Actors and models outnumber authors and editors on this year's Costa judging panel. Have the awards gone too far in their search for stardust? What do Caroline Quentin, Dervla Kirwan, ITV's dashing man at Westminster Tom Bradby, Neil Pearson, Sandra Howard and Marie Helvin have in common? Well, despite the presence of three actors it's nothing to do with acting. Or modelling, despit...

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

Stardust by Neil Gaiman Tristran Thorn has an interesting background.  His father was born in Wall, behind it’s wall.  His mother was born in Faerie and has never been to Wall.  The closest she came was to the Market that resides just outside of Wall every nine years.  When Tristran was born, he was left by

Wow, that post title sounds really profound, doesn't it? Let me disabuse you of this notion of profundity. I intend merely to expound upon my reading experience of Neil Gaiman's Stardust (in unintentionally highfallutin' vocabulary) because it has been so long since I've read it, at this point, that a legitimate review seems near to impossible. For one, I have the feeling that ...

Stardust is the most charming of reads in the build up to Hallowe’en. Although a long time admirer of Neil Gaiman I have put off reading this for a while, perhaps waiting for the memories of the film to subside. Whilst the translation of Gaiman into cinema can be excellent, for example with Coraline, I didn’t find Stardust on screen much more than a fairly enjoyable romp. Its problem i...

Ava Sinclair finds her no-good cheating fiancé in bed with a bleach blond bimbo. What is a girl to do? Head to Cabo with her best gal pal and catch the eye of someone tall, dark and handsome. Can Derek make Ava forget? Can Ava help Derek overcome his own painful past? By Lynn Carmer Find Out More Similar News: Stardust of Yesterday (Haunting Hearts Series) Inheriting a castle--and a ghost to ...

The winner of Michele Hauf's contest for her personal "The Dresden Files: Season One" DVDs is TERESA Teresa said, " I love Harry Dresden! I love all kind of wizards and witches. Memorable movie wizard (Tim the Enchanter) and witch were in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Stardust' have also great Gandalf and Lamia. My favorite written w...

Inheriting a castle--and a ghost to go with it--Genevieve Buchanan finds herself falling in love with the spectre of Kendrick de Piaget, an arrogant thirteenth-century knight. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. By Lynn Kurland Find Out More Similar News: Guest Review: Till There Was You by Lynn Kurland Tracy's review of Till There Was You by Lynn Kurland. Z...

When I was aged 14 I asked for David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album for one of my Christmas presents. It was already quite a few years old at the time, but a friend and I had decided to form a band and were plundering classic records for ideas (I forget what he was getting that Christmas, possibly a Who album). My mother had hidden Ziggy Stardust somewhere in the house and one December lunchti...

The Stardust Kid by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog. Boom! Studios, 2008. 12-year-old Cody has a good friend named Paul who is not the 13-year-old boy he appears to be. In fact, exactly what he is remains somewhat unclear, but let’s call him a “magical spirit” who has been Cody’s companion (in various forms) since Cody was born. What was just a fabulous friendship from Cody’s point of view...