The last time HarperCollins posted a free Gaiman book, American Gods was the people’s choice and it was a hands-down success. This time they’ve made Neverwhere the 30-days or bust book! The novel will be available to read for 30 days, then expires. Until then, though, freeeeee! (You just need Adobe Digital Editions, which you can download for free, too.) If Neverwhere dissolves into computer atoms at the end of the thirty days and you haven’t finished reading it, never fear: You can always download the audio or ebook from the SPL catalog!
It might also be good to note that Neil Gaiman will be in town on Oct. 3 to do a reading for his new novel, The Graveyard Book (it’s sponsored by University Bookstore). Or maybe I should leave that out—I already have to get in line super early just to get into that reading! ~ Deb B.
Seattle is a city of garden aficionados, so it is fitting that we have one of the best Japanese gardens outside of Japan. With sweeping vistas and decades-old plantings tended with exquisite care, the 
For those of us who love mystery novels, the quest for the next exciting detective or, better yet, the next series, is endlessly diverting. As it happens, this is a wonderful age for us, with the advent of many new absolutely top-notch works and series from abroad, best-sellers in their own countries, being released here in translation from their original languages. Whatever your area of interest, from Amsterdam to Tokyo, there is a novel for you!
