Neil Gaiman event 10-5-08 in San Francisco

Neil Gaiman - reading and talk
Sunday, October 5th
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm (doors open at 2:15 pm)
Sundance Kabuki Theatre (1881 Post Street at Fillmore, in San
Francisco)

Please join us for what promises to be the author event of the season
as The Booksmith hosts bestselling author NEIL GAIMAN for a reading
and talk to celebrate the release of his brand NEW BOOK for younger
readers, "The Graveyard Book." And, as an added bonus at our event, we
have been promised a screening of the trailer to "Coraline" - the
forthcoming animated film based on Gaiman's earlier book for teens.
You won't want to miss this exclusive San Francisco event!

"The Graveyard Book" is Neil Gaiman's first full-length novel for
young adults since the universally acclaimed "Coraline." And like
"Coraline," this book is sure to enchant and surprise. "The Graveyard
Book" tells the story of an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place
- he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by
ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, this special boy
learns the antiquated customs of his guardians, as well as their
timely ghostly teachings - like the ability to fade!

This special event - one of only a few around the country - will take
place at the Sundance Kabuki Theater (1881 Post Street) in San
Francisco. Tickets are on sale at The Booksmith. Further information
follows:

Tickets are $28.00 (price includes admission to the event and a signed
1st edition copy of "The Graveyard Book," a $19.52 value). Tickets are
available only at The Booksmith, in person, or by phone at
415-863-8688 or 800-493-7323.

* Due to time constraints, Neil Gaiman will not be signing at the
event.
* The event starts promptly at 3 pm.
* Additional signed copies of "The Graveyard Book," as well as signed
copies of a limited number of his earlier titles will be on sale at
the event.
* Japantown has two parking lots; One on Fillmore @ Post, the other is
on Post @ Webster. Free secure bicycle parking in both lots. Some of
the Japantown businesses will validate parking: Validated parking is
$2.75 for the first 3 hours.
* Several MUNI lines serve the theater, including the 3 Jackson, 22
Fillmore and 38 Geary.

If you cannot attend the event and want a signed book, please email us
at read@booksmith.com (sorry, we can't handle ticket sales via email)
or phone us at 415-863-8688 or 800-493-7323. For additional details,
please see www.booksmith.com/gaiman.html

Neil Gaiman is the author of the New York Times bestselling children's
book "Coraline" and of the picture books "The Wolves in the Walls" and
"The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish". He wrote the script for
the film "MirrorMask," "Beowulf," and "Stardust" (based on
his own
novel), and is also the author of critically acclaimed and award-
winning novels and short stories for adults (including "Neverwhere"
and "American Gods"), as well as the Sandman series of graphic novels.
Among his many awards are the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, the
Nebula Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England,
Gaiman now lives in the United States. This event marks his third
appearance at The Booksmith.

Fans of Neil Gaiman won't want to miss our October 20th event with the
widely acclaimed author, Jonathan Carroll. Neil Gaiman has written:
"Jonathan Carroll has the magic. He'll lend you his eyes, and you'll
never see the world in quite the same way ever again." Join us at The
Bookmsith on October 20 at 7:30 pm as Carroll reads from his new
novel, "The Ghost in Love."

Stephen King has said that "Jonathan Carroll is as scary as Hitchcock,
when he isn’t being as funny as Jim Carrey." Jonathan Lethem sees
Carroll as the "master of sunlit surrealism." However one regards this
beguiling original, two facts are indisputable: It’s tough being a
ghost on an empty stomach. And "The Ghost in Love" is a triumph.
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