Cuffies
Publishers Weekly notes that Coraline has won in the Best Audio Book category in their 13th annual bookseller “Off-the-Cuff” Awards
Sandman Annotations Updated
The incredible Sandman Annotations have been updated to include Sandman issues 72, 73 and 74.
Literary Lagniappes
PW Daily for Booksellers has been running a series of short pieces in which authors pick their favorite books of the year. This was in today’s edition, submitted by Robin Hobb:“Coraline by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins) was my favorite book this year. I think Diana Wynne Jones hit the nail on the head when she said […]
Yes I know – there are far too many articles right now on the YA/adult literature cross over (Newsday’s Aileen Jacobson did one just today as well), but if you are interested in the topic, there is an excellent article on it by Terri Sutton in the November 20th City Pages.
Clippings
Coraline gets a positive mention in the Christian Science Monitor’s roundup of nominees for the National Book Award for young adults. As noted elsewhere, it’s not eligible.
Publishers Weekly Clips
Coraline is one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2002 Also on the site, from October 28th: British author Neil Gaiman, famous for his fantasy writing and graphic novels, is one of a number of writers for adults making a foray into the children’s market, and is now following up his very successful Coraline […]
Interview with Coraline Director
UGO has an interview with Henry Selick who is directing the upcoming Coraline movie. Here’s an excerpt: DE: Are you still doing Neil Gaiman’s Coraline? HS: Yes. I just finished a polish on the third draft, which was accepted. The producer really likes the screenplay, and I hope to go into pre-production in January. DE: […]
Coraline Review – Christian Science Monitor
Happy Halloween! Yvonne Zipp’s review of Coraline appeared in today’s Christian Science Monitor. “…Unlike many of the other adult writers trying their hand at a children’s tale, Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. And his writing has the pared-down elegance of the best fairy tales…” While that should surprise no one in […]
Yes, it’s trivial, but fun. From the Globe and Mail: …When I was talking to the popular British author Neil Gaiman (his latest novel is Coraline), I whipped out my Mont Blanc to have him inscribe a copy of his book for me. “Ahhh, a pen man, I see,” Gaiman said. “Check this out, brother.” […]
Cinnamon
Niniave Lake noted on AFNG today:…Neil wrote astory that is up at the Dream Haven neil gaiman site… Cinnamon