Neil Gaiman's work has been honored with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. I discovered that librarians actually want to help you: They taught me about interlibrary loans. I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there.

A self-described feral child who was raised in libraries, Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a lifelong love of reading: I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C. Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis.

Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short story, brought to you by the Eisner award-winning creative team behind Troll Bridge and Snow, Glass, Apples Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran!Īn elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop, setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight who lures her with ancient relics in hope for winning the cup.įrom the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award-winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman ( American Gods) comes this graphic novel adaptation by Colleen Doran ( Troll Bridge, Snow, Glass, Apples).

Chivalry short story by neil gaiman