Bonus Episode: Silence the Librarian - Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman in Orlando

Bungalower and The Bus

Orange County Library System is currently celebrating 100 years of service in Central Florida and as part of its ongoing festivities, it will be hosting an event with acclaimed authors and culture-movers, Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman, on November 6, 2023. And it’s open to the public. New York Times bestselling author, Neil Gaiman, is responsible for creating some of the best stories in the past few decades, including American Gods, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Sandman series of graphic novels. He’s won a dragon’s horde of awards including the Bram Stoker, Nebula and Hugo Awards, and the Heart of the Mountain, and his work has been adapted for film, television, radio, and stage, and he was recently named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine. Art Spiegelman is the creator of Maus, Breakdowns, and In the Shadow of No Towers, and is an outspoken champion of comic books and freedom of speech. His work, Maus, was the first graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize and details his father’s experiences surviving the Holocaust. Brendan O'Connor sits with local librarian and Neil/Art stan, Silence Bourn, to chat about the upcoming event and what it means for the library system to host such big literary names.