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New interview...

Posted: February 27, 2006, 22:20

Here is an interview King did with Tallahassee Democrat at the event in Florida.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and

Five batches of The Dark Tower comic

Posted: February 27, 2006, 21:41

I talked to Robin Furth about the upcoming Dark Tower Comic and she had really interesting things to tell me about it. Among the things she told me was that the plan is that Marvel will do five batches of Dark Tower comics. The first one will be released next year and contain seven issues (later published collected in a hardcover). Of the other four batched one will contain five issues and the other three six issues. However, this may change as the comics evolve. Check back tomorrow for the full interview with Robin.

New story called Memory

Posted: February 27, 2006, 21:40

At his appearance at FSU in Florida King read a new short story called Memory:

On Sunday night, King gave his first public reading of a new short story called "Memory" that was inspired by what he termed his "nasty accident." He delivered the fictional account in front of a capacity crowd at Florida State University's Ruby Diamond Auditorium as part of the Seven Days of Opening Nights arts festival.

"I had seven minutes permanently burned out of my memory (when the van hit)," King said. "I did get one back of the guy coming over the hill heading toward me. It's like a coral islet in the sea. ... I have no idea if (the story) is any good, but what the h--l, I like it."

He then launched into the first-person narrative about a wealthy building contractor who is almost crushed to death when he's run over by a construction crane on a job site. The builder grapples regaining speech, thoughts of suicide, a deep hatred for a song by Reba McEntire and exactly what he may have done to his wife while recovering from his coma.

The Seven Days audience rewarded "Memory" with a standing ovation.

You can read the entire article from Tallahassee Democrat here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Miss X.

Cell out in the UK

Posted: February 27, 2006, 21:38

Today Cell is released in the UK and in The Times there is a 16 page extract (similar vein to the Australian Sword In The Darkness) from the book (see image).

Thanks to Kevin Etheridge.

I have seen Desperation

Posted: February 25, 2006, 00:16

Today I had the chance to see Desperation and all I can say at the moment is that I loved it and that May 18th can’t come soon enough...

Spanish cover for The Dark Tower 7

Posted: February 25, 2006, 00:15

Here is the Spanish cover for The Dark Tower 7 that was released today.

Thanks to Ari.

Thursday and Friday’s winner of Cell

Posted: February 25, 2006, 00:14

Thursday and Friday’s contest's is over and to save you the wait I'll give you the right answers and winners to both days right now.

Thursday:
Question: Was King in the UK to promote Bag of Bones?
Answer: Yes, he was.

Thursday’s winner is Eva Maria Vazquez Guzman from Spain.

Friday:
Question: Who has designed the cover for the UK edition?
Answer: It's designed by Keenan.

Friday’s winner is John Ashton from the UK.

Mistakes Were Made

Posted: February 25, 2006, 00:12

A new column is now online. It's from the March 3rd issue of Entertainment Weekly and has the title Mistakes Were Made. You can read it here.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin.

Wednesday’s winner of Cell

Posted: February 23, 2006, 23:40

Wednesday’s contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: Does the UK edition of Cell have an excerpt from Lisey's Story like the US edition?
Answer: Yes, it will.

Wednesday’s winner in the Cell contest is Henry Szczudlik from Poland. Today's question is now online.

Tuesday’s winner of Cell

Posted: February 22, 2006, 23:55

Tuesday’s contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: What is the item that is shown on the cover of the UK edition of Cell?
Answer: A Cell phone or mobile phone, both are OK

Tuesday’s winner is M. Aslam Quadri from Pakistan. Today's question is now online.

Cover for Stationary Bike

Posted: February 21, 2006, 23:30

Here is the cover for the audio edition of Stationary Bike. The CD contains 2 CD's and is 1½ hour long. Order your copy here.

Production of Nightmares and Dreamscapes has ended

Posted: February 21, 2006, 23:28

Production of Nightmares and Dreamscapes has officially ended on all eight episodes, and editing for the eighth episode Autopsy Room Four began Monday...all eight episodes are still going through the three month post production process.

Battleground has been given the "no commercial" nod from TNT, so that episode will be commercial free along with Umney’s Last Case.

Thanks to MG.

Stephen's Picks for the week of February 20, 2006

Posted: February 21, 2006, 23:26

Stephen's Picks for the week of February 20, 2006 is out:

* Stephen is reading The People's Act of Love by James Meek (Very good)
* He is listening to Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Hammersmith Odeon, Live '75 (Excellent)
* He is also listening to Vanilla Ice To the Extreme

Monday's winner of Cell

Posted: February 21, 2006, 23:25

Monday's contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: Will Hodder & Stoughton release Cell as an audio book?
Answer: Yes, they will.

The first winner in the Cell contest is Corey Charron from Japan. Today's question is now online.

Contest time again

Posted: February 19, 2006, 22:11

It's contest time again. This time it's the UK edition of Cell you can win. The book is released on February 27 and between today, February 20th and February 24th I will give away one book each day. Good Luck!

New Dollar Baby called Tijger

Posted: February 19, 2006, 22:10

Tijger (Tiger) is the working title of a new low budget production of the Dutch Film & Television Academy with Rozemarijn in 't Veld (producer), Leyla Everaers (director), Femke Boon (script), Susanne Bakker (camera), Sander Schreuders (sound), Eppo Hoogstede and Rianne Blekkenhorst (production design), Annelies van Woerden (editing) and Willem Zwarthoed (visual effects). Tijger wil be the first Dutch Stephen King film ever. The premiere is expected end of June, 2006. Read more here.

Thanks to Stephen King Short Movies.

Listen to King's appearance at Talk to America online.

Posted: February 17, 2006, 23:45

If you didn't catch King's appearance at Talk to America you can now listen to it online.

During the show King talks about Marvel's Dark Tower series, Lisey's Story and his inspiration for Cell. He doubts he'll ever finish The Plant, that there will likely be a Dark Tower movie -- though not necessarily in his lifetime -- and that there will be a third book in the Talisman/Black House series.

The Talisman on the back burner

Posted: February 17, 2006, 23:42

Spielberg co-producer Frank Marshall says that The Talisman, the film version of the novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub, "is on a back burner. There's no signs of immediate progress on that one, but it is still ours if we want to produce it."

Thanks to Rocky Wood.

King has agreed to sign books at FSU

Posted: February 17, 2006, 23:40

According to FSU specials project coordinator Fran Conaway, Stephen King has agreed to sign books following his presentation. "Books will be on sale, or readers may bring their own copies. Signings will be in Ruby Diamond Auditorium following the presentations. For the King signing, there is a limit of one book per person. Also, because of time constraints, this won't be a photo opportunity for individual readers at the King signing." The event comes up as sold-out, but organizers suggest you contact them in case there are ticket returns from people who purchased them originally for the original Russo event.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

Stephen on Voice of America

Posted: February 15, 2006, 22:54

On Friday February 17th you can listen to King on Voice of America Friday. He'll discuss his work and latest book Cell on VOA's Talk to America, the world's only international daily call-in/discussion program. You can hear King on the Talk To America Internet stream LIVE from 11:05am-12pm, Friday, February 17th.

Here's the program website: www.voanews.com/talk and you can email your questions to King during the broadcast at talk@voa.gov.

Thanks to Miss X.

French Cell

Posted: February 13, 2006, 23:31

Here is the French cover for Cell. The title is Cellulaire and it's being released on March 8.

Thanks to herbertwest, from the Stephen King Lille Board.

Tickets to King's apperance at the Seven Days of Opening Nights arts festival

Posted: February 13, 2006, 23:29

Stephen King fans, get ready to lunge like Cujo for a chance to see the master of horror.

Tickets to hear King speak as a last-minute addition to Florida State University's eighth annual Seven Days of Opening Nights arts festival will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Valentine's Day.

The best-selling author of such scary classics as "Carrie," "The Shining" and "Cujo," will give a talk at 8 p.m. on Feb. 26 in Ruby Diamond Auditorium. Tickets are $7 for students and $15 for the general public.

King agreed to step in as a substitute for Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo ("Empire Falls"), who canceled his appearance last week because of a medical emergency in his family.

"The best and most efficient way to purchase King tickets is online at www.sevendaysfestival.org or www.tickets.fsu.edu," FSU special-projects director Fran Conaway said.

Orders also can be placed by calling 644-6500 or in person at the FSU Fine Arts Ticket Office, corner of Copeland and Call streets.

All tickets purchased earlier for the Russo reading will be honored at the King appearance, which is open-seating. Those who wish to get a full refund for their Russo tickets should contact the Fine Arts Ticket Office.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.

Sunday's contest

Posted: February 13, 2006, 00:12

Sunday's contest (the last one) is over and the right answer was:

Question: Has King written a foreword or an afterworld for Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished?
Answer: No

The winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Cheong Kai Fei from Malaysia and poster goes to Luca Gnuva from Italy.

Song of Susannah cover in color

Posted: February 11, 2006, 22:37

Here is the cover for the paperback edition of Song of Susannah in color.

Saturday's contest

Posted: February 11, 2006, 22:36

Saturday's contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: Is Molly a story by King that is discussed in Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished?
Answer: Yes (it's a screenplay and I apologize if I confused some of you by saying story)

The winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Ariel Bosi from Argentina and poster goes to Sheila Cohen from the US.

If you didn't win you have a new chance with Sunday's (last chance) question that is now online.

King at Seven Days of Opening Nights arts festival

Posted: February 11, 2006, 22:35

King will be appearing at this year's Seven Days of Opening Nights arts festival at Florida State. King is replacing Richard Russo and will appear on February 26th. Read the entire article here.

Thanks to Miss X.

Friday's contest

Posted: February 10, 2006, 22:34

Friday's contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: What is the title of the rare poem that is published in Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished?
Answer: Dino

The winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Kevin M. Figiel from the US and poster goes to Matthias Belz also from Germany.

If you didn't win you have a new chance with Saturday's question that is now online.

The Boogeyman

Posted: February 10, 2006, 22:33

Here are more information about the Dollar Baby based on The Boogeyman:

Title: The Boogeyman (le croque mitaine)

Year: 2006 Dinocca production

Cast:
-Giuliano Dinocca: Lester Billings
-Sylvain Jesles: Dr Harper.

Lenght: 15 min.

This movie is a mix between the first Boogeyman by Jeff C Shiro and the short story. It was shoot in France.

The story take place first in a police interrogatory,in the Dr Harper's office and...in the cupboard.

Thursday's contest

Posted: February 9, 2006, 22:33

Thursday's contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: What is the title of the eBook Rocky wood, David Rawsthorne & Norma Blackburn has written about King’s work?
Answer: The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King

The winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Darlene Wright from the US and poster goes to Jason Worthley also from the US.

If you didn't win you have a new chance with Friday's question that is now online.

French Boogeyman

Posted: February 9, 2006, 22:31

There is a trailer for a new Dollar Baby online. This one is a French version of The Boogeyman. Check it out here.

Thanks to Stephen King Short Movies.

Wednesdays contest

Posted: February 8, 2006, 22:30

Wednesdays contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: Rocky Wood is the main author of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished but what two authors have he gotten help from?
Answer: David Rawsthorne & Norma Blackburn

As some of you have pointed out this was a really easy question... The winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Renata Smolinska from Poland and poster goes to Markus Heikkilä from Finland.

If you didn't win you have a new chance with Thursday's question that is now online.

Win a Cell T-Shirt

Posted: February 8, 2006, 22:30

You can try to win a Cell T-Shirt on the official site.

Thanks to Randy.

Tuesday’s contest

Posted: February 7, 2006, 22:28

Tuesday’s contest is over and the right answer was:

Question: What is the book’s title from which a chapter 71 is published in Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished?
Answer: Sword in the Darkness

And the winner of a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished is Robert Cirino from the US and poster goes to Simon McNamee from Australia. How about that?

If you didn't win you have a new chance with Wednesday's question that is now online.

Contest done and new contest online

Posted: February 6, 2006, 22:25

As promised, here is a new contest for you. This time you can get a copy of the Australian edition of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished. Just click on the banner and answer the question.

And the Pet Sematary contest is over and two winners has been drawn, but first, here are the right answers:

Question 1: In 1974, Stephen King published his firs novel "Carrie". What was the original price tag?
Answer: $5.95

Question 2: The 1st Printing of Pet Sematary had an error on the back of the DJ. What was it?
Answer: "1982" Caretakers Error on back of DJ

Question 3: What was the 1st Creep Story in Creepshow?
Answer: Father's Day

Question 4: What kind of dog was "Cujo"?
Answer: A St. Bernard.

And, here are the two winners:

The first edition of Pet Semarary goes to Daniel Gonzalez Abad from Spain and the signed limited edition artwork of Pet Semarary by Glenn Chadbourne goes to Peter Ljungkvist from Sweden.

Frey's Lies

Posted: February 3, 2006, 22:24

King has a new column out. It's called Frey's Lies and you can read it here.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin

Contest time again

Posted: February 1, 2006, 22:22

OK, it's contest time again. This time it's a first ed. of Pet Sematary and a signed limited edition artwork of Pet Sematary by Glenn Chadbourne at stake, how about that?

Also don't miss the interview I did with Glenn. Not only does he have a lot of interesting things to say but also there is also a little hint of what's to come for Lilja's Library.

Podcast on Cellthebook.com

Posted: February 1, 2006, 22:20

A Podcast is up on cellthebook.com. Here you can hear the back story to Cell.

Thanks to whatsnewsfamily.com and Ceri over at www.skfakes.co.uk.

Interview with Glenn Chadbourne

Posted: January 29, 2006, 22:11

Today I have a really interesting interview for you. It's with Glenn Chadbourne who has illustrated the upcoming King book Secretary of Dreams. In this interview he talks about the book, about Doug E Graves or "Dougie" as he is also called (the mascot he did for King's radio station)...and about another mascot he has done...

Pre-order Lisey's Story today

Posted: January 27, 2006, 22:09

Now you can pre-order Lisey's Story from Amazon.com.

Here are some words about it from Barnes And Noble:

Lisey's Story is a wondrous novel of marriage, a love story steeped in strength and tenderness, and cast with the most vivid, touching and believable characters in recent literature. I came to adore Lisey Landon and her sisters, I ached for Scott and all he'd been through, and when I finally reached the bittersweet and heartfelt conclusion, my first thought was that I wanted to start over again from the beginning, for it felt as if were saying good-bye to old friends. This is Stephen King at his finest and most generous, a dazzling novel that you'll thank yourself for reading long after the final page is turned.

Cell review online

Posted: January 24, 2006, 22:07

Today is Cell day. The book is out so go get it ASAP! My review is online now for you to check out and on the official Cell site you can now listen to a message from King.

The Cell winners are...

Posted: January 24, 2006, 22:05

The Cell contest is over and the winners have been drawn. Here is a list of all the right answers as well as the winners:

Thursday:
Question: Who reads the audio edition of Cell?
Answer: Campbell Scott

Winners:
Book: Terry Lettmoden
CD: Anna Jones
CD: Jerome Luc Paulin

Friday:
Question: At the end of Cell there is an excerpt from an upcoming King book, which?
Answer: Lisey’s Story

Winners:
Book: Peter Anderson
CD: Gary Hillman
CD: Charles Bretz

Saturday:
Question: King auctioned out the chance to name a character in Cell, how much did the winner pay?
Answer: $25,100

Winners:
Book: Richard Kaminski
CD: Cathy VanVleet
CD: James Steates

Sunday:
Question: What is the name of the photographer that took King's author photo for Cell?
Answer: Amy Guip

Winners:
Book: Cyrus Roland Simcoe
CD: Hannah Errington
CD: Hubert Spandowski

Monday:
Question: What is the item on the spine of the US edition of Cell?
Answer: A small sneeker and a set of keys.

Winners:
Book: Jeanette Jackson
CD: Craig Zernik
CD: Eric Enderle

All the winners has been notified by mail.

King interviewed on Amazon Fishbowl

Posted: January 23, 2006, 22:04

On Amazon.com you can now see an interview with King done by Bill Maher. It's for Amazon Fishbowl 10 minutes long and pretty interesting. Head over there now!

Thanks to Peter Hardy.

Cell contest over

Posted: January 23, 2006, 22:04

The Cell contest is over and the winners will be announced tomorrow so make sure you check in then.

Amazon.com hires Bill Maher

Posted: January 22, 2006, 22:02

Amazon.com announced that it has hired comedian Bill Maher to host a weekly online talk show that will be available for viewing on its website. The first episode runs in June, and among the guests will be novelist Stephen King. More info to come...

Thanks to herbertwest and Mike Cahill.

Cell sold early

Posted: January 22, 2006, 22:01

There are reports that besides Wal-Mart, Target and Chapters Book Stores also jumped the gun and has been selling copies of Cell since Saturday the 21.

Thanks to Deepak and Mark Struzinski.

Willa, Florida book and another hard boiled detective story

Posted: January 22, 2006, 21:57

OK, here is more info about new stuff from King that was revealed yesterday at the event at Eckerd College:

The story King read is called Willa and is about 7500 words according to King. Without giving too much away, it is the story of a man's search for his wife after they get off a train. King said that he wrote the story based on the final image he would read in the story, and then worked from there. Much more then that can't be told without giving it all away, but there are some very vivid and well-defined characters, and the story has a great mood and very poetic tone to it. No word on when it'll be released yet though...

King also told the audience that he's contemplating a Florida book soon, he has an idea for it, but he explained that he and his wife had been spending a lot of time here and he wanted to develop a "texture" for the landscape before writing.

Here is a quote from the St Pete Times article about the event:

"Stephen King, who has been a part-time resident of Sarasota for several years, told a packed auditorium at Eckerd College that he is nearly ready to set a novel in his adopted state. 'You have to get a little bit of texture for a place, ' King said, 'We've been down herenow spending about half the year since 1998. I think I have an idea for a book'"

King also mentioned that he had another hard boiled detective story in the works.
Thanks to Ed Yarb and Judith.

Wal-Mart has jumping the gun

Posted: January 22, 2006, 21:56

It seems that Wal-Mart has jumped the gun on selling Cell. I get reports that there where copies for sale on Saturday the 21. So, go hunt!

Thanks to Nate Hammer.

Willa, a new story

Posted: January 22, 2006, 21:54

Yesterday King appeared on the An Evening With Stephen King! King read a brand new short story to test it on the crowd, the story was called Willa and King said it was about 7500 words.

Dennis Lehane introduced King and then fielded questions pre-filled out by the crowd for Stephen King. It went from 8pm to about 9:30pm, for a very receptive crowd... people of ALL ages. King made a brief comment about the crowd being asked to turn off their cell phones and launched into a very funny and thorough story about how he came up with the idea for the novel and promoted it's release several times throughout the night.

If anyone took any photos from the event, please let me know.

Thanks to Ed Yarb and Judith.

Excerpts from Cell is now out.

Posted: January 20, 2006, 21:20

The first of two excerpts from Cell is now out. You can check it (and some rather cool illustrations) out here.

Cell in Entertainment Weekly

Posted: January 19, 2006, 21:19

According to King's official site: 'Entertainment Weekly will be running the first two chapters of Cell in their issue on stands January 20, 2006, as a first serial excerpt. This is the first time in the history of the magazine that they have run a fiction excerpt.'

Thanks to Rocky Wood.

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