Stephen King, or other genre-novels...it's way more literary, but in a good way (now I'll probably get stoned to death, by both King-fans and Engish litt majors...).
