A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff explained

A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff is a "collection of B-sides and rarities"^[1] by Neil Gaiman.

The stories, articles, and poems were selected from previously published works, and are:^[2]

• "Before You Read This" (first published as Todd Klein print)
• "Featherquest" (first published in Imagine #14)
• "Jerusalem" (first broadcast by BBC Radio 4)
• "Feminine Endings" (first published in Four Letter Word)
• "Orange" (first published in The Starry Rift)
• "Orphee" (first published in Orphee (CD))
• "Ghosts in the Machines" (first published in The New York Times^[3])
• "The Annotated Brothers Grimm: Grimmer Than You Thought" (first published in The New York Times^[4])
• "Black House" (first published in The Washington Post)
• "Summerland" (first published in The Washington Post)
• "The View from the Cheap Seats" (first published in The Guardian^[5])
• "Once Upon a Time" (first published in The Guardian^[6])
• "Introduction to Hothouse" (first published in Hothouse)
• "Entitlement Issues" (first published at Neil Gaiman's Blog^[7]))
• "Freedom of Icky Speech" (first published at Neil Gaiman's blog^[8]))
• "Harvey Awards Speech 2004" (first published at Neil Gaiman's blog^[9]))
• "Nebula Award Speech 2005" (first published at Neil Gaiman's blog^[10]))
• "Conjunctions" (first published in Mythic Delirium #20)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Book Review: A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff . Amazon . 2012-01-04.
2. Web site: Horror Books the Undead Rat Picked Up: December 2011 . the Undead Rat . 2012-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122111639/http://horrorbooks.co/horror-books-the-undead-rat-picked-up-december-2011/ . 2012-01-22.
3. News: Ghosts in the Machines . The New York Times . 2012-01-04 . Neil . Gaiman . 2006-10-31.
4. News: The Annotated Brothers Grimm: Grimmer Than You Thought . The New York Times . 2012-01-04 . Neil . Gaiman . 2004-12-05.
5. News: A nobody's guide to the Oscars . The Guardian . 2012-01-04 . London . Neil . Gaiman . 2010-03-25.
6. News: Happily ever after . The Guardian . 2012-01-04 . London . Neil . Gaiman . 2007-10-13.
7. Web site: Entitlement Issues . Neil Gaiman . 2012-01-04.
8. Web site: Why defend freedom of icky speech? . Neil Gaiman . 2012-01-04.
9. Web site: What I said at the Harveys . Neil Gaiman . 2012-01-04.
10. Web site: The Speech I Just Gave at the Nebulas . Neil Gaiman . 2012-01-04.