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May 24
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…done quickly so I can get back to work (will clean up later, honest)

Green Man Review MirrorMask scriptbook review.

The May 15th Library Journal notes that the US release date for Anansi Boys should be September 20th, which meshes with the just announced tentative tour info; Steve Raiteri reviews 1602 in the same issue.

May 18
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Not sure if this has been mentioned on the journal previously, but Coraline was nominated as a 2005 Popular Paperback for Young Adults by YASLA back at the ALA Midwinter meeting.\

From a recent interview with Terry Gilliam in the 17 May Guardian, regarding Good Omens:
“We were going to do it after Quixote. Johnny Depp and Robin Williams. Sixty million budget. We only needed $15m from America. I go out there, we couldn’t raise it. Not a penny. They said, Depp, he does these European art movies; Robin, his career’s over. Now Johnny is sitting at the top of the pile. That’s what’s so awful about the system. No one thinks long-term.”
Again, not sure if this has been mentioned on the journal, or not, but “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire” from Gothic! has been nominated for a Locus Award for Best Short Story. Winners announced in July.

May 11
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Charles De Lint has written reviews for both Creatures of the Night (illustrated by Michael Zulli) and Hanging Out with the Dream King, Joseph McCabe’s book of interviews, in the June Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Oh, and the piece in Guys Read is called, not surprisingly, “Why Books Are Dangerous”. The collection also features pieces authored (or drawn) by Tony DiTerlizzi, Daniel Pinkwater, Eoin Colfer, Daniel Handler, and Dave (and Liam) McKean.

It is the sort of book you loan out to friends knowing full well you are never going to see it again, (or that you buy for your kids but it never ends up off your nightstand) and I thank the kind folks at Coliseum Books for knowing what I was asking for despite my mangling of Jon Scieszka’s name.

(It’s SHESH-ka, btw).

May 11
BookExpo America
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BookExpo America is at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan from June 2nd to June 5th.

Neil will be signing from 2:00pm-3:00pm on Saturday, June 4th. Where and whens are posted here (alphabetical by author).

Caveats

As always, this is a trade show, and the intended focus is for the following audiences:
* Writers
* Bookstore owners / book buyers
* Members of the press
* Librarians, and
* Professionals in the book publishing field.

You will need a business card to indicate that your are not part of the general public, and admissions are priced accordingly.

That said, the list of authors attending this year is stellar, to say the least, and with the loss of New York Is Book Country, there will not be another opportunity like this on the East Coast for some time.

May 9
Guys Read
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Elizabeth Ward reviews Jon Scieszka’s collection of essays, Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys’ Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys, for the May 8th Washington Post. The book is part of Scieska’s Guys Read project, which locates books that “guys” of all ages will enjoy.

Very cool stuff. Then again, judging from the selected book lists, I apparently read like a guy.

Neil has a piece within about ‘dangerous books’, but I haven’t been able to find a title…yet.

May 6
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There’s a longish article in the May 4th Oregonian about what Henry Selick is up to at Vinton Studios.

It’s not Coraline, at least not just yet, but still if you’re interested in animation, it’s a good read.

May 5
Video Searching
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Yahoo! has recently launced a site - video.search.yahoo.com - that searches for videos available online.

Considering the dearth of appearances (Fox Movie Channel notwidthstanding), you might be amused how many results there are for Neil, and the odd places they have appeared..

(The more advanced version of the search is here.)

May 4
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Yes, I know, these are late - been recovering. Apologies.

1602 has been nominated for a 2005 Harvey Award for Best New Series.

The HarperCollins AuthorTracker notes that MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture was put on sale yesterday.

And there are very interesting articles on graphic novels in the April 28th Harvard Independent and the May 3rd USAToday. The latter article, on the use of graphic novels in library collections and schools, includes Sandman: The Doll’s House on their recommended titles for 15 to 18 year olds.