Neil Gaiman News

JTW's month of Free Play Readings starts today with Snow Glass Apples by Neil Gaiman, curated by Ariella McCown. The reading is set for tonight at 7pm at The Community Meeting Room, Weinberg Park Heights JCC, 5700 Park Heights Avenue. FREE!

JTW's month of Free Play Readings starts Monday with Snow Glass Apples by Neil Gaiman, curated by Ariella McCown. The reading is set for Monday, October 7th at 7pm at The Community Meeting Room, Weinberg Park Heights JCC, 5700 Park Heights Avenue. FREE!

Performances are October 3-5 and October 10-12 at 8:00pm. Tickets: Students $5, Rice Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Senior Citizens $8, General Admission $10, Groups of 10+ $5. Performances are at Hamman Hall. Tickets are available in advance by calling 712-348-PLAY. For more information on the performances, please visit our website, players.rice.edu, or like The Rice Players on Facebook at www.facebook.com/riceplayers. For parking information, please visit parking.rice.edu.

DC Entertainment, home of the World's Greatest Super Heroes and the comic book industry's most talented artists and writers, today announced a stellar program of New York Comic Con panels, signings, announcements and other events certain to excite fans of all ages, led by a jaw-dropping display of eight historic Superman costumes from the big and small screen in celebration of Superman's 75th Anniversary.

The Catastrophic Theatre is pleased to announce the world premiere of The Pine, a new play by the author of past Catastrophic favorites There is a Happiness That Morning Is, Spirits to Enforce, and The Strangerer, Mickle Maher. The Pine opens Friday, September 27 and runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm through October 19 at The Catastrophic Theatre, 1119 East Fwy, 77002.

Performances are October 3-5 and October 10-12 at 8:00pm. Tickets: Students $5, Rice Alumni, Faculty, Staff & Senior Citizens $8, General Admission $10, Groups of 10+ $5. Performances are at Hamman Hall. Tickets are available in advance by calling 712-348-PLAY. For more information on the performances, please visit our website, players.rice.edu, or like The Rice Players on Facebook at www.facebook.com/riceplayers. For parking information, please visit parking.rice.edu.

Amazon today introduced Kindle MatchBook, a new benefit that gives customers the option to buy--for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free--the Kindle edition of print books they have purchased new from Amazon. Print purchases all the way back to 1995--when Amazon first opened its online bookstore--will qualify once a publisher enrolls a title in Kindle MatchBook. Over 10,000 books will already be available when Kindle MatchBook launches in October, including best sellers like I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch, with many more titles to be added over time. Customers can learn more by visiting www.amazon.com/kindlematchbook.

With the holiday season only a few months away, it's time to start thinking about all of those 'impossible to buy for' friends and family. Books represent the perfect stocking stuffer and, this Christmas and Hanukkah, there are some fantastic new reads to choose from. To make your gift giving easier, TheReadingRoom.com has revealed its favorite fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction and children's books that boast an unbeatable combination of fascinating subject matter and great writing.

Dr Who star Colin Baker, comedienne Shappi Korshandi and Star Wars' Anthony Daniels (C3PO) have been confirmed as just three of the plethora of special VIP guests who will join the 2013 UK tour of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY RADIO SHOW - LIVE!, as THE VOICE OF THE BOOK. They will join Simon Jones ('Arthur Dent'), other members of the original cast and comedian Mitch Benn ('Zaphod Beeblebrox') at various venues around the UK. Other Voices of the Book include Bill Paterson, Lord of the Rings' star Billy Boyd, Phill Jupitus, Clive Anderson, John Challis, Hugh Dennis, and John Lloyd, with others to be announced later in the summer (current schedule below). Best-selling author Neil Gaiman will open the tour as the Voice of the Book at the Hackney Empire.

Now in its 35th year of diverse multidisciplinary arts programming, and under the artistic leadership of Laura Kaminsky, Symphony Space announces its 2013/2014 season of inventive works by renowned musical artists, authors, and performers. Primary to Kaminsky's artistic vision are a commitment to new and innovative work, and the fostering of an atmosphere of intimacy and access between artists and audience. This 35th season at Symphony Space promises just that with staple series and programs such asSelected Shorts hosted by BD Wong, Bloomsday on Broadway, Wall to Wall, and weekly family performances with Just Kidding, as well as newer series and inaugural partnerships such as Thalia Film Club hosted by Marshall Fine, Royal Opera House Cinema in HD presented in partnership with WQXR and the Royal Opera House, and the critically-acclaimed comedy debate series Uptown Showdown.

Critically-acclaimed, best-selling author Neil Gaiman ('The Ocean at the End of the Lane,' 'The Sandman' series of graphic novels, 'American Gods,' 'The Graveyard Book' and 'Coraline') today announced the launch of his first-ever video game, WAYWARD MANOR. Set in a 1920s Victorian Gothic pastoral estate, WAYWARD MANOR players unravel the mystery of a ghost (player) seeking a peaceful after-life. After a remarkable cast of characters moves into Wayward Manor and wakes him from his post-mortem slumbers, the ghost must find ever-more inventive and brilliant ways to scare them away. As the ghost learns more about the living characters, he also learns more about his own death and after-life, and the danger they are all facing. WAYWARD MANOR will be available just in time for the holidays on PC, Mac, and tablets.

Following the news that 'Robert Galbraith' had been unmasked as HARRY POTTER author J.K. Rowling, her latest novel THE CUCKOO'S CALLING has soared to the top of Amazon's best seller list - where holding on to the no. 1 spot for two weeks in a row.

Paula Deen's previous publications, SOUTHERN COOKING BIBLE and THE DEAN FAMILY COOKBOOK overtook Amazon's marketplace following her recent 'racial scandal.' It was also confirmed this week that Ballantine Books had cancelled Deen's upcoming publishing deal.

DC Entertainment, home to the World's Greatest Super Heroes and the most talented writers and artists in the business, announced today it will storm Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 with an impressive line-up of events, announcements and giveaways that promise to amaze fans and continue to cement its position as a leader in the comic book industry.

What better way is there to kick off the week than with some major, exciting news?

This October, author Neil Gaiman returns to the realm of the Endless for an eagerly anticipated tale that will bring readers back to one of the most critically-acclaimed comic book series ever. THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE will unite Gaiman with visionary artist J.H. Williams III and reveal a previously untold story in THE SANDMAN mythos. The announcement was made today by Shelly Bond, Executive Editor of Vertigo, an imprint of DC Entertainment.

Paula Deen's previous publications, SOUTHERN COOKING BIBLE and THE DEAN FAMILY COOKBOOK overtook Amazon's marketplace following her recent 'racial scandal.' It was also confirmed this week that Ballantine Books had cancelled Deen's upcoming publishing deal.

San Francisco Reads: Dana and THE LEFTOVERS

Sylvia Day's ENTWINED WITH YOU took the top spot on The New York Times' fiction best seller list, with Dan Brown's INFERNO falling to no. 2. THE DOG LIVED (AND SO WILL I) by Teresa J. Rhyne topped the nonfiction NY Times list, while Stephen King's JOYLAND rose to the top of Amazon's best seller marketplace once more, dethroning George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series.

Dan Brown's latest 'Robert Langdon' novel, INFERNO, held onto the top spot of The New York Times' fiction best seller list, as well as its no. 2 position on Amazon for the second week in a row. Sheryl Sandberg's LEAN IN continues to control the nonfiction NY Times list, George R.R. Martin's famed A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series worked its way to the top of Amazon's best seller charts, dethroning Stephen King's latest novel JOYLAND.