The Pop of King: Stephen King: Videogame Lunacy
Posted: April 7, 2008, 16:04
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He is Legend selling fast
Posted: April 4, 2008, 07:29
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The numbered edition is sold out as of 11:59 April 2. Within the next 24 hours the website will indicate the edition is sold out and a waiting list will be created. We still have 100+ orders to process we received prior to the deadline. We should be able to provide copies for all for ordering prior to this deadline. We should have the backlog completed by the end of the weekend.
The lettered edition is also sold out -- oversubscribed in fact -- and a lottery will be held among those who requested a copy of the book before a specific cutoff date.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
The Long Road issue #2
Posted: April 2, 2008, 11:29
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Mist clip
Posted: March 31, 2008, 23:34
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King and Groff
Posted: March 31, 2008, 14:51
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
And the winners are...
Posted: March 30, 2008, 20:52
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My review of The Mist
Posted: March 26, 2008, 00:21
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The Pop of King: The 'Art' of the Blurb
Posted: March 26, 2008, 00:19
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Thanks to Paul Poroshin
Hill on Throttle
Posted: March 25, 2008, 10:00
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It’s giant truck from hell story. “Throttle” uses Richard Matheson’s unforgettable short story “Duel” as it’s jumping off point, although in the process of writing it, it quickly became it’s own thing.
He also comments on the different editions of the book.
That said, I’m also sensitive to and sympathetic with folks who just want to read the story without going broke. There is a plan in the works to make sure a wide-release version of “Throttle” will be available for everyone who wants it; because nothing is nailed down yet, I can’t say more than that. But at some point after the release of the Matheson anthology, that wide-release edition will get out there, so stay tuned.
Thanks to Marco Lammers
Mist Week continues
Posted: March 25, 2008, 00:10
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And as a thank you for all the support you are showing Lilja’s Library I’m also going to give away two signed (by Frank Darabont) posters for The Mist. All you have to do is tell me why I should give one of them to you in the “Comments to Lilja's Library” field when you enter the contest.
Good Luck!
Lilja
Throttle by King and Hill
Posted: March 24, 2008, 20:29
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Just say the name and the memories come flooding back--Somewhere in Time, Duel, The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, and countless more. He's one of the greatest storytellers of our time--or any time.Now Gauntlet Press has assembled He Is Legend: Celebrating Richard Matheson, a spectacular anthology of original, never-before published stories by today's best writers--stories set in Richard Matheson's own fictional universes, and published with Mr. Matheson's complete cooperation!
And, among the many contributions to the book is the first collaboration ever between Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, the novella “Throttle” their take on Matheson’s classic “Duel.” This is, obviously, a once-in-a-lifetime publishing event as its father and sons first collaboration. Both Stephen King and Joe Hill will be signing both the numbered and lettered editions.
Other contributors to this anthology, edited by Christopher Conlon, include F. Paul Wilson, Joe Lansdale, Whitley Strieber, Richard Christian Matheson, William F. Nolan, Gary Braunbeck, Thomas Monteleone, John Shirley, Ed Gorman and an introduction by Ramsey Campbell (additional contributors will be announced at a later date).
And, as an added bonus, He Is Legend features the original full-length screenplay Conjure Wife--over 20,000 never-before published words by Richard Matheson himself, in collaboration with the late-Charles Beaumont that was filmed at “Burn, Witch Burn.”
Cover art and six interior illustrations by Matheson’s favorite artist Harry O. Morris.
To be released in February 2009 this signed limited edition will appear in the following states:
750 copy signed numbered edition (signed by all contributors except Richard Matheson)
52 copy lettered edition in a special bonded leather traycase This is the only edition that will be signed by Richard Matheson
We will begin taking orders immediately at the Gauntlet Press website (www.gauntletpress.com) but will not charge credit cards until January 1, 2009. Further details are at the Gauntlet Pres website. Address any questions to Gauntlet at info@gauntletpress.com.
Thanks to everyone that send me info about this
The Mist week!
Posted: March 24, 2008, 00:12
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I will also give you an interview I did over the phone with director Frank Darabont as well as my review of the movie. And that is not all. If everything goes as planned I’ll have some more goodies to give away during the week.
So, keep checking back during the week, head in for today’s question in the contest and also, don’t miss my interview with Frank.
Enjoy!
Lilja
Past turns After
Posted: March 23, 2008, 21:33
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Thanks to Takeo Harada
Interview and globe
Posted: March 20, 2008, 00:11
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Also, Blockbuster is offering Mist Globes to the first one that buy the movie. If anyone can get an extra please let me know.
The Mist game
Posted: March 18, 2008, 22:21
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DALLAS, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "The Mist" is rolling in today, with Blockbuster Inc. launching a free online game inspired by the Stephen King film at its website, http://www.blockbuster.com/. The game pits players against the predatory "Mist" creatures from the movie and highlights that BLOCKBUSTER(R) will have exclusive rentals of The Weinstein Company film when it is released on DVD on March 25.
Now through April 8, "The Mist" game will give gamers a chance to live the movie. Players must defeat a series of predators, battling their way through three levels based on scenes in the film. Those who escape the mist and win the game get a sneak peak of an exclusive interview with Stephen King and director/screenwriter Frank Darabont. The full version of this interview will be featured on the rental DVD, exclusively available at participating BLOCKBUSTER stores and online at http://www.blockbuster.com/.
The public can access the game at http://www.blockbuster.com/. In addition to the game, the landing page will feature the movie trailer, an option to rent the DVD and the option to receive a coupon redeemable for one $1.99 DVD rental at participating BLOCKBUSTER stores.
Based on the horror novella by Stephen King, "The Mist" tells the story of a mysterious mist that rolls into the town of Bridgton, Maine. David Drayton and his young son Billy are among a group of terrified townspeople who are trapped in a local grocery store by a strange, otherworldly mist. David is the first to realize there are "things" lurking in the mist -- deadly, horrifying things, not of this world. In this legendary tale of terror from master storyteller Stephen King, the thin veneer of civilization is stripped away, the masks are discarded and the true horror is revealed as us.
"The Mist" is part of an agreement that provides BLOCKBUSTER with exclusive U.S. rental rights to The Weinstein Company's theatrical and direct-to-video films, which are distributed by Genius Products, LLC. Other recent Weinstein Company releases made available for rent exclusively through Blockbuster include the Stephen King/Frank Darabont film "1408," "The Nanny Diaries" starring Scarlett Johansson, the Michael Moore documentary "Sicko" and the "Grindhouse" double feature including Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror."
The Stand as a graphic novel
Posted: March 18, 2008, 16:51
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Here is an article about it.
Thanks to everyone that has mailed me about this.
Mist week coming up
Posted: March 17, 2008, 20:30
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There will also be my review of the DVD and off course a contest in which you can win The Mist on DVD. So, check back in during next week or sign up for my newsletter because you don’t want to miss this!
Lilja
A redesign
Posted: March 15, 2008, 00:16
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As those of you who frequent the Message Board know, we have been hinting for several months that the web site is going through its second major redesign. A lot has changed since the site first rolled out over a decade ago and version 3 is going to blow your socks off! Because of the sheer volume of material we will be offering and the complexity of the interactive features that are being designed, we will be launching the site in stages. The new Message Board was the first of those changes to go live but even that has new features in development. To whet your appetite for what's to come, here are a few of the changes you'll be seeing in the months ahead:
Big things are coming...
What to expect in 2008 on StephenKing.com
A fully redesigned and reengineered Official Web Site featuring:
The Library - A brand new searchable database of Stephen King books, audio books, short stories, movies and more.
Multimedia Section - Offering audio book samples, movie previews, exclusive video clips, fan art, downloads and more.
Community Features - Tell the world what you think of Stephen's works with our new "my thoughts on this" comment system.
Updated Message Board - Offering new themes and style guides.
New Dark Tower Web Site coming in April - Combining the classic seven part epic with Marvel's Dark Tower series, the redesign is just what the doctor ordered for the constant Dark Tower reader.
"Wally World" - Codename for a Dark Tower Interactive Flash Experience coming Summer 2008.
The Office - Step inside Stephen's eclectic office and browse hundreds of artifacts and memorabilia in this Interactive Flash Experience coming Fall 2008.
Click here to see the new home page
King on NPR
Posted: March 13, 2008, 08:43
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Thanks to Larry Fire
King and Hill!
Posted: March 12, 2008, 15:56
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Yes, Steve told me about this about a month or so ago, but the question is whether or not all of it is meant to be public info yet. I'll check on it but can't promise I can get back to you today as I have several other priorities to take care of first.
King and Hill?
Posted: March 12, 2008, 10:15
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It’s true that at the moment I’m knee-deep in a novel that I didn’t expect to be writing, and having a hell of a good time with it, thanks. And until I turn in the new book, I won’t have a lot of time for short fiction. But I recently collaborated on a novella with my Paw, so that’s coming down the pike. I also promised a short story to a couple friends for their upcoming anthology, and although I don’t keep all of my promises, I plan to fulfill that one. And while Locke & Key isn’t short fiction in the traditional sense, I’d argue that crafting the script for a 22-page issue calls on a lot of the same skills you need to execute a short story. I’m still a guy who believes most 300 page novels would play better as 30 page shorts, and who feels most at ease writing stories that can be read in a single sitting; I have a basically short story imagination, I think.
Thanks to Ross Warren, Marco Lammers and Sam
Locke & Key issue #2
Posted: March 12, 2008, 00:42
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I have just finished the second issue of Joe Hill’s comic Locke & Key and you can see what I thought about it here.Just Past Sunset synopsis
Posted: March 11, 2008, 18:08
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What would you do if your everyday world were turned upside down in an instant? Here are twelve riveting stories about relationships with unexpected twists. Be very careful what you wish for.Read about the acts of kindness from strangers: 'workmen' who intervene in the obsessive exercise regime of a middle aged artist in Stationary Bike; the unexpected visitor, a blind girl, whose kiss saves a dying man; a mute hitchhiker who helps a driver get over his wife's affair.There are tales of obsession and fights for power: The Gingerbread Girl runs and runs to ease her pain; two neighbours contesting for a piece of land get into A Very Tight Place and a man who witnesses an act of domestic violence in a Rest Stop needs to step into his identity as a crime writer if he's to intervene.Then there are the unexpected outside events which turn people's world's upside down or the right way up: a young couple, David and Willa who are derailed on a train find themselves seeking the bright lights in a nearby town -- and playing the jukebox, for eternity; an older couple want to punctuate the banal humdrum with something unusual -- until it happens.
Thanks to Neil Jarvis
Edgar and Abagail Freemantle
Posted: March 11, 2008, 14:03
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I recently sent this thread to Steve to read and he asked me to post this message:
Several astute readers have commented on Edgar's last name. The answer is yes, of course he is related to Abagail Freemantle. He is in fact her great-great-grandson. (One has to remember, however, that the Abagail Freemantle readers know existed in an alternate Stephen King universe....call in the Stand-verse.) He has no idea of his Afro-American heritage.
Steve
The thread it applies to is this one.
Dead Zone season 6
Posted: March 11, 2008, 13:44
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Thanks to Marco Lammers
King on the radion on Wednesday
Posted: March 10, 2008, 08:42
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STEPHEN KING TO TALK "DARK TOWER" COMIC SERIES ON NPR
by CBR News Team, Editor
Posted: March 9, 2008 —
Official Press Release
Legendary author Stephen King will give a live interview to discuss the state of comics tied to the release of Marvel Comics’ Dark Tower: The Long Road Home, the second story arc in his ground-breaking epic series Dark Tower on NPR’s esteemed program Talk of The Nation this Wednesday, March 12th from 2:30-3:00 PM EST.
“Marvel Publishing is grateful to Stephen for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk about The Dark Tower comic series and comic books as a whole,” says Ruwan Jayatilleke, Marvel Entertainment Vice President of Development. “We’re excited that this will offer a chance to introduce this phenomenal epic---and medium of entertainment--- to NPR’s listeners as well as reward loyal Dark Tower fans with some highly entertaining radio!”
The second installment of the best-selling, critically acclaimed comic book series hit stores on March 5th with the continuing saga of the last Gunslinger in Dark Tower: The Long Road Home. The series reunites the all-star creative team of Dark Tower expert Robin Furth, The New York Times best-selling author Peter David, Eisner Award-winning artist Jae Lee and fan favorite illustrator Richard Isanove, who turned the first series Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born into the comic book event of 2007 -- making it one of the year’s top selling series.
Exploring a chapter in Roland's life that is only hinted at in the novels, Dark Tower: The Long Road Home is the must-have that no comic book or Dark Tower fan can miss, and no fan of comics can afford to miss King’s live interview on NPR!
To check local listings, please visit http://www.npr.org.
Thanks to Rocky Wood
McSweeney cover
Posted: March 7, 2008, 08:14
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Thanks to Larry Fire
Two day's until Long Road hits the stores
Posted: March 3, 2008, 07:40
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It’s only two day’s left until the first issue of The Long Road hits the stores but if you can’t wait, here is my review.More about the reading
Posted: March 3, 2008, 07:30
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HERALD-TRIBUNE BOOK CLUB
"The Monsters of Templeton" by Lauren Groff (Hyperion/Voice, $24.95) is the current selection of the Herald-Tribune Book Club. Groff will be in conversation with mystery writer Stephen King in a special event at 6:30 p.m. March 27 in Selby Auditorium at the University of South Florida, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets are $25, include a copy of Groff's book, and are available at Sarasota News & Books, 1341 Main St. Call 365-6332. For information about the book club, call Susan Rife at 361-4930 or e-mail susan.rife @heraldtribune.com.
Thanks to Rocky Wook
King on Canadian TV
Posted: March 3, 2008, 07:29
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Books into Film EP: 01 Stephen King 2005
Series examining the adaptation of books into movies, using clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. This episode: Hollywood's long-running fascination with this versatile writer, author of "Carrie," "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Shining" and "Stand By Me."
Thanks to Louis Sytsma
And the winners are...
Posted: March 2, 2008, 00:01
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Ghost Brothers premier
Posted: March 1, 2008, 00:43
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Alliance Theatre has released the following info about Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. It will run April 15 - May 10, 2009:
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
A haunted cabin. A late night jump off lover’s leap. A chilling new musical.
In 1957, in the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi, a terrible tragedy took the lives of two brothers and a beautiful young girl. During the next forty years, the events of that night became a local legend. But legend is often just another word for lie. Joe McCandless knows what really happened; he saw it all. The question is whether or not he can bring himself to tell the truth in order to save his own troubled sons, and whether the ghosts left behind by an act of violence will help him...or tear the McCandless family apart forever. Stephen King’s script brings the power of suspense and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp brings a gritty rock and zydeco score to this World Premiere musical that’s certain to send chills up your spine.
Why We Love This Play
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is a sultry Southern gothic mystery, with a blues-tinged guitar-driven score. It’s a great story of family tension and secrets, a gripping mystery and a traditional ghost story. Since Aida, our Alliance has participated in the development of some of the most exciting and heartfelt new American musicals. Our audience has a reputation for an adventurous spirit and support for new work, embracing the excitement of developing theatre, a reputation that drew the remarkable creative team of this new musical to Atlanta.
New reading on March 27th?
Posted: February 29, 2008, 20:41
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The Wall Street Journal: How did Stephen King get onto your book so early?
Lauren Groff: He chose a story of mine for "The Best American Short Stories 2007," which he edited. It's a resetting of Abelard and Heloise in 1918 during the flu epidemic titled "L. DeBard and Aliette." Aliette is a girl stricken by polio who later goes on to become an Olympic swimmer. Anyway, he loved the story, thank goodness. My editor, Pam Dorman, had worked with him on earlier books, and asked if he would like to see my book. He wrote it up and created amazing buzz right from the beginning. (Ms. Groff's short story is online at The Atlantic.)
WSJ: What was the impact?
Ms. Groff: There is no name in American literature more recognized than Stephen King, so it helped immeasurably. In Sarasota, Fla., we'll be doing a reading together. (The March 27 event will be on the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus.)
The moderator of King’s official board had the following comment:
I'm not 100% sure about his doing a reading -- will have to double check with him. The original deal was just that he would be introducing Lauren Groff, nothing about a reading.
The Mist still on March 25th
Posted: February 29, 2008, 20:40
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Locke & Key issue #1
Posted: February 28, 2008, 16:38
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I have just finished issue on of Joe Hill’s new comic Locke & Key and you can see what I thought about it here.Issue #1 was released February 20 and sold out on the first day. Issue #2 is scheduled to be out on March 5, make sure you get your copy then.
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County in 2009
Posted: February 27, 2008, 08:02
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Mellencamp, Stephen King will debut scary musical at Alliance
The king of goosebumps and a soon-to-be Rock and Roll Hall of Famer are creating a new musical that will debut at the Alliance Theatre.
Mystery writer Stephen King and Grammy Award-winning pop-music legend John Mellencamp, both newcomers to theater, will unveil the world premiere of "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" in April and May of next year, the Alliance has announced.
"It is John Mellencamp's musical style and it's Stephen King's gothic style, and I just thought it was too cool to pass up," Alliance artistic director Susan V. Booth says.
Set in 1957, "Ghost Brothers" centers on a simmering 40-year-old legend about the strange deaths of two brothers and a beautiful young girl in the fictional town of Lake Belle Reve, Miss.
Booth says it's too soon to say if the show will transfer to Broadway but that commercial producers will be charting the musical's progress. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Mellencamp said, "If it goes well in Atlanta, then we'll come to Broadway. If it don't go well in Atlanta, we're done."
Mellencamp, who has been working on the piece for eight years, is to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10.
Booth said the idea for "Ghost Brothers" came from a story Mellencamp heard as a youth in his hometown of Seymour, Ind. When the writer of hits "Jack and Diane" and "Hurts So Good" decided to turn the material into a musical, he realized he needed a book writer.
At that point, Booth says, Mellencamp thought: "Wait, it's a ghost story. Who's the best ghost story writer there is? So his people talked to Stephen King's people, and now they are buddies and they have written this musical together."
Booth describes the show as "a theatrical piece with music." There will be a live band onstage, and New York director Peter Askin will direct. Askin's credits include Eve Ensler's "The Good Body" and John Leguizamo's "Sexaholix" on Broadway and John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" off-Broadway.
"John and Stephen have the kinds of names and reputations that are going to attract people's curiosity," Askin says, "and the fact that they have not worked in theater before is an interesting thing."
He describes the musical style as zydeco. "It's Southern and it's kind of country."
"Ghost Brothers" will join an impressive list of new musicals to play the Alliance since Booth arrived in 2001. "The Color Purple," "Sister Act: The Musical" and "The Women of Brewster Place" have all helped put the Alliance on the national map. Last year, the Alliance won the regional Tony Award for sustained excellence.
The Alliance is expected to announce the rest of its 2008-2009 season this week.
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Early stages of DT?
Posted: February 26, 2008, 11:18
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Lilja interviews King
Posted: February 25, 2008, 00:27
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All three parts of my interview with King is now online. PART 1 – Duma Key and a really long new book
PART 2 – Just Past Sunset, The Dark Tower and The Stand
PART 3 – The Gingerbread Girl, The Mist and The Talisman 3
Enjoy! / Lilja
The Pop of King: Stephen King: Your Movie and Concert Hall Hell
Posted: February 25, 2008, 00:22
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Thanks to Paul Poroshin
My interview with King part 3
Posted: February 22, 2008, 08:03
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The third and final part of my interview with Stephen King is now available. I call it PART 3 – The Gingerbread Girl, The Mist and The Talisman 3 and you can read it hereEnjoy! / Lilja
My interview with King part 2
Posted: February 21, 2008, 08:39
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The second part of my interview with Stephen King is now available. I call it PART 2 – Just Past Sunset, The Dark Tower and The Stand and you can read it hereEnjoy! / Lilja
Pre-order Just Past Sunset
Posted: February 20, 2008, 11:09
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US hardcover
US audio
My interview with King part 1
Posted: February 20, 2008, 08:16
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The first part of my interview with Stephen King is now available. I call it PART 1 – Duma Key and a really long new book and you can read it hereEnjoy! / Lilja
The Long Road Home #3
Posted: February 20, 2008, 00:52
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THE DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME #3 (of 5)Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Sketch Cover by JAE LEE
With Roland’s consciousness trapped within Maerlyn’s Grapefruit, his ka-tet companion, Alain, enters the mystical todash space in an attempt to rescue his friend. But as he and Roland flit in and out of alien dimensions, Cuthbert, the last member of their ka-tet, desperately tries to stave off a pack of slavering mutant wolves who have come to devour the unconscious Roland and Alain!
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Stories in Just Past Sunset
Posted: February 19, 2008, 21:03
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Update on new short story collection
We have received the list of stories that will be included in Steve's new short story collection, Just Past Sunset, which will be published in November '08. There may be one more bonus story, but this is the list so far:
The Gingerbread Girl
Harvey’s Dream
Rest Stop
Stationary Bike
The Things They Left Behind
Willa
Graduation Afternoon
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The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates
Mute
Ayana
A Very Tight Place
Sunset in the UK as well
Posted: February 18, 2008, 23:50
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Sunset on Nov. 11
Posted: February 18, 2008, 14:01
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Lilja interviews King...again
Posted: February 18, 2008, 00:44
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King on Canadian TV
Posted: February 18, 2008, 00:44
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Last summer's Canadian Booksellers Association Lifetime Achievement Gala for Stephen King will be broadcast this week. It will feature the individual intros by Margaret Atwood and Clive Barker, and the lengthy interview with Mr. King by pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman (whose book "Fargo Rock City" King highly recommends). It will air this Thursday Feb. 21 on Canada's "Bravo" channel, at 9 PM EST. No words on a U.S. broadcast.
Thanks to Robert L
King hits 30
Posted: February 13, 2008, 15:50
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1 The Dead Zone Viking October 14, 1979
2 Firestarter Viking September 28, 1980
3 Cujo Viking August 23, 1981
4 Different Seasons Viking August 15, 1982
5 Pet Sematary Doubleday November 13, 1983
6 The Talisman (with Peter Straub) Viking October 28, 1984
7 Thinner (as Richard Bachman) NAL Books April 28, 1985
8 Skeleton Crew Putnam June 23, 1985
9 It Viking September 14, 1986
10 The Eyes of the Dragon Viking February 1, 1987
11 Misery Viking June 7, 1987
12 The Tommyknockers Putnam November 29, 1987
13 The Dark Half Viking November 5, 1989
14 The Stand Doubleday May 13, 1990
15 Four Past Midnight Viking September 16, 1990
16 Gerald's Game Viking July 19, 1992
17 Dolores Claiborne Viking December 6, 1992
18 Insomnia Viking October 23, 1994
19 Desperation Viking October 13, 1996
20 Bag of Bones Scribner October 11, 1998
21 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Scribner May 2, 1999
22 Dreamcatcher Scribner April 8, 2001
23 Black House (with Peter Straub) Random House September 30, 2001
24 Everything's Eventual Scribner April 7, 2002
25 From a Buick 8 Scribner October 13, 2002
26 Song of Susannah Donald M. Grant/Scribner June 27, 2004
27 The Dark Tower Donald M. Grant/Scribner October 10, 2004
28 Cell Scribner February 12, 2006
29 Lisey's Story Scribner November 12, 2006
30 Duma Key Scribner February 10, 2008
Thanks to Bev Vincent
