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Neil Gaiman wins 2009 Newbery Medal
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by Jason Sanders | January 26, 2009 at 10:06 am
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Neil Gaiman answers question from The Graveyard Book tour - 10-6-08 Santa Monica
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At 5:30am, author Neil Gaiman was woken by his assistant and, after a few drowsy minutes of phone tag, greeted by a panel of 14 librarians and book critics congratulating him on winning the 2009 Newbery Medal for 'The Graveyard Book.' This award is generally reserved for the best in children's literature, making it one of the most prestigious honours in the literary world.
Neil conveyed the news over his Twitter account, beginning with a complaint:
woken up by assistant at 5.30 in the morning. Not quite sure why. All rather bleary, to do with someone trying to call. argh. about 4 hours ago from web
Then he talked to the panel:
Every little pot of honey in this hotel room turns out to be orange marmalade. This is an I-need-honey-in-my-tea moment. They happen rarely. about 3 hours ago from web
And was allowed to tell the world:
About to drink second cup of tea without Marmalade this morning. Also, I just won the Newbury Medal for THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. about 2 hours ago from web
Newbery, not Newbury. Also FUCK!!!! I won the FUCKING NEWBERY THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME. I thank you. about 2 hours ago from web
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at 11:06 on January 26th, 2009
Leave it to Twitter to break the news — Gaiman FTW!
at 17:59 on January 26th, 2009
I know! It's so awesome! The neat thing is that he just got twitter a few weeks ago.