Neil Gaiman wrote Sandman, the greatest comic ever, not to mention Stardust, the closest thing to a fairy tale written in the last 20 years—or since Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn at any rate.
Here's an excerpt. Don't fight it. You'll love it.
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If you're in search of a great read, full of heart and in love with the way language can sing, Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys is the book you've been looking for.
I can't decide if this is what I want for KwanzMasAka or not. (Watch this space for more suggestions.)
Is the "new" mammal from Borneo really the rediscovery of the (previously thought) extinct Hose's Palm Civet? The always fascinating Cryptomundo weighs in.
Not that any more is necessary. I hadn't heard any of Sasha Frere Jones' "Best of 2005" list until it reached the forty-somethings. Kids today, sheesh.