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Posted: November 11, 2009, 19:04

Other news from King’s TimesTalk last night:

- King said he's always thought there should be a third "eclipse novel," where Jessie Burlingame from Gerald's Game and Dolores Claiborne meet up.

- He said he's always wondered what happened to Danny Torrance, that he'd be about 40 by now, and so would Charlie McGee from Firestarter, and maybe they could meet up and...

- King said he thinks The Under the Dome is being developed as a miniseries for HBO.

- He did reaffirm that a third Talisman novel will be written with Peter Straub.

Nothing of this has been confirmed though.

No Tower for Abrams

Posted: November 11, 2009, 18:03

It looks like there won't be a Dark Tower movie for J.J. Abrams after all.

This is what Abrams told MTV News:

It coulda be great, but it ain't gonna happen, as Abrams himself told MTV News' Josh Horowitz recently. "The 'Dark Tower' thing is tricky," he said. "It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now."

Read more here.

Thanks to Anders Jakobson, Alex Carmona and Joseph Altomere

There will be a new Dark Tower novel!

Posted: November 11, 2009, 18:01

Great news! In his TimesTalk last night King released the following big news, and I'm quoting Zach Dionne at GQ:

King stated he will write another Dark Tower novel. It will center around supporting characters and revolve around some important events between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla.

Mark hidden text below for SPOILER.

One fan asked him to make sure Oy comes back, and King said not to worry, that Oy would return.--

Under the Dome Week, Day 3

Posted: November 11, 2009, 00:00

Today I have a very interesting interview for you. I have spoken to none other than the team behind the US cover of Under the Dome about how, what’s probably the best cover for a King book so far, was created. They showed me very cool versions of the cover (that I’m now sharing with you), including a sketch by King himself. Check it out here

Under the Dome released today!

Posted: November 10, 2009, 22:24

Under the Dome is released today and because of that King appeared on God Morning America today. You can see the clip here.

Simon & Schuster is, like me, hosting a contest where you can win copies of Under the Dome. To enter you need to live in the US though. You can find it here.

And if you are on Twitter, check out @ScribnerBooks and @SimonSchuster for their Dome Day giveaways. They plan to giveaway some of King’s backlist titles and other items throughout the day so check it out.

Under the Dome Week, Day 2

Posted: November 10, 2009, 00:00

Today we continue the Under the Dome Week here at Lilja’s Library with an interview with King’s publisher at Simon & Schuster, Susan Moldow. You can read what she had to say here

Q&A with King

Posted: November 9, 2009, 22:13

Here is a Q&A with King where he talks about his ten longest novels. Quite interesting. Check it out.

Under the Dome Week, Day 1

Posted: November 9, 2009, 00:00

King’s new book Under the Dome is released tomorrow but today I’m kicking of a week filled with Under the Dome stuff. If you check back during the week you’ll be able to read no less than three interviews with people involved with the book, two reviews and a contest where you can win either a US hardcover, a UK hardcover or a US audio edition of the book. I won’t reveal just yet what you’ll find on the site during the week but I can tell you that I’m kicking it off with the contest which you can enter by clicking the link to the right and my review of the book which you can find here.

But please remember to check back every day during Monday to Friday this week. Take my word for it; you don’t want to miss this.

Fangoria cover

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:55

Here is the cover for the issue of Fangoria that has King's essay called What’s Scary.

Interview with Tony Shasteen

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:52

Here is an interview with Tony Shasteen, illustrator of The Talisman.

King and McSweeney

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:51

Bev Vincent reports:

So the folks at the hipster lit journal McSweeney's are producing a celebration of newsprint, a reimagined newspaper sort of like what your Strib or PiPress would look like if designers designed one paper a month and publishers could afford Michael Chabon and Stephen King and charge $16 an issue.

Going by the just-released media kit, it looks pretty beautiful, and could be quite a meaty read as well. Check out the full, mouthwatering tease here. The 380-page San Francisco Panorama will be out in early December.

Dates

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:41

Here is an update about the Under the Dome signing dates:

Portland, OR is not on the list.

Nov. 10 NYC Sold out
Nov. 11 Dundalk, MD 400 wristbands given out on day of signing
Nov. 13 Atlanta, GA will need to check to see if there are any places left
Nov. 16 Sarasota, FL tickets still available
Nov. 18 St. Paul, MN sold out
Nov. 19 Toronto tickets still available
Dec. 1 Portsmouth, NH sold out
Dec. 2 Manchester Village, VT tickets still available

And here is an added TV appearance:

Thursday, November 19 (Toronto)
CBC's 'The Hour' with George Stoumboulopoulos

UK trailer for Dome

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:10

Now Amazon.co.uk also has a trailer for Under the Dome, you can check it out here.

Thanks to Herbert West

Under the Dome Collector's Set

Posted: November 7, 2009, 00:02

I have been getting a lot of mails from people who have gotten their copies of the collectors edition of Under the Dome.

Thanks to Bill Standwill

A new review and quote

Posted: November 6, 2009, 22:10

Charnel House has posted a very positive review of my upcoming book by George Beahm. You can check it out here.

An exclusive

Posted: November 6, 2009, 21:58

Here is an exclusive look at the cover for issue #3 of Soul Survivors by Lee Bermejo and Laura Martin.

New quote

Posted: November 6, 2009, 07:49

Here is a new quote for my book the other day, this time from Stephen Spignes, author of several boos about King.

"Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King" is a major labor of love that is a treasure trove for King fans and in a category all its own. Lilja's combination of knowledge about King, his passion for King's work, and his writing and editing talents make for a magnificent tome that is a must-read for King lovers. It seems like Lilja has talked to everyone, and reviewed everything, and having all his interviews, articles, and reviews in one place is a goldmine for Constant Readers. M-O-O-N spells "Lilja" and we all owe our friend across the pond roaring thanks for this terrific book.

Stephen Spignesi

King on The View

Posted: November 6, 2009, 00:13

Stephen King drops by "The View" next Friday to help Whoopi Goldberg celebrate her birthday. Read more here

Thanks to Louis Sytsma

Jay Franco did a calendar

Posted: November 6, 2009, 00:09

Here is a rather interesting blog by Jay Franco who edited Stephen King Library 2010 Desk Calendar. In the blogg he talks about how he worked on the calendar. Check it out.

A dragon on stage?

Posted: November 5, 2009, 00:52

How about this...

Eyes of the Dragon is being turned as a play in Belgium. And the play will start on the 11th of november, and it will be at "la ruche théatre", in Marcincelle (Belgium).
Website of the theater :

Thanks to Herbert West

Online

Posted: November 5, 2009, 00:48

Here is an FAQ about Discordia: A Dark Tower Online Experience.

And here is a brand new multimedia section of King's official website.

My reveiw of...

Posted: November 4, 2009, 16:11

Here is my review of the Dollar Baby version of My Pretty Pony.

More Under the Dome

Posted: November 4, 2009, 12:31

Now you can check out a longer video of King reading from Under the Dome. You can also check out the trailer, King talking about the book and an audio excerpt. You'll find all this here.

Scribner has also added more illustrations from the limited book. You can check out them here.

And here you can see them in even bigger format.

Thanks to Ari

The Stephen King Library Desk Calendar 2010

Posted: November 3, 2009, 13:53

2010's edition of The Stephen King Library Desk Calendar is now out. You can see the cover to the right.

Since these aren't sold outside the US I'd be very interested to buy one if there is anyone out there that got an extra copy. Mail me.

King interview

Posted: November 3, 2009, 00:35

Here is an exclusive interview with King done by Barnes & Noble.

TV promotion for Under the Dome

Posted: November 3, 2009, 00:32

This listing of TV appearances to promote Under the Dome was posted on King's official board:

We do not have exact times or dates for all of the appearances, but here is the short list:

Tuesday, Nov. 10th:
-Good Morning America

Currently Scheduled for Friday, November 13th but subject to change:
- The View

Air date not set yet:
- The Colbert Report

If others are added, we will try to post them here.

More about Discordia

Posted: November 3, 2009, 00:31

More about what Discordia is:

Discordia: A Dark Tower Online Experience
Discordia is an internet-based Dark Tower experience that has been in development since early 2007. The project started as a small add-on concept for the then new Dark Tower Official Web Site. Over time, Discordia evolved into a progressive storytelling platform that leverages cutting-edge technologies to chronicle the war between Tet Corporation and Sombra/NCP.

Exploring the behind-the-scenes conflict between the two companies, Discordia introduces long-time Dark Tower fans to new characters and numerous mechanical/magical items developed by Mid-World's Old Ones. Over the course of our adventure we will visit numerous locations, both those familiar to Dark Tower fans and others which we only glimpsed in the Dark Tower novels. While we may not see Roland and his ka-tet in this adventure, the development team has remembered the faces of its fathers. We have done our best to honor the original Dark Tower series while simultaneously mapping new and exciting Dark Tower territory.

Discordia uses Flash and Flash video to immerse the user in detailed 3D artwork and video that has been meticulously created based on literal dissections of the Dark Tower books. With retrospective text by Robin Furth, highly detailed magical items and environments by Brian Stark and truly exquisite original paintings by Michael Whelan, Discordia is a revolutionary experience that should please any Dark Tower fan.

New column

Posted: November 3, 2009, 00:30

Here is a new column called The Secret to Pop Culture Snacking.

Delay and review for LL

Posted: November 2, 2009, 16:33

My book was planned for a November release but will be pushed forward to early 2010. The reason for this is that we sent out review copies to people hoping for quotes to use on the book and getting responses on that has been taking much longer than we expected. However both CD and I felt that it was worth waiting for even if it means the book will be delayed a few months.

With that said I'm also happy to chare this review of the book with you.

Read Premium Harmony today

Posted: November 2, 2009, 08:48

Larry Fire over at The Fire Wire reports that King’s new short story, Premium Harmony, from the New Yorker magazine now can be read online. It's about a fight between a husband and wife while they are driving to a convenience store and you can read it here.

Collectors, look here

Posted: November 2, 2009, 08:45

The collector site has been updated and if you are a collector of King's book, check this one out.

King reads from Under the Dome

Posted: October 30, 2009, 21:04

Check out ta videoclip of King reading from Under the Dome here. In it you can also see illustrations of some of the characters in the book.

Carrie to the stage...again

Posted: October 30, 2009, 07:38

Dead Central reports that Carrie might get a new chance as a musical.

Here is an article about it from New York Post.

New banner

Posted: October 30, 2009, 07:37

Discordia has gotten a new banner.

Rafael Albuquerque interview

Posted: October 30, 2009, 07:35

Here is an interview with Rafael Albuquerque about American Vampire.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Under the Dome trailer

Posted: October 29, 2009, 11:10

Check out the new, very nice, trailer for Under the Dome here.

Promoting Under the Dome

Posted: October 28, 2009, 14:50

This list of promotional event was posted on King's site today:

Entertainment Weekly will be publishing an excerpt of Under the Dome in their print magazine currently scheduled to be on stands on October 30th. The excerpt is not expected to be available on-line.

On Thursday, October 29th, the Under the Dome book trailer will premiere exclusively on EW.com and EW's Shelf Life Blog for one day only.

On Friday, October 30th, EW.com and EW's Shelf Life Blog will launch a short video of Stephen reading the first few pages of Under the Dome. This is also a one-day exclusive.

Thanks to Ari

Tony Shasteen interview

Posted: October 28, 2009, 08:45

Here is an interview I did with Tony Shasteen, illustrator of the new Talisman comic.

New King story

Posted: October 27, 2009, 20:14

This unexpected news popued up today on King's official board:

The New Yorker issue of November 9th, appearing on newsstands November 2nd, will feature a new short story by Stephen, "Premium Harmony," set in Castle Rock.

Thanks to Craig Trunzo

Damon Lindelof: I shouldn't be the one to adapt it

Posted: October 27, 2009, 17:04

This was in USA Today :

I am actually curious as to the status of Damon's involvement with the Dark Tower series. Is there hope for us Stephen King fans that this project is in the works? -- Lorrie Q.

You'll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of The Dark Tower than me, but that's probably the reason that I shouldn't be the one to adapt it. After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up.

I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County alive

Posted: October 27, 2009, 15:02

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County seems to be alive and kicking. This was posted on King's official board today:

It hasn't been dropped, although it won't come out as a stage production--at least not at first. In fact, I think it may be in the post-production stage at the moment. A web site is being developed for the project and as soon as I have any information about it going live, I will pass that along.

Exclusive interview

Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:17

Here is the exclusive interview with King about Under the Dome that was mentioned in a mail from King's official site about a week ago.

It's only supposed to be on the PopEater site today (Oct. 27th) but if you missed it it should be on King's official site from Oct. 28th.

It the video interview we also get a first look at the illustrations of the characters in the book that will be included in the limited edition. It's not easy to see details but it gives you a hint of how they will look.

UK cover

Posted: October 27, 2009, 01:10

Here is the full wraparound cover for the UK edition of Under the Dome

Stand cover

Posted: October 27, 2009, 00:59

Here is the variant cover for issue #3 of Soul Survivors.

DT covers

Posted: October 27, 2009, 00:56

Here are the regular and variant cover for issue #3 of Battle of Jericho.

Skinner is coming...

Posted: October 26, 2009, 15:16

King will be part of yet another comic. This time it's the story about the vampire Skinner. This will be an original story by King. Read more on King's official site or at Newsarama.

Thanks to Daniel Taylor.

Variant cover for issue #1

Posted: October 24, 2009, 00:29

Here is the cover for the variant cover for Battle of Jericho Hill by Brandon Peterson.

Pet Sematary game

Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:16

How did this happen?

Stephen King tie-in out now
by Jon Jordan

It's close to Halloween so surely time for a Stephen King tie-in on the App Store?

Indeed, Paramount has dug up an old film licence, providing us with a Pet Sematary game.

As tends to happen when multi-faceted novels are converted into other media, it's become a top-down shooter, in which you have to rapidly tap on resurrected pets and small boys to shoot them, while saving the adults who charge around the levels seeking safety.

To be honest, it's doesn't seem to be very sophisticated - but perhaps as an impulse 99c purchase, there's nothing wrong with that.

Each level lasts a swift minute long and you can acquire power-ups along the way to boost your points score, which is shared via online high scores and Facebook.

Pet Sematary is available now, priced 99c, €0.79 or 59p. Hit the Buy It! button to see how deep you have to dig.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Message from Steve

Posted: October 22, 2009, 20:32

This was posted on King's official site after it was reported that the eBook of Under the Dome would cost $35.

Dear Constant Readers,

Please don’t believe the press reports that the e-book reader price for Under the Dome will be $35. This was the result of confusion from a press release from the publisher, what Big Jim Rennie would call a clustermug. It is true that you cannot order the book as an e-download until December 24th but the physical book, which is a beautiful thing, you can pre-order for less than $9—so who’s better than us?

Steve

Really cool

Posted: October 22, 2009, 14:13

I have told you about them before but now I have had the chance to see them with my own eyes and they are really cool. What am I talking about? Well, you have a little hint in the photo to the right but if you want to know more, read this

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