I stopped by the Barnes and Noble in Union Square here in NYC last night to get a glimpse of Neil Gaiman [neilgaiman.com]. He was signing copies of his new children's book, Coraline [mousecircus.com], which promises to be quite nice and spooky.

I can confirm that the man is, indeed, very shaggy. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to meet him, as the book-signing line was quite long and full of sullen goths. Never before have I actually considered breaking past a cordon and a bunch of security guards to hug another man.

It was a nice coincidence of timing as well, as I just finished American Gods [amazon.com] and Good Omens [amazon.com] a few weeks ago, and I'm on the last few pages of Neverwhere [amazon.com] as we speak.

Is anyone else here as excited for a big-screen version of Good Omens [imdb.com] (directed by Terry Gilliam! [imdb.com]) as I am?