The Sandman read along podcast
Sara O’Leary; “Here comes a new children’s classic”;Vancouver Sun; July 27, 2002; p.E23. I’ve just read a new book for young readers. Twice. What does that tell you? Either that I’m younger than I look or one of those weird crossover children’s books that adults love has just been unleashed on the world. The novel […]
The Herald has posted a preview to the Edinburgh International Book Festival in PDF format; look on Page 5 (opposite the Lemony Snicket interview) for an article by the above title, written by Anne Johnstone, discussing the children’s programme.The relevant bit:…There’s a different buzz around Neil Gaiman, another first-time visitor to Edinburgh (Aug 17, 1.30pm […]
The Spring 2003 Sneak Previews in Publisher’s Weekly notes that HarperCollins/Avon is releasing “…the first two Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman, based on a comic strip created by Gaiman and starring a young magician…”. If memory serves, these are actually being adapted by someone else, and will not be graphic novels. ******* From a […]
Jean Westmoore; “Children’s selections”; Buffalo News; July 21, 2002; p.F5. It’s probably risky to declare a new book a classic, but “Coraline” seems destined to become one. This terrifying and delightfully inventive story (by the author of “American Gods”) tells of a little girl named Coraline whose grumbling about her life launches her into a […]
Robert Wiersema; “Coraline cool”; The Globe and Mail; 20 July 2002; D8 Neil Gaiman is visibly upset. Over tea in New York the day following the east coast launch of his new novel, Coraline, the writer, unshaven and dressed in his trademark black T-shirt and leather jacket, considers the events of the previous night. The […]
From the yahoo groups list:NEIL GAIMAN dropped by our store (The Booksmith in San Francisco) to sign books the other day. Thus, we have the following autographed books available for purchase. Please let us know if you are interested in ordering. Signed books available at no extra charge. Call us at 415-863-8688 or 1-800-493-7323 or […]
Books of Wonder in New York City still has signed copies of Coraline, and they will ship. They can be reached at 212-989-3270. However, if you’re in the NYC area and you enjoy children’s books, you really owe it to yourself visit their store at 16 W. 18th St in person – it’s a treasure.
Kelly DiNardo; “Little ‘Coraline’ opens door to an ‘other’ world”; USA Today; Jul 16, 2002; p.5D At the author’s request we have removed the text of this review. The full text is available here on the USAToday web site.
Murder Mysteries was reviewed by Gilbert A. Bouchard as part of a roundup of “…recent crime comic offerings…” in the July 14th Edmonton Journal: Murder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (hardcover, $22.50, Dark Horse Comics) — From the pen of best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman (American Gods) comes this surreal story about the […]
From Helen Brown’s article, “Children’s summer reading – Teenage Thrillers”, in the 13 July Daily Telegraph:…Still, if any writer can get the guys to read about the girls, it should be Neil Gaiman, author of the American cult comic series, Sandman. Because of his science-fiction/horror bent, Gaiman’s fanbase is largely male, but he’s never been […]