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American Gods Author Neil Gaiman Promises To Read "Something Unlikely" On Periscope If Refugee Donations Reach $100,000
The crowdfunded donation campaign to get famous author Neil Gaiman, who amongst many things wrote the currently very clickable novel behind the hit Starz show American Gods, to perform a live reading of the menu for restaurant The Cheesecake Factory is just nearing 1/5 of its total $510,000 goal. To celebrate the milestone, Gaiman intends to give fans a special treat, promising on Twitter:
The idea to raise money for refugees by reading the menu of an American chain restaurant came from author Sara Benincasa, who tweeted last month:
https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/865707012104962048
Gaiman agreed:
And chose his favorite charity, the UN refugee organization for which he serves as an ambassador:
There's still a long way to go, but if Gaiman plans to read more unusual things along the way, it will hopefully get there eventually. Head over to Crowdrise if you'd like to donate.