There’s also mention of Patrick Rothfuss who I’m going to take this opportunity to recommend to all of you. I fell in love with Patrick’s “The Name of the Wind” and “The Wise Man’s Fear” novels and cannot recommend them highly enough!

Neil was in Vancouver yesterday with Amanda Palmer for a show at the Vogue Theatre. Earlier in the day they played a “ninja gig” at the Fluevog Store on Water St.

The above video is Neil singing (!!) “You Think I’m Psycho Don’t You, Mama” that I recorded on my iPhone. The audio’s a bit poor, but it’s listenable.

Afterward we all walked over to Occupy Vancouver where Amanda played a few songs including Ukulele Anthem which I recorded here:

About ten seconds in I realized I should have recorded this widescreen instead of vertical but it was too late. Oops. At least the audio is better!

I don’t watch Craig regularly, but every time I see his clips online I love how unconventional his interviews are.

NG: How has writing the Discworld novels changed how you see the world?

TP: I think it more true that getting older changes how you see the world. There is stuff in Snuff, for example, that I couldn’t have written at twenty-five. Although I had written things before Discworld, I really leaned writing, on the job as it were, on Discworld. I think that the books are, if not serious, dealing with more serious subjects. These days it’s not just for laughs. My world view had changed; sometimes I feel that the world is made up of sensible people who know that plot and bloody idiots who don’t. Of course, all Discworld fans know the plot by heart!

Read the rest at BoingBoing.

I’ll definitely be buying my niece a copy.

The book will be available in Hardcover on October 4th.

Today Neil posted this photo, along with a note that “This goes out November 13″. Yes, some of the book titles are misspelled.

Early Warning, reserve the dates: “An Evening with Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer” will happen on Oct 31st in LA, San Francisco Nov 3rd, Sacramento Nov 4, Portland OR Nov 7th, Seattle Nov 8th, Vancouver Nov 9th. Venues etc to come.

I’ll see you all at the Vancouver event!

Update: More info on Neil’s Journal.

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe — The best science fiction novel of the last century. A four volume book about memory and truth. Lud in the Mist by Hope Mirrlees — My favourite fairy tale/detective novel/history/fantasy. Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones — She was the best writer of magical children’s fiction of our generation. I don’t know if this is the best of her novels, but it’s my favourite.

For the full list visit World Book Night’s post. Looks like I’ve got a project over the next few months! Of this list I’ve sadly only read The Man Who Was Thursday, which was marvelous.