Neil Gaiman Manages Not to Swear
Neil Gaiman, author of umpteen things, won the Newbery Award last week for The Graveyard Book, and had an amusing reaction to the notification call. (Link from Bookslut)
Gaiman, originally from England, lives just over the Minnesota border in Wisconsin, though he’s considered local to the Twin Cities. Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo won the Newbery in 2003 for The Tale of Despereaux, and a Newbery Honor for Because of Winn-Dixie in 2001.
I’ve said it before: Minnesota is a very good place to be a reader and a writer.