Transcript, Part I:

Neil: ...been writing 12, 13, 14 years, and you would think I would have mastered the basics.
(Audience laughs and applauds. Neil borrows a copy of Coraline from a woman in the front row)
Neil: (incomprehensible utterance that nonetheless makes the audience laugh). Coraline. Started writing it about 10, 11 years ago. Stopped writing it about 9 years ago. Started writing it again 5 years ago. It took 11, 12 years to write, and it's the shortest book I've ever written. And... I'm gonna read you... hmm, let's see... (he looks through the book) What page, indeed. (Audience laughter) Let's start... we'll begin at Chapter 3. Let's turn to Chapter 3. (Audience laughter) Coraline, for those that haven't read the book, is a small girl. Someone's asked me today what age she is, and I thought for a minute and I said, "The same age as Alice". (Audience laughter) And... uh... she has a door in her house. And it's a door that--because her house has been converted into flats, and is a slightly irregular shape--one door opens onto a brick wall. And she's discovered this. And she's very interested in the brick wall. And the door. (Audience titters)

(he reads Chapter 3, which will not be transcribed for the sake of my sanity and certain copyright laws)

More coming when I feel like it! Next up, the Q&A!

(Note: For those who haven't read my full review yet, I have it posted in my LJ.)