Book Overview

Days before his release from prison, Shadow’s wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break. Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You’ll be surprised by what – and who – it finds there…

THE Bossypants Book Club will be meeting on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m at Nabeel’s Café (across the street from the library). Food is not provided by the library but participants are encouraged to order beverages and food.

Author at a Glance

• Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis.
• As a child he discovered his love of books. Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a life-long love of reading
• Gaiman began his writing career in England as a journalist.
• Neil Gaiman is credited with being one of the creators of modern comics
• He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers
• He is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama.
• In 2001, Gaiman became one of the first writers to establish a blog, which now has over a million regular readers. For more information, check out http://www.neilgaiman.com
• Gaiman has won many awards. For a full list, click here.

Other Noted Works