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James Kennedy on Neil Gaiman

James Kennedy (Order of The Odd Fish) introduced Neil Gaiman at his reading at the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago for the “One Book, One Chicago” program last night. In typical James Kennedy fashion, he killed it. “Chicago… What a load of applesauce!”

By orangealert,
April 14, 2011 at 1:57 pm

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"90-Second Newbery" Video Contest

Last week local author James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish) announced a new contest that he is currating in conjunction with New York Public Library’s Betsy Bird. The 90-Second Newbery Video Contest challenges folks to take past Newberry Award winning novels and turn them into 90 second films. Kennedy is looking for films that are... Read more »

By orangealert,
January 17, 2011 at 4:12 pm

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