Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman

Reading Lit to Cope with Prison

In his book about reading lit in prison, Genis talks about how novels helped him understand fellow inmates and discover his own Jewishness.

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Child Spy Rats Out English Teacher

The child spy tip line in Virginia received a complaint about how a teacher was teaching “Beowulf.” Meanwhile, a Texas school has banned Neil Gaiman’s works.

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Read to Resist Fascism

Book bans are spreading around America. Neil Gaiman makes an impassioned plea for libraries.

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Good Omens and Vladimir Putin

To imagine the reluctance of Russian soldiers to fight, check out this scene in “Good Omens.”

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Ragnarok, an Extreme Weather Event

Gaiman’s account of the Norse apocalypse Ragnarok comes close to describing a world destroyed by climate change.

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The Good News: Dragons Can Be Defeated

Chesterton gave Neil Gaiman the idea that we love fairy tales because they assure us that dragons can be killed.

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The Meaning of Steampunk Fantasy

Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere” helps us understand why authors today are turning to steampunk, which Tolkien would have hated.

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How Fantasy Keeps Us Human

Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett are beloved fantasy writers because they stand up for our humanity in dehumanizing times.

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Neil Gaiman and the Pipeline Protests

In “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman warns that Americans are doomed if we don’t make spiritual connection with the land. The protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline are making the same argument.

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