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Stephen King
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Stephen King

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the Best Hardcover Book Award from the International Thriller Writers Association. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be released on June 04, 2013 in Hardcover
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Doctor Sleep will be released on September 24, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook Reflowable, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
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Under the Dome
Apr 05, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Wind Through the Keyhole
Mar 13, 2013
The Wind Through the Keyhole will be released on February 26, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 26, 2013
The Wind Through the Keyhole is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 26, 2013
Jan 17, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Volume II
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Black House will be released on November 27, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
Black House is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
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The Talisman
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Cinemas Online.co.uk, May 17, 2013
...was what was happening with their newly acquired LucasFilm properties - namely the 'Star Wars' franchise. Bestselling author Stephen King has stated that heâd be "happy" if Warner's planned film prequel to his 1977 horror novel 'The Shining' "didnât...
Cinemas Online.co.uk, May 17, 2013
...was what was happening with their newly acquired LucasFilm properties - namely the 'Star Wars' franchise. Bestselling author Stephen King has stated that heâd be "happy" if Warner's planned film prequel to his 1977 horror novel 'The Shining' "didnât...
Waterville Morning Sentinel, May 17, 2013
...want überbargains. They won’t pay more than a buck for a book unless it’s autographed by Stephen King or someone dead. We’ve had garage sales in the past, and they always turn out the same way. The day before, I am dispatched to nail signs on...
Zap2it.com, May 17, 2013
...out this extended preview for CBS' new summer drama "Under the Dome," based on the novel by Stephen King. In this sneak peek, more is shown of the townspeople reacting to the dome, which highlights a couple changes from the book that they've previously...
New Yorker, May 17, 2013
...Simonini with a few words on our fascination with last words . A graphic representation of the world of Stephen King . ... read more...
Seattle Times, May 17, 2013
...Then she has a son, and Manx makes him his prey. Joe Hill’s father is horror giant Stephen King, but Hill has two acclaimed novels, a stellar story collection and a mind-blowing graphic-novel series to his own name. “NOS4A2” is his longest and...
The Big Issue, May 17, 2013
...prospect, regardless of your profession. But for Joe Hill, son of one of the world’s biggest authors, Stephen King, he recognised the importance of avoiding getting caught in the whirlwind of his father’s renowned standing. Horror writer Hill, real...
Digital Spy, May 11, 2013
...of the series will mark the first time that anyone but Snyder has written for the title since Stephen King's origin story contribution in the first five issues following American Vampire's 2010 debut. Snyder and Albuquerque have been on since January's...
Guardian.co.uk, May 11, 2013
...now rarely reviewed in mainstream print – although reader reviews remain plentiful. Not that this has restricted criticism: Stephen King once described him as "a terrible writer" – a fact that didn't stop Patterson including King's Different Seasons...
STV.tv, May 11, 2013
...of the Jedi was the biggest selling book of the year. It was also a big year for Stephen King, whose Pet Sematary and Christine figured in the biggest books. Also featuring were Daniele Steel’s Changes and Jackie Collins’ notorious Hollywood Wives....
Journal-Gazette, May 11, 2013
...BLOOMINGTON A musical created by rocker John Mellencamp, novelist Stephen King and producer T-Bone Burnett will kick off a 20-city tour this fall in Bloomington. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is billed as a Southern Gothic supernatural musical of...
Guardian.co.uk, May 11, 2013
...adapting short story collections, or first-person novels, or multi-stranded narratives - have been defied. With movies based on Stephen King's 1,300-page The Stand and Flann O'Brien's metafictional mind-bender At Swim-Two-Birds reportedly in the works,...
Emerging Markets, May 11, 2013
...10/05/2013 | Stephen King The creditors in the eurozone need to face up to their own blame, otherwise the breakdown of trust cannot be mended, says Stephen King The rift between eurozone countries...
Coming Soon!, May 11, 2013
...Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort and Julianne Moore. The film is a reimagining of Stephen King's classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her...