Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
I’ve never read Proust.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
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Read by age
Any age
In their thirties 5
In their forties 7
In their fifties 9
In their sixties 4
Seventy and beyond 4
All of them. I’m not someone who can sit down and read – I wish I could.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
I used to give a fantastic talk about Frankenstein and Dracula, but I’ve never been able to finish either book.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗
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