The View from the Cheap Seats

Selected Nonfiction

Preview

Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.

Add to Cart failed.

Please try again later

Add to Wish List failed.

Please try again later

Remove from wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Adding to library failed

Please try again

Follow podcast failed

Please try again

Unfollow podcast failed

Please try again

$0.00 for first 30 days

LIMITED TIME OFFER

Get 3 months for $0.99/mo

Get this deal

Try for $0.00

Offer ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.

Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.

Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible Premium Plus.

1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.

Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.

Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.

Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.

Access exclusive sales and deals.

Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The View from the Cheap Seats

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman

Get this deal

Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offers ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $26.61

LIMITED TIME OFFER. Get 3 months for $0.99 a month. Get this deal.

The View from the Cheap Seats draws together, for the first time ever, myriad nonfiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech he gave at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett, Lou Reed and Ray Bradbury, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.

This collection brings together more than 60 pieces of Neil Gaiman's outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author's experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Essays

Nonfiction