Neverwhere and Beyond Retrospective & Winners

Today is the last day of November, signaling the close of my Neverwhere and Beyond month. Despite the burnout I felt toward the end of the month, I am so glad that I came up with the idea and followed through on it. I had wanted to do more, but given the circumstances of my [...]

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Yes, I do think that there can be too much of a good thing. While reading Stardust, I figured out that reading four books might be too much to ask of any author. There was no reason for me not to connect with Tristran or Yvaine that I can think of, but I didn’t. I [...]

#214 ~ Coraline

Coraline by Neil Gaiman Coraline, a vivacious and curious only child, has moved with her parents into a large old house that has been subdivided into four units.  She has odd neighbors whom she occasionally visits, but she feels alone for the most part.  Her parents, although home, seem always to be working, and there [...]

TSS ~ Neverwhere and Beyond Prizes

I’m finally and truly back in the swing of things and getting geared up for this month’s theme:  Neverwhere and Beyond.  I announced it on Monday and will have a full week of coverage next week.  I promised a post about the prizes and I think they’re pretty darn exciting. Instead of holding several different contests [...]

Neverwhere and Beyond: The Literate Housewife Discovers Neil Gaiman

Until I made plans to attend the National Book Festival in 2008, I had never heard of Neil Gaiman.  Well, that’s not exactly true.  Emily, one of the girls’ baby sitters read them The Day I Swapped My Dad for a Goldfish before then, but that doesn’t count because I wasn’t paying attention.  Sometimes the [...]