Thanks to Kerry for emailing me this info from Corona Coming Attractions: July 12, 2002… Well, according to our latest scooper, it’s Michelle Pfeiffer who has been cast in Coraline to play the dual roles of Mother and Other Mother. The news was apparently relayed by writer Neil Gaiman on July 2nd at the book’s […]

Neil is featured in the July 2002 issue of Border’s online newsletter, Tractor Beam. They’ve posted an original essay of his, entitled “Dreams & Nightmares: Coraline’s Long Journey” as well.

From Dave Dinsmore of Biting Dog Press:..the Biting Dog Press version of Snow, Glass, Apples will be available July 16th. Dreamhaven will have plenty of copies on hand for Neil’s signing on July 20th. George Walker who did the artwork for Snow, Glass, Apples is trying to clear his schedule to attend the Dreamhaven signing.

Can’t take credit for finding this one: both Richard from yahoo groups and Tom Galloway from newsgroup found it first… From Michael Doran at Newsarama: DC Comics kicked off their editorial presentations at this weekend’s Wizardworld: Chicago convention Friday afternoon with their “Evolving Vertigo” panel……Perhaps the highlight of the panel was the announcement of a […]

from Oline H. Cogdill in the July 5th South Florida Sun SentinelAmerican Gods. By Neil Gaiman, read by George Guidall. Harper Audio. $44.95. Unabridged, 14 cassettes, 20 hours. There are gods who walk among us, hold down jobs, perhaps live next door. Once powerful gods of Old World legends, now the forgotten gods. The Queen […]

The US hardcover of Coraline was released today. Unlike the CD and the tape, which were special order only at both Barnes & Noble and Borders (only the independent bookstores seemed to have it in stock, at least in New York), the book is showing up at the major chain stores. Neil is doing a […]

From a children’s book roundup from the Independent on Sunday:“…The one outstanding novel for girls this summer, written by the creator of the cult “Sandman” series, Neil Gaiman, requires nerves of steel. Coraline (Bloomsbury pounds 9.99) steps out of her new family flat into one that seems identical, only with better food and kinder parents […]

From From the Splash Page of Comicon.com:ALA HOSTS COMIC CREATORS! LIBRARIANS LOVE GRAPHIC NOVELS!Special To The SPLASH By Sara Ryan June 24: It was June 14th in Atlanta. Neil Gaiman was there. So were Jeff Smith and Colleen Doran. Also reps from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, TokyoPop, Image, CrossGen, the CBLDF, Diamond, and Book Wholesalers […]

The redesign of neilgaiman.com debuted yesterday, on the first anniversary of the site. There are new essays in the Exclusive Material section on Sandman and Neil and comics by librarian extraordinare Cindy Lynn Speer, as well as the promise that the Neil essays there will change. The Gallery includes an Audio section with a Q&A […]