Salem's Lot - Vampire novel of the century?
Posted: January 18, 2012, 05:00
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2 clips from The Walking Dead
Posted: January 18, 2012, 04:00
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Spike Scream Awards Promo Video
'Like A Plague' Promo
Dolores Claiborne heading for the Opera
Posted: January 18, 2012, 03:06
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If that last one were not enough to set the jaws dropping, the trippy, ripped-from-the-lit programming will continue into the following season, when a production of Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne," starring power mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick, will have its world premiere.
These rather dramatic choices came to light Tuesday when David Gockley, the opera's general director, announced plans for his seventh season in the post, one that encompasses nine operas and a total of 73 performances from September through early July of 2013.
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And projecting further still into the next new season, mezzo-soprano Zajick, Gockley said, is tailor-made for "Dolores Claiborne," the role that earned Kathy Bates an Oscar nomination for the 1995 film made from the Stephen King thriller.
"It's a movie of heavy passions and tragedy and survival, and we thought it had operatic qualities," Gockley said "And doing it for the indomitable Dolora Zajick made sense."
The opera, composed by Tobias Picker and well-known librettist J.D. McClatchy, will open Sept. 15, 2013.
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Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Covers for Road Rage
Posted: January 18, 2012, 01:06
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Tell the story of Marv and win IT
Posted: January 17, 2012, 23:10
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It’s contest time here again at Lilja’s Library and this time I’m going to try something new. Most of you probably know Marv: The Library Policeman but few probably know who he was before he became Marv. Before Marv, his name was Marvin S and he was a normal human being like you and me…until that fateful night at the library that is… But what happened? Well, that is what I want you to tell me!Read the complete text
Could You Find Your Face on King's New Book?
Posted: January 16, 2012, 16:56
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This just landed in my mailbox...Could You Find Your Face on Stephen King's New Book?
To celebrate the publication of The Wind through the Keyhole, the hotly anticipated new episode in Stephen King’s fantasy series The Dark Tower, we’re inviting you to help make literary history; lucky entrants will have their faces featured on the back of the jacket artwork.
Using mosaic design technologies, thousands of readers’ images will be incorporated in the illustration on the back cover of The Wind through the Keyhole.
One winner will also be selected at random to receive the entire STEPHEN KING backlist published by Hodder in the UK.
For your chance to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, all you have to do is upload your photo via this facebook app https://www.facebook.com/stephenkingbooks. We can’t guarantee that everyone’s photo will make it on – but we’ll contact you when the jacket is ready so you can see if your face is featured, and if you’ve been lucky, you can share your pixels of fame with friends and family! The closing date for entries is 23rd January 2012. Terms and conditions apply, click here for more details.
The Wind through the Keyhole is published in April 2012.
The Walking Dead teaser mentioned earlier
Posted: January 16, 2012, 16:30
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And here are the poster for the midseason premier.
Dexter at the movies?
Posted: January 16, 2012, 14:42
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Finally, while the series has been guaranteed two more seasons, Coto says that doesn't mean the creators are plotting Dexter's exit strategy. In fact, everyone's favorite serial killer may eventually migrate to the big screen. "We're not really looking at an end game right now," says Coto. "In a way, it's almost like every season is a form of an end game. This season could've been an end to Dexter, setting it up for the movies, for example. So every season kind of comes to it's own conclusion and can be a sort of end game."
Coto is quick to add that he's "just speculating" when it comes to movie plans. "I've heard nothing about it. I'm actually just projecting from my own experience on 24, where at the end we weren't going to kill Jack Bauer. We were going to leave him open because down the road there might be a movie. And sure enough, there's a movie coming."
Read the entire interview here.
The Walking Dead season 3...and 2 news
Posted: January 16, 2012, 12:41
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And, while we wait for that. Here are the key takeaways from the AMC drama’s Saturday afternoon session at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
1 AMC screened for reporters a key scene from the midseason premiere that showed Rick giving an inebriated Hershel a pep talk when suddenly they’re interrupted by [SPOILER]!
2 Young Sophia’s death will strain Carol’s deepening bond with Daryl. “It really affects their relationship,” previews exec producer Glen Mazzara, “and forces Carol to really stand on her own.”
3 Despite chatter that the walkers appear to be moving faster this season, producers insisted that no conscious decision was made to speed them up. ”Some actors playing zombies make that choice,” said Mazzara. “They’re not getting faster on our end.”
4 Robert Kirkman would neither confirm nor deny that the pivotal comic book character of Michonne will turn up this season.
5 The escalating Shane/Rick rivalry “puts everybody else in a difficult position on that farm,” said Mazzara.
6 Mazzara said that, in keeping with the graphic-novel source material, there remain no plans to establish what caused the zombie outbreak: “This story is about our characters.”
7 Regarding the widely-circulated alterna-plan for Season 2 pitched by Frank Darabont before he and the show parted ways — one that, in flashback to the dawn of the outbreak, followed a band of Army rangers through Atlanta and ultimately planted that dead, grenade-clutching solider in the Season 1 tank — Mazzara confirmed that “that story was discussed internally,” but added, “It was under Frank’s stewardship that we moved off of that storyline. Frank moved off of that storyline.”
And the Mile 81 winners are...
Posted: January 16, 2012, 00:27
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New editions of The Dark Tower
Posted: January 13, 2012, 22:10
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The books are released on February 16th and you can order them here:
The Dark Tower 1
The Dark Tower 2
The Dark Tower 3
The Dark Tower 4
The Dark Tower 5
The Dark Tower 6
The Dark Tower 7
Latest news about Wind Through the Keyhole
Posted: January 11, 2012, 16:02
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Here are the latest news from Donald M. Grant:Welcome to issue #76 of the Donald M. Grant Newsletter
11 January 2012
We hope you all had a good Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. May 2012 be better for all of us.
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THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. WEB ORDER PAGE
2. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
3. PRINTED FLYER
4. ORDER CONFIRMATION
5. LITTLE SISTERS - MATCH YOUR NUMBER
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DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. WEB ORDER PAGE
We have added another of Jae Lee’s color illustrations to the web page.
Since we began accepting advance orders on December 19 we have received over 3,000 orders. We are accepting advance orders for both the Deluxe and Artist Editions of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Please read the rest of this Newsletter before placing your order.
2. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first seven Dark Tower books:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-slipcases.html
This will not be shipped until 6-8 weeks after the Trade Edition is released so that we can be sure it will fit properly. Cost is $30.00 plus a $1.00 shipping charge. We will not be charging the $5.00 order fee on orders where the slipcase is shipping by itself.
3. ORDER CONFIRMATION
If you send a check and the check is cashed we have received your order. If you sent an order via our website you will receive as confirmation an email titled “RE WWW Form Submission”. We have received over 3,000 email orders but are now sending confirmations within 3 or 4 business days. If you call or email us this will only delay getting orders ready but if you sent in your order in December and did not receive an order confirmation please send us an email with the subject NO ORDER CONFIRMATION to karenf@grantbooks.com.
We have a small staff and will be hiring extra help but it will take time to process orders, especially for people expecting a specific numbered copy. We appreciate your patience.
Please do not call or email us for further details as we will just refer you to our web site and suggest you remain subscribed to our email newsletter.
4. PRINTED FLYER
Our usual full-color printed flyer will be in the mail next week.
5. LITTLE SISTERS - MATCH YOUR NUMBER
Due to financial considerations at the time many of our customers who bought the Deluxe Edition of LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA chose not to purchase the matching numbered Gift Edition. As we have been shipping copies from the higher number down we still have many of the Gift Editions up to number 690. If you would now like to match your Deluxe Edition with the same numbered Gift edition please email Karen French at karenf@grantbooks.com under the subject title “Little Sisters Gift Number” with your number and Karen will confirm if we still have that number.
We will send out another Newsletter when we know when shipping THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE will begin.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc
Trailer for season 2 of Being Human
Posted: January 11, 2012, 12:03
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Tell and win
Posted: January 11, 2012, 12:03
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Interesting concept for a contest. Would you enter if I did a contest where you had to do a video telling me why you should win the prize? Might be fun...
Japanese cover for Haven
Posted: January 11, 2012, 09:14
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Season 4 of Being Human
Posted: January 10, 2012, 14:24
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And you can read more about it here.
The episode that never happened...
Posted: January 10, 2012, 13:50
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OK, I don’t know about you but I love contests. And what can be better to do when you love contests than having one? And since the audio edition of Mile 81 happens to be released today, how about if I give five of you the chance to get a copy for free? 
Acording to Talk Stephen King Bag of Bones will be out on DVD on march 13. It will cost around $26.99 and you can preorder your copy here.
Remember I told you a few days ago about a upcoming book called Stephen King's Battleground? Well, today the cover for it has been released. For more info and to order, head over to Gauntlet Press.
I just got this info in a mail from Cemetery Dance. 
