A Newbery for Neil

[netmouse]

Many happy congrats to my friend Neil Gaiman for winning the Newbery Medal for children's literature for The Graveyard Book.

I had the honor of helping proof the Subterranean Press special edition of this book which, after being a Beta reader for it and then re-reading it before doing interviews of Dave Mckean and Neil for the subpress special feature Graveyard Book website and then re-reading and proofing our edition three times this fall, means that I have read that book five times in the last year. And honestly, I would happily read it again. It's that good.

I think it's my favorite thing that Neil has written so far, and I commend the Newbery Committee on their good taste. And also Neil, of course, for writing the thing.

Comments

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

This is great news! Congratulations to Neil!

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

I was very excited for him when I saw this morning. (Yep, that Great Wall pic is still my home desktop wallpaper).

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

What wonderful news!

[vretallin.livejournal.com]

Oh awesome. He very much deserves it.

[kenllama.livejournal.com]

awesome =) good for him. i just finished re-reading American Gods on my plane ride this weekend, and have been reveling in his general awesomeness.

i hope you've survived your con experience and will get to rest a bit!

[kyril.livejournal.com]

Woot! for Neil Gaiman!

And Woot! for Cryptic ConFusion! That was the most fun I've had in a long time. Too bad you're a morning person not a night person.

[dragoncracker.livejournal.com]

Go Neil!!!