The View From the Cheap Seats
by Neil Gaiman · first published 2016
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"An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics--from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories--observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ever more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessib
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The view from the cheap seats by Neil Gaiman http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24331386-the-view-from-th... - lots of good content about books, music, comic books history, etc. There's over 80 other books mentioned inside and it…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…forces the last brick and mortar bookstores out of existence. I've also started to see library outreach programs that teach classes on various subjects. Neil Gaiman has an essay on libraries in his book "a view from the cheap seats" that you can also see here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-fu... As to the comment I'm responding to, you can probably mostly ignore my STEM vs STEAM argument as it is only…
on “To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library” ↗I don't know if you read the article, but the investment in science fiction is state sponsored: > A big clue comes from the author Neil Gaiman’s collection of non-fiction essays, The View from the Cheap Seats, where he relates an anecdote from the time he attended the 2007 China SF/Fantasy Conference in Chengdu: > “A few years ago, in 2007, I went to China for the first-ever, I believe, state-sponsored science…