![]() You just want to add a little to make it taste a little bit better, but you definitely don't want a meal that's all salt or all ketchup."Ĭlose overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Graveyard Book Author Neil Gaiman ![]() "I'll tend to use horror as a condiment," he explains, "in the way that you might add salt or ketchup to a meal. Book club member Sarah Matthews, 14, wrote in to ask Gaiman how he made such a dark and creepy subject feel so approachable. "I love ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night."īut just because Gaiman loves Halloween doesn't mean he loves horror - he'll write horror, he says, but only in moderation. "I think Halloween is the best possible festival celebration of any kind," he tells NPR's Michele Norris. Gaiman loves Halloween and all the creepy fun that goes along with it. ![]() We kicked off the club with The Graveyard Book, a thrilling Halloween treat from Neil Gaiman that won the Newbery Medal in 2009. Welcome to the first installment of NPR's Backseat Book Club! We've invited all of our younger listeners to join us for conversations with authors of kids' books. ![]()
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