The View from the Cheap Seats

An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his fiction. Now The View from the Cheap Seats. brings together more than sixty works of his outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart. As Neil explains, “This book is not ‘the complete nonfiction of Neil Gaiman. ’ It is, instead, a motley bunch of speeches and articles, introductions and essays. Some of them are serious and some of them are frivolous and some of them are earnest and some of them I wrote to try and make people listen. ” Illuminating and incisive, witty and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats. explores some of the issues, subjects, and people that matter most to Neil Gaiman—and offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most beloved and influential writers of our time.