An Evening With | Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer | Talks at Google

A performance of spoken word, songs, stories, chats with the audience, and more than a few surprises with author Neil Gaiman (Coraline; The Graveyard Book) and musician/cult figure Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls; Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra).

Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer released a 3-disc set, titled An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer on November 19th.

Previously unreleased to the general public, and culled from hours of live recordings, one CD features Gaiman and Palmer collaborations, such as "Makin' Whoopee" and "I Google You,". One CD is all Amanda Palmer, and marks the first time original live Amanda Palmer tracks "Dear Old House" "Gaga, Palmer, Madonna: A Polemic" "Judy Blume" and "Do You Swear to Tell the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth So Help Your Black Ass" have been made available to general public on CD. Gaiman's solo CD includes several uncollected poems and stories, and his non-fiction account of a visit to the Oscars in "The View From the Cheap Seats".

Amanda Palmer is a Boston-based musician, force of nature, deliverer of an astonishing TED talk and occasionally one-half of The Dresden Dolls. Her last solo record (with backing band the Grand Theft Orchestra) Theatre Is Evil, debuted at #10 on the Billboard charts. She has just under a million Twitter followers and is not afraid to perform naked, especially when she needs to deal with British tabloid newspapers. You can follow her on Twitter here: @amandapalmer

Neil Gaiman wrote Sandman, American Gods, Coraline and the Newbery Award winning The Graveyard Book. His recent novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remained on the list for 20 weeks, to be replaced by his new book for children, Fortunately, the Milk. He has just under two million Twitter followers and ridiculously messy hair. You can follow him on Twitter here: @neilhimself