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Stephen to appear in Charlotte County, FL

Posted: February 1, 2010, 16:24

Stephen will be appearing at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County (FL) on Saturday, March 20th to host the Charlotte County Library Big Read Kickoff Event. This is not a book signing.

Tickets (400 will be available) are being distributed by a random lottery drawing. For more information about the event and to fill out the email form for the lottery drawing, please visit their web site.

King pays tribute to J.D. Salinger

Posted: January 29, 2010, 23:29

King pays tribute to J.D. Salinger

Stephen King on J.D. Salinger: 'The last of the great post-WWII American writers'
by Stephen King
Categories: In Memoriam, Stephen King
I wasn’t a huge Salinger fan, but I’m sorry to hear of his passing — the way you’d feel if you heard an eccentric, short-tempered, but often fascinating uncle had passed away. Not as great a loss as Beverly Jensen (her marvelous The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay will be published this summer), who wrote only one book before dying of cancer at the age of 49, or of Raymond Carver, who was barely into his 50s; Salinger was, after all, in his 90s.

But it is a milestone of sorts, because Salinger was the last of the great post-WWII American writers, and in Holden Caulfield — maybe the greatest American-boy narrator since Huck Finn — he created an authentic Voice of the Age: funny, anxious, at odds with himself, and badly lost.

Salinger’s death may answer one question that has intrigued readers, writers, and critics for nearly half a century — what literary trove of unpublished work may he have left behind? Much? Some? Or none? Salinger is gone, but if we’re lucky, he may have more to say, even so.

Decodes Movie Blurbs

Posted: January 27, 2010, 22:31

Here you can read King's column Decodes Movie Blurbs.

Thanks to willowlove

Time talks on video

Posted: January 27, 2010, 22:27

Here is the Times Talks from November 9 last year. The event took place in New York City and King was interviewed on a wide range of topics including Under the Dome.

Two books done

Posted: January 27, 2010, 08:52

I got an email from arielracing who asked if there are any new book planned/scheduled for publication in 2010 by King on his official board. And even though the moderator couldn’t go into details she said there where and also that King had already finished two new books!

UR

Posted: January 27, 2010, 08:49

Here is a site for the upcoming audio edition of UR where you can listen to an exerpt.

Costello interview

Posted: January 22, 2010, 12:40

Here's a part of an interview with Elvis costello from SEE Magazine

SEE: What is “The Shape”?

Elvis: “The Shape” is the name of a character that I’m portraying in a piece which is being constructed. It’s an unusual form. It’s a sort of a radio play, as it were, except it’ll be on record. It’s a collaboration between John Mellencamp and Stephen King, produced by my friend T-Bone Burnett, and a number of singers, some of whom are friends like Roseanne Cash and people that I’ve recently met through Spectacle like Neko Case, Cheryl Crow, likewise, and Kris Kristofferson. There are actually a number of people that have been on Spectacle but that’s purely, completely coincidental. But we happen to be all characters in this story, and “The Shape” is this sort of demonic, satanic I suppose, demonic rather than satanic, the provocateur character that nobody sees but whispers in everybody’s ear. Typecast again. But it’s interesting to do. I think some people got hold of the wrong end of the stick and imagined it was going to be a Broadway musical, but I think it would be pretty tough to imagine all those people showing up for Broadway.

SEE: A little, yeah.

Elvis: But this is another way to do it, I think it’s an interesting way to do it, get people into the studio and record. It’s kind of like a collage almost of dramatic performances, and a lot of the songs are written in character voices. I’ve written a number of songs where I’m not that person that’s singing, there’s even reprehensible characters in songs where I wouldn’t want to be that person. But here I’ve got a little more licence to go a bit further with that, because it’s somebody else’s character that’s been created and I have to sort of try and bring it to life in some way that made sense to me and I hoped that they liked it. People are trying different things. The record company relationship with artists is less dominant than it used to be. People are able to sort of try some different forms without being worried about losing radio play in Idaho. Nobody cares about that anymore. If there’s a good station in Idaho, then they can have a direct conversation with you. If there isn’t, then you’re not losing anything by doing something that’s interesting to you. It’s probably a good idea to give it a try, see what happens.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Issue #2 of American Vampire

Posted: January 22, 2010, 12:38

Here are some info about issue #2 of American Vampire:

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #2
On sale APRIL 21 € 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US € MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER AND STEPHEN KING
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 variant cover by BERNIE WRIGHTSON

It's been nearly 20 years since notorious outlaw Skinner Sweet was buried on boot hill. But when a group of grave-robbing collectors of Western memorabilia uncover his final resting place, they find much, much more than they bargained for. And: Pearl Jones was attacked and left for dead by a cabal of powerful Hollywood vampires. Now, a mysterious stranger comes calling and Pearl gets a second chance at life - and at revenge.
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers.

Thanks to Daniel Taylor

Interview with Vincent

Posted: January 22, 2010, 12:37

Here is an interview with Bev Vincent author of Stephen King Illustrated Companion that is nominated of an Edgar Award in the category Best Critical/Biographical

Tommy

Posted: January 19, 2010, 23:53

In the March/April edition of Playboy you'll find King's new poem entitled Tommy. The poem is described as 'An eerie yet touching reminiscence of childhood friendships and the ways innocence and experience intertwine.'

Thanks to Ross Warren

Advertising for Stand and DT

Posted: January 17, 2010, 22:14

Thanks to Bev Vincent

New column

Posted: January 17, 2010, 22:13

In the 1/22 issue of Entertainment Weekly King has a column called Decoding Movie Blurbs.

It's not yet online. It is pretty much what you'd expect it'd be about with that title.

Thanks to willowlove

The creative process behind a cover...

Posted: January 15, 2010, 12:35

Bev Vincent posted this on his board:

The somewhat controversial "Sunpire" (that is to say, Vampires fueled by the sun rather than killed by it) aspects behind Stephen King and Scott Snyder's upcoming Vertigo title "American Vampire" may have some would-be readers wary - especially in lieu of the "Twilight" films' sparkly motifs - but I gotta say, Rafael Albuquerque's art makes me forget all about that noise.

Over at Vertigo's Graphic Content blog, Albuquerque gives readers a rundown on his creative process behind building the cover image for the series' second issue.

It's a pretty interesting look at his approach to composing a striking cover, especially his closing remarks about color choice.

The best part is that, judging from the light sources in the image, fans won't have to worry about the series' fanged protagonist sparkling when the series hits in March.

You can also see more of how the cover was created here.

My thoughts

Posted: January 15, 2010, 00:49

Here are my thought about issue #3 of The Road of Trials.

Audio clip

Posted: January 15, 2010, 00:03

Here is a first audio excerpt from UR.

New cover

Posted: January 14, 2010, 23:58

Here is another cover for American Vampire.

UR on audio

Posted: January 8, 2010, 00:51

On February 12 UR will be released on audio and the narrator is Holter Graham.

Top 10

Posted: January 7, 2010, 01:03

King picks the top 10 TV shows in 2009.

Thanks to willowlove

The result is in...

Posted: January 7, 2010, 01:03

From King's board:

The voting closed at the end of the day on December 31st. The votes were 5,861 for Doctor Sleep and 5,812 for the new Dark Tower. I'll be letting Steve know the results but the final decision for which one gets written first is still up to his muse. He's working on another book at the moment (you know the drill--no, I can't say anything more about it until he gives the thumbs up) so it won't get started right away in any case.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

Hear King

Posted: January 7, 2010, 00:55

Here is a clip from Shooter Jennings album Black Ribbons and it begins with King narrating.

The album is released on March 10.

King to narrate

Posted: January 6, 2010, 20:49

This interesting info surfaced on the Net today.

JENNINGS LANDS AUTHOR KING FOR NEW ALBUM

Rocker SHOOTER JENNINGS has found a thrilling narrator for his new concept album BLACK RIBBONS - best-selling horror author STEPHEN KING.

The novelist plays the voice of Will O' The Wisp, a radio talk-show host being phased out due to government censorship.
He talks of a doomsday future for America in between playing the music of Jennings' band, Hierophant.

The pair has yet to meet, but Jennings insists the collaboration has proved to be a success.

He says, "Once the idea of using him popped in my head, it kind of stayed and never varied. I wrote a script and I sent it to him, and then he took that and he rewrote it and changed it and added quite a lot of great stuff, so at the end of the day, that part of it was a collaboration. He was supportive of what I'd written and liked the voice that I had given the character. I sent it to him and a couple of weeks later, I had a package at my doorstep with a CD, a typed-out transcript and a picture of him doing it."

New Dollar Baby

Posted: January 5, 2010, 09:45

A Dollar Baby of Survivor Type is in the making. It's directed by Chris Ethridge and written by Jayson Palmer who expect it will be about 25-30 minute long.

The official site can be found at http://www.survivortypefilm.com and even though there isn't much there now they plan to have a production blog up on the site after the script is complete.

Lilja's Library in Rue Morgue

Posted: January 2, 2010, 22:30

In issue #96 of Rue Morgue there is a review of my upcoming book. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a copy yet so if anyone has one and could scan the review for me, please mail me
.

King's top 10

Posted: January 2, 2010, 22:26

Here are King's top 10 films for 2009.

Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro and herbertwest

I made it...

Posted: January 2, 2010, 02:08

...to eBay :-)

Read UR on your PC

Posted: December 30, 2009, 19:52

Amazon has now made it possible to download a KINDLE software for PC. Therefore, it is not anymore compulsory to buy amazon's
kindle to download UR. It can now be bought online, and read on the computer.

Go here to get the software.

Thanks to herbertwest

Talisman comic in hardback

Posted: December 30, 2009, 19:50

It looks like the first story arc of The Talisman comic (The Road of Trials) is being released in hardback on May 25th.

Thanks to Donovan Maguigan

New review of my book

Posted: December 28, 2009, 20:11

Bookgasm published a review of my book today. You can find it here.

Review

Posted: December 27, 2009, 23:50

Here is my review of issue #2 of The Road of Trials.

Review

Posted: December 27, 2009, 23:47

Here is my review of issue #6 of Fall of Gilead.

News about IT

Posted: December 24, 2009, 23:42

Here are some news about the remake of IT:

According to Producer Dan Lin, writer Dave Kajganich is expected to turn in a draft of his script for It over Christmas.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

Straub on Talisman 3

Posted: December 24, 2009, 23:41

Peter Straub wrote this on his Twitter:

And for those who care, no worries. In about a year SK and I will begin planning a new book.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Scarecrow Joe McClatchy revealed...

Posted: December 24, 2009, 23:40

Scarecrow Joe McClatchy's real identity has been revealed. Read all about it here. For those who don't know I Joe is one of the characters in Under the Dome and he has had a blogg here.

Stephen King's Battleground

Posted: December 21, 2009, 08:51

Here is an update for Stephen King's Battleground that will be released by Gauntley Press in 2010.

Stephen King's Battleground

Set for Publication Fall 2010

A definitive collection of Stephen King’s classic short story with which was adapted for television by Richard Christian Matheson. We start with King’s short story and then move to R.C. Matheson’s script for the opening episode of “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”, which starred William Hurt and was directed by Brian Henson. Henson will provide storyboards used for the episode which won two Emmy awards. We will have further details as to whom will be contributing material to this unique collection in early 2010.

We will price the book once we have the full contents and those providing tributes.

Taking Orders January 1, 2010

You can also check out photos from the filming of the episode here.

Thanks to Marco Lammers

Cover

Posted: December 21, 2009, 07:28

Here is the cover for the upcoming cover American Vampire.

Thanks to Jeremy Guerineau

Book of the month

Posted: December 18, 2009, 23:45

In the new issue of Fangoria (issue #289) you can find King's essay called What’s Scary but what I didn't know until tonight is that in that very same issue Fangoria selects my upcoming book, Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King as their "Book of the Month". How about that?

Tommy, a new poem

Posted: December 18, 2009, 23:33

The January/February issue of Playboy says another SK poem will appear in the March issue.

Details:
STEPHEN KING--In his latest poem, Tommy, the horror master delivers an eerie yet touching reminiscence of childhood friendships and the ways innocence and experience intertwine.

Thanks to willowlove

King's top 10

Posted: December 18, 2009, 23:25

Entertainment Weekly has published Stephen King: My Top 10 Books of 2009.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

King on Colbert

Posted: December 18, 2009, 23:20

Here you can see King's appearance on The Colbert Report.

Big update on Ghost Brothers...

Posted: December 15, 2009, 21:42

This update was published on King's official site today:

John Mellencamp has virtually completed recording and “assembling” the “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” musical theater collaboration with Stephen King.

John and King have edited the initial three-hour program down to two hours and 10 minutes—with a bit more editing still to come before producer T-Bone Burnett completes the tracks. When finished, the recording will be available in a novel book package containing the full text, two discs featuring the entire production of the spoken word script and songs performed by the cast, and a third CD of the songs only.

The story involves domestic turmoil, and is played by a stellar cast led by Kris Kristofferson, in the role of Joe, the father, and Elvis Costello, as the satanic character The Shape. Rosanne Cash plays Monique, the mother, with the sons enacted by Will Daily (Frank), Dave Alvin (Jack), Alvin’s real-life brother Phil Alvin (Andy) and John (Drake).

Sheryl Crow stars as Jenna and Neko Case is Anna, with boxing legend Joe Frazier playing caretaker Dan Coker and Stephen King himself in the role of Uncle Steve. The narrator is “24” star Glenn Morshower.

John stressed that the three-disc package is not a traditional audio book, but offers an experience more akin to listening to an old radio show with music; he further emphasized the challenge inherent in making such a project work.

And this was added (together with the text abow) on John's official site.

“It’s hard enough to make a play with music work—even when you can see the actors singing,” he said. “But here we have something that’s become way out of fashion: An audio program that allows the listener the opportunity to use his or her imagination! We live in the video world now, where everything is spoonfed for us and shown to us—so that it’s become quite an effort to fully involve the listener. So we’ve tried to make the listeners part of the process: Their imagination comes into play in the same way they read a book—or the way they listened to records before music videos came along. That’s what makes this so different—holding the listener’s attention while the songs are being sung, while engaging them with the story and dialog. It’s very complicated.”

John characterized the music as “down-home,” with the earthiness and feeling of the acoustic folk-country blues of the 1930s. He hopes to have the book/CD set out before the musical opens next September at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater.

Eyes of the Dragon photos

Posted: December 15, 2009, 00:32

Eyes of the Dragon has been performed as a stage play and here you can see some photos from the show. There is also an interview with it's creator.

Thanks to Herbert West

King helps the troops

Posted: December 15, 2009, 00:23

Stephen and Tabitha King had no problem donating money to ensure that the 150 members of Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit could come home for the holidays.

Read more about it here.

Thanks to everyone that told me aobut this...and you where many.

More Under the Dome

Posted: December 10, 2009, 22:37

Under the Dome has been out for a while but it’s not forgotten. I have finished the audio version of it and you can read my thoughts about it here . I also got to do an interview with its narrator Raúl Esparza and you can read that one here .

Also, if you haven’t already bought the book on audio, you can do that by following these links:

Audio CD
MP3

If you prefer to download it you can so that as well. Some of the places you can go to do that is itunes and Audible.com

My review of Knowing Darkness

Posted: December 9, 2009, 11:43

Here are my review of Knowing Darkness - Artists Inspired by Stephen King , the biggest book I have ever seen.

King interview

Posted: December 8, 2009, 00:25

Here is an interview with King from the Music Hall of Portsmouth event.

Thanks to George Beahm

And the BIG winner is...

Posted: December 8, 2009, 00:22

Last week’s BIG contest is over and here are the correct answers and the lucky winner.

Read the complete text

Discordia goes live today

Posted: December 8, 2009, 00:12

From King's site:

Discordia Goes Live
Posted on: 12.7.09

Chapter One of Discordia is now available on StephenKing.com! Be sure to check out the much anticipated Interactive Experience based on the Dark Tower Series.

With detailed 3D artwork by Brian Stark,, fantastic illustrations by Michael Whelan and retrospective text by Robin Furth, Discordia is sure to please both the die hard DT fans as well as the uninitiated. Cheers! And happy holidays from StephenKing.com.

Launch Discordia.

Preview of issue #1 of The Battle of Jericho Hill

Posted: December 7, 2009, 23:05

Marvel announced a preview of the new arc, The Battle of Jericho Hill, plus some pics. You can find it here.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

No King on Colbert today

Posted: December 7, 2009, 23:03

This was posted on King's site today in regard to his appearance on The Colbert Report:

As mentioned, the scheduling is subject to change and we've been informed that Stephen's appearance will not be airing tonight but we don't yet have an alternate air date. As soon as we do, we will be sure to post it.

King and Colbert

Posted: December 3, 2009, 23:51

King's will appear on The Colbert Report on December 7th. This could be subject to change so be sure to check your local listings. His bit was taped on Nov. 11th.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

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