February Suggestions for POP! Reads

flux336 wrote:
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Neil Gaiman

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea - Chelsea Handler

MikeSabian wrote:My suggestion for February:

flux336 wrote:I never finished American Gods by Gaiman, so I'm thinking of trying again.

BlueMaxx wrote:

flux336 wrote:I never finished American Gods by Gaiman, so I'm thinking of trying again.

MikeSabian wrote:My suggestion for February:

Most exciting news was an email from The House on the Rock. Now The House on the Rock is a real place about an hour west of Madison Wi, that I write about in American Gods, and I had to tone down my description of it and leave things out in the book in order to make it believable.


It's a monument to kitsch and wonder and madness and uncertainty. It contains the largest carousel in the world, which nobody ever gets to ride (although people ride it in the book. It takes them somewhere). I know that people read American Gods and then visit the House on the Rock, because they tell me at signings and in email, and it looks like the House on the Rock has noticed this too.


Tom Kupsh at the House on the Rock suggested some kind of event for fans. I asked what he had in mind, and this is what I got back:

Here are the ideas we have so far:

--Although the tenth anniversary of publication is 2011, we would like to do something this year (and maybe next year as well). We would like to do this over the Halloween weekend--perhaps a three day event.

--I suggest you go to our web site at thehouseontherock.com and see the facilities that we have at the three sites. We have a limited number of rooms--about 200; there are a great number of rooms available within easy driving distance. We also have some conference rooms available and are accoustomed to handling large groups.

--We are working on a way to allow a limited number of guests to ride the carousel.

--We want the fans of American Gods to give us their ideas about what the weekend should be.

--We want all the suggestions, ideas and guidance we can get from your end.

--Most of all, we want you to come and celebrate with us.

If you're interested and you have ideas then send them to me through the FAQ line and I'll make sure they get to Tom. What kinds of talks or panels (for example) would you like to attend? Or give? Do you want to dress up as American Gods characters? (I don't think I've ever seen any American Gods COSplay.) Do you want... well, I don't know what you want. But if you tell me, I'll tell Tom.


I'm pretty sure it'll be one hell of a Hallowe'en.

shark6495 wrote:did we ever nail down a book for Feb? I want to join in but I need to make sure the library gets the book in....

shining knight wrote:as much as I like was superman a spy does that even count as a prose novel?!?