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Dont' miss out on these contest!

Posted: April 12, 2012, 14:43
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Thanks to all of you that has sent in photos for the photo contest. You rock! The photos I have gotten so far looks great! And if it wasn’t clear, you can send in as many photos as you want, so keep them coming! On April 23 the two best will each be awarded with a copy of the audio edition of Wind Through the Keyhole that also have THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR SLEEP!!!



Also, if you love The Dark Tower you don’t want to miss this contest where you can win a copy of the limited edition of Wind Through the Keyhole (donated by PSPublishing) as well as hardcovers of Wind Through the Keyhole and paperbacks of The Dark Tower 1-7.

GOOD LUCK!

Take a photo and win

Posted: April 12, 2012, 00:08
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OK, I got two extra copies of the audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole (with the first chapter of Doctor Sleep) to use as giveaways and this time I have decided I’m going to let you be creative.

I want you to send me a photo of yourself and one of King’s books. The two of you that sends in the most creative photo will each win a copy of the audio book. That’s all the directives I’m going to give you. I’ll leave the rest up to you.


Oh, and please note that it won’t matter if you chose a 20 year old paperback or a very limited edition for you photo. It’s not important. It’s not important if it’s taken with a state of the art camera or an old cell phone either. What’s important is that your photo is clever, fun and has that little extra. OK?

Send the photo to info@liljas-library.com before April 22nd and I’ll let you know who gets the audio books on April 23rd. Good luck!

First chapter of Doctor Sleep

Posted: April 11, 2012, 22:49
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Today I got the audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole. It’s on 9 CDs and have a running time that’s approximately 10,5 hours. The book is narrated by King himself and also contains a bonus disk with the first chapter of King’s yet unreleased book Doctor Sleep. The chapter is just over 37 minutes long and has a short intro by King.

Podcast...

Posted: April 11, 2012, 16:36
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As you know I’m running a contest in which one way to win is to give suggestions on how to promote Lilja’s Library. Well, several of you have suggested that I’d do a podcast and with the help of Lou Sytsma, I have decided to give podcasting a try. This weekend we’re doing a test run.

If my English is good enough and if there is enough interest from all of you, this podcast could become a regular thing. If not, at least it will give me the chance to solve the big mystery for everyone, once and for all, on how to pronouce Lilja.

If you have any questions you would like answered on the podcast, leave a comment in this thread or send an email to info@liljas-library.com

King on Doctor Sleep

Posted: April 11, 2012, 12:05
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King on why he wrote Doctor Sleep

“I did it because it was such a cheesed-off thing to do. To say you were going back to the book that was really popular and write the sequel. People read it as kids; then as adults they might read the sequel and think, this isn’t as good. The challenge is, maybe it can be as good – or different. It gives you something to push up against. [And] I wanted to see what would happen to Danny Torrence when he grew up. I knew that he would be a drunk because his father was a drunk. I thought, okay, I’ll start with Danny Torrence at age forty. He is going to be one of those people who says ‘I am never going to be like my father. Then you wake up at 37 or 38 and you’re a drunk. Then I thought, what kind of a life does that person like that have? He’ll do a bunch of low-bottom jobs, he’ll get canned, and now, I really want him to be in a hospice worker because he has the shining and he can help people get across as they die. They call him Dr Sleep, and they know to call for him when the cat goes into their room and sits on their bed. This was writing about the guy who rides the bus, and he’s eating in a McDonalds, or on a special night out maybe Red Lobster. We are not talking about a guy who goes to [the upscale restaurant] Sardi’s.”

And why it's not released until 2013...

"My agent is dickering with the publishers about Dr Sleep, that’s the sequel to The Shining, but I held off showing them the manuscript because I wanted time to breathe.”

Official news on Joyland

Posted: April 11, 2012, 00:18
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Here is the official comment on Joyland from King's official site:

Following up on Neil Gaimain's interview in the (UK) Sunday Times mentioning a new novel to be titled Joyland about an amusement park serial killer, Stephen has given the thumbs up to officially report that this is indeed a work in progress that has been completed but will need to be edited. There is no official publisher or publication date set at this time. We will update you as more official news becomes available.

Carrie on CD

Posted: April 11, 2012, 00:17
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Ghostlight Records will record the cast album of the revised Off-Broadway production of Carrie, the musical by Oscar winners Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, based on Stephen King's novel about a teenage girl with telekinetic powers.

Read more here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Throttle eBook

Posted: April 10, 2012, 08:35
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Joe Hill & Stephen King’s Throttle will be available as eBook on April 17

The 100 page eBook ($1.99) will be available on April 17th for the Nook, Kindle and Apple products amongst other eReaders.



Thanks to The Fire Wire

King and The Remainders

Posted: April 10, 2012, 08:34
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The ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash proudly welcomes the Rock Bottom Remainders for a special performance at 2012 ALA Annual Conference at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 in the Anaheim California Convention Center Arena.

The Rock Bottom Remainders band includes some of today’s most shining literary lights. Among them, they have published more than 150 titles, sold more than 150 million books and been translated into more than 25 languages. Scheduled to appear at the ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash are Stephen King, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Matt Groening, Scott Turow, Ridley Pearson, Greg Iles, James McBride, Roy Blount, Jr., Kathi Goldmark and Sam Barry. Roger McGuinn of The Byrds joins the band as special musical guest.

Read more over at The Fire Wire.

Joyland; new book by King

Posted: April 8, 2012, 19:31
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In today's The Times there is an interview with King by Neil Gaiman in which we can read the following:

Right now he's writing a book called Joyland, about an amusement-park serial killer.

sounds like there is another good book in the works...

Thanks to Ariel.

International Thriller Award nominations revealed

Posted: April 5, 2012, 23:17
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International Thriller Award nominations

Best Hard Cover Novel:
Joseph Finder - BURIED SECRETS (St. Martin’s Press)
Jonathan Hayes - A HARD DEATH (Harper)
Stephen King - 11/22/63 (Scribner)
Michael Koryta - THE RIDGE (Little, Brown and Co.)
Marcus Sakey - THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES (Dutton Adult)

2012 Thriller Awards Winners to be announced at ThrillerFest VI July 14, 2012, Grand Hyatt, NYC.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Herbert West

Bram stoker winners

Posted: April 2, 2012, 07:44
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King won a Bram Stoker Award for Herman Wouk Is Still Alive in the short story category and Rocky Wood for Stephen King: A Literary Companion in the non-fiction category.

Still hope...

Posted: March 28, 2012, 12:00
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This question was posted on the official message board:

Are you sure there's no "trunk novels" lying around somewhere? Or an awesome collection of shorts??

And the moderator answered:

He sometimes comes out with a surprise short story or two and I know what he hopes to do with the book he's working on now.

Sounds like something “could” happen if you ask me…

Chloe Moretz is Carrie

Posted: March 27, 2012, 23:17
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Toronto Sun released this news today:

Child star Chloe Moretz has landed the leading role in a movie remake of Stephen King’s chilling horror tale Carrie.

The Hugo actress, 15, will portray possessed teenager Carrie White in the supernatural film, taking on the part made famous by a young Sissy Spacek in director Brian De Palma's classic 1976 adaptation.

Filmmaker Kim Pierce will direct the new project and Moretz is thrilled at the prospect of bringing Carrie to a new generation.

In a Twitter.com post on Tuesday, she writes, "Never been so happy in my life! Thank you Kim Pierce and thank u MGM for the chance of a lifetime i will never forget!"

Author King's bestselling novel was also turned into a TV movie in 2002.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Enter for a chance to meet King

Posted: March 26, 2012, 23:44
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Buy your tickets to Ghost Brothers of Darkland County using the KING10 prior to April 1st (11:59 pm, March 31, 2012) and your entered in a sweepstakes to win a VIP experience consisting of:

• Two opening night (April 11) orchestra tickets

• Two tickets to the VIP opening night party at the Four Seasons in Atlanta following the April 11 performance (transportation and lodging not included)

• Photo op with Stephen King

• A Stephen King autographed copy of 11/22/63

Get your tickets here.

Interested in a copy of Dark Score Stories?

Posted: March 26, 2012, 12:25
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Do you remember this book? Dark Score Stories was done to promote the Bag of Bones miniseries and only released in 250 copies. I gave away some in a contest some time ago and now have another copy in my hands (got it in a trade) but since I already have the book I wanted to give someone else the chance to own this beautiful book. It won’t be a contest this time though (need the $ to get me an iPad). I need some $ so I have to sell it.


And how do I do that in a fair way? Well, first I wanted to give you, my loyal fans, the chance to get your hands on it. And I was thinking we could do it like this.

You send me an email to info[a]liljas-library.com (subject: Dark Score Book) and how much you are willing to pay for it. I will then reply and let you know if you have the highest bid or not. If not you can put in a new bid if you want to do that.

Then on April 1st the one that has put in the highest bid gets to buy the book. Oh, and I will add postage to your bid (for covering me sending it to you) but that shouldn’t be included in the bid since I don’t know how much it will cost to send the book.

I hope you all feel this is a fair way to do this. Here are some info about the book.

Carrie casting...

Posted: March 25, 2012, 23:54
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The Daily Dead have some interesting info that says that Chloë Moretz (left) and Haley Bennett (right) are the two actresses being considered for the role of Carrie in the planed remake. They also say that a high-profile actress might play Carrie’s mother and mentioned actresses are Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.

Read more here.

Kubrick's The Shining

Posted: March 21, 2012, 23:01
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Photos of Stanley Kubrick's copy of The Shining (currently residing in London's Stanley Kubrick Archive) can now be seen and it gives us an idea of what Kubrick wanted to do. Themes Kubrick wanted to highlight ("Cabin Fever—this is important to establish"), questions he needed to answer ("What else could H[alloran] do?"), passages he wanted to cut ...


Check them out here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

A new blog is born

Posted: March 21, 2012, 14:25
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A new blog is born and I hope you will check it out. It’s not King related but I think you might enjoy it anyway.

Originally I wrote about The Walking Dead on my site Lilja’s Library but as the series grow so did the stuff I wanted to write about, the things I wanted to review and the people I wanted to interview. Eventually it grow too big and maybe a bit to off topic for Lilja’s Library. So what to do? Stop writing about The Walking Dead? NO WAY! Create a new site and write about The Walking Dead there? HELL YEAH! So for that purpose I give you The Walking Dead News!

Remember that it’s a new site, not all info is there yet and there might be some error so be gentle but let me know what you think about it! OK? Good!


The Walking Dead News.

Season finale: Best TV in years!

Posted: March 20, 2012, 00:55
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Season 2 of The Walking Dead is over but what a season it was. The last three episodes were some of the best I’ve seen on TV for a very long time…if not ever. You can check out more of my thoughts about the episode here. And I want you to comment my thought!


The biggest thing happening in the season finale was that we got to see Michonne. Fans of the comic know her already and those of you who hasn’t read the comic (go do it now!) will get to know her in season 3. Either way she did a great entrance in the show with her sword and the two chained Zombies which she has cut of the arms and jaws (so they can’t bite her) on and use to disguise herself while walking through Zombie infested parts. A very cool entrance if you ask me. And even though we didn’t get to see her face in the season finale it has now been revealed that she’s played by Danai Gurira.


In other Walking Dead news:

Here is a clip of the cast talking about season 2 and what’s ahead.



And here you can read what Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara has to say about the finale.

The Walking Dead finale had 9 Million viewers. Can you imagine how many that is? Says a lot about the show if you ask me. Read more here.

Sources: Daily Dead

Merle back in season 3

Posted: March 19, 2012, 00:06
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We’ve missed him for almost a season but in season 3 he’s back. At Image Expo earlier this month, Robert Kirkman teased that “Merle will be seen again”. Now it’s been official confirmation from Michael Rooker himself. He will return for season 3 of The Walking Dead. Rooker didn’t give us any details but mention that he lost 20 lbs for the role.

Season 3 begins shooting in May and will have 16 episodes.

Source: Daily Dead.

The Stand Omnibus in June

Posted: March 16, 2012, 22:58
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I just found this on Talk Stephen King:

Marvel's The Stand has posted the following at their facebook page:

Due out in June:
STAND OMNIBUS HC SLIPCASE $150
(W) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (A) Mike Perkins (CA) TBD
The Stand is a classic tale of good vs. evil, loss weighed against redemption and despair pitted against hope. It is an apocalyptic vision of man’s battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. When the viral strain dubbed “Captain Trips” works its way across the face of the country, the painfully few survivors are launched into a nightmare that’s only just begun – but for the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, it’s a dream come true. Based on the masterpiece of apocalyptic horror by celebrated author Stephen King, this lavish adaptation is packed with extras in a two-volume slipcased set!
Collecting

•THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1-5,
•THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1-5,
•THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1-5,
•THE STAND: HARDCASES #1-5,
•THE STAND: NO MAN’S LAND #1-5,
•THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #1-5
•THE STAND SKETCHBOOK.

Sample from Wind Through the Keyhole

Posted: March 16, 2012, 22:54
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This sample book from Hodder & Stoughton arrived in the mail today. It’s the 21 pages thick and a taste of what’s to come once Wind Through the Keyhole is released. If you also want one you can get it in bookstores all over the UK, mostly Waterstones.


Michonne and The Road to Woodbury

Posted: March 16, 2012, 22:43
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Two interesting Walking Dead news today.

1) Fans of the comic know Michonne and my guess is that most of the TV series fans will once season 3 starts but today you can learn what happened to her before we meet her in the comic. In the April issue of Playboy (out today) we get to read about her backstory in a six pages comic.

2) If you read the book Rise of the Governor (my review here) and liked it it’s now time for the second book. The first told the story of The Governor and how he ended up like he did (a great read in time for season 3 of the series where we’ll meet him) and here is the synopsis for the new book The Road to Woodbury that’s released in October this year.

It is a dangerous world that Lilly lives in. The walking dead lurk in every corner, massacring anyone they can get their hands on. Nowhere is safe. But when a terrifying ordeal leaves numerous dead, Lilly and her companions are forced out of their tented community and out into the open. Safety seems to come in the form of Woodbury, a gated compound with food and protection. Yet it’s not long before the wanton dangers of Woodbury reveal themselves, and the Governor’s despotic rule of the compound threatens to undermine everything Lilly believes in. Because sometimes the dead aren't the biggest threat. It’s the living . . . Praise for The Walking Dead novels: ‘A perfect introduction . . . and a great service to all those folks who've walked with these zombies before', StarburstMagazine.com, ‘The novel makes for an exciting, grippingly intense and at times gruesome one-off read’ BookGeeks.co.uk, ‘The novel hooked me from the first page . . . begs to be read’ Geeksofdoom.com

King's top 50

Posted: March 15, 2012, 05:39
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What do you think of this list that ranks the top 50 King movies? I think Maximum Overdrive should be higher than 36 and Secret Window is definitely better than #20. However, The Lawnmover Man isn’t worthy of a #34 spot and the same goes for The Shining which always places high by viewers that hasn’t read King’s book.

Worst error though is to put The Mist at #8. Should be #1 if you ask me.

Read the full list here.

Thanks to Jimmie Rudolfsson

Is Warner going to The Dark Tower?

Posted: March 13, 2012, 22:28
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According to Deadline Warner is very close to a deal that will give Ron Howard the chance to direct at least the first feature movie based on King’s The Dark Tower, potentially with Javier Bardem starring as gunslinger Roland Deschain. And Akiva Goldsman (who wrote the script) is producing with Brian Grazer and the author.

Read more here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma and Rick Urban.

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