The Sandman read along podcast
William Hartson; “Don’t go without a book”; Express on Sunday; 28 July 2002; P.72. …IT SAVES space in your luggage if you pick books the whole family will read. You will, of course, be taking the latest Lemony Snicket volumes and, as soon as it comes out next week, the unauthorised autobiography of Lemony Snicket […]
From today’s Children’s Books in Brief section in the New York Times: CORALINE. By Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean. HarperCollins. $15.99. (Ages 8 and up) A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings: Coraline and her parents have moved into a new house with one locked door. Behind that door is a parallel […]
Julia Bookman; “Kids’ Corner: Pick of the Week”; Atlanta Journal & Constitution; Aug 04, 2002; p.H2. Curiosity may have killed a cat or two, but for little Coraline it opens the door, literally, into a freaky otherworld of ghoulish blobs and creatures, evil singing rats, a helpful talking black cat and a distorted couple with […]
There’s a good article about the CBLDF at the San Diego Comic-Con on Wired News.
Josh Spector; “Novel ‘Coraline’ in Selick’s world”; Hollywood Reporter; July 31, 2002. Pandemonium Films has acquired film rights to Neil Gaiman’s horror-fantasy novel “Coraline,” with “The Nightmare Before Christmas” helmer Henry Selick attached to adapt and direct. “Coraline,” published this month by HarperCollins Children’s Books, is the story of a bored young girl who, in […]
Jonathan Bing; “The Write Stuff”; Variety; July 31, 2002; p1 You want to talk development hell? Meet Neil Gaiman, prolific author of horror and fantasy fiction, graphic novels and kids books. More than a dozen of his books and stories have been optioned by Hollywood producers. Not one has yet been produced. Gaiman is hoping […]
“Children’s novel Coraline likened to Alice in Wonderland, Narnia Chronicles”; Canadian Press; July 30, 2002. If the ghoulish cover art _ a host of shadowy hands clutching and grasping at a startled little girl _ doesn’t set the tone for the children’s novel Coraline the following endorsement from the book’s Web site will: WARNING: This […]
From Publisher’s Weekly A Chilling Crossover; Hot Sales Neil Gaiman likely doesn’t take offense at the fact that he gives lots of people the creeps. After all, he’s a bestselling author of several spine-tingling horror and fantasy novels for adults (Stardust; the Sandman comics series). Gaiman’s latest tale, Coraline (HarperCollins, July), possesses the dark, haunting […]
Busy! Saturday, July 20th, 2002, Melany Hamill & I were married. The ceremony was outside and was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” themed, complete with my two and a half year old niece Saoirse as a fairy flower girl. A few more photos are available here. Apologies for the file sizes, I haven’t had time to […]
Alice D. Harris; “Girl Disenchanted with Parents Enters Porthold to Parallel World in ‘Coraline’”; Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News; July 28, 2002; pF7. Coraline, a modern fairy tale that is both fascinating and frightening, is the story of a young girl who is bored with her ordinary life and preoccupied parents. One day after her […]