Morrow to Publish Three Nonfiction Books by Neil Gaiman

By Lynn Andriani -- Publishers Weekly, 11/6/2008 8:35:00 AM

Morrow will publish three nonfiction books by bestselling novelist Neil Gaiman. The first is titled Monkey and Me: China and the Journey to the West, and is inspired by Journey to the West, a classical Chinese text by Wu Cheng’en, who lived in the 16th century. It is scheduled for publication in fall 2009. Gaiman’s longtime editor, senior v-p and director of editorial development Jennifer Brehl acquired global world English and Chinese language rights from Merrilee Heifetz of Writers House. HarperCollins in the U.K. will simultaneously publish all three books, and HarperCollins China will simultaneously publish Monkey and Me in Chinese. The as-yet-untitled second and third books will focus on subjects Gaiman has covered on his blog. Monkey and Me will be Gaiman’s first nonfiction book since Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion, which was published in 1988.