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First draft of Duma Key done

Posted: October 12, 2006, 23:42
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Here is some good news about Duma Key:

According to King's message board moderator, King has finished the first draft of Duma Key and will revise it after he gets it back from his editors.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Thomas Jane in The Mist?

Posted: October 12, 2006, 23:40
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Is The Mist finally happening?

In a movie round-up article at MTV, Thomas Jane (Dreamcatcher) says, "Frank Darabont and I are supposed to be doing Stephen King's The Mist."

No schedule or anything, but it's the first indication that someone beyond Darabont is attached to the project.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Willa in Playboy

Posted: October 11, 2006, 22:07
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Seams King will be publishing Willa before the year is over.

"Willa", the short story SK introduced at an appearance earlier this year, will be published in the December issue of Playboy.

Page 176 of the current (November) issue has the following (possible spoilers):

Willa-Master of suspense Stephen King returns with a chilling page-turner. When a derailment leaves train passengers stranded in the middle of nowhere, they soon realize nowhere is somewhere they desperately don't want to be.

Thanks to willowlove.

King to get Grand Master Award

Posted: October 11, 2006, 22:06
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Yet another award for King:

Stephen King, the grand master of suspense and an international best-selling author, has been chosen to receive the highest award bestowed on an individual by Mystery Writers of America: the coveted Grand Master Award.

The annual Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in the mystery field and was established to recognize not only important contributions to the mystery field over time but also a significant output of consistently high quality.

"As Grand Master, Stephen King is the natural successor to Edgar Allan Poe," says Reed Farrel Coleman, Executive vice president of Mystery Writers of America. "King is that rare jack all trades who masters all he attempts. He is a fearless writer."

"I'm delighted to be getting the Grand Master Award and to be joining the company of some of my greatest idols and teachers--people like John D. MacDonald, Ed McBain, and Donald E. Westlake,” says King. “The award means a great deal to me personally, because it's an award from people who understand two things: the importance of good writing and the importance of telling stories."

King will receive the award at the 61st Annual Edgar® Banquet to be held on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel (Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal, NY, NY). The "Edgars" as they are commonly known are named after Mystery Writers of America's patron saint Edgar Allan Poe and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Miss X

UK signing for Nov. 10

Posted: October 11, 2006, 00:14
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Here is more info about the last of the signings King will do in the UK during his tour there in November.

Friday 10th November
1.00-2.00 Signing at Tesco superstore at Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock.

UK reading

Posted: October 10, 2006, 10:51
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There are still tickets left for King’s reading in London on Nov. 7. Here is how you can get them:

Stephen King will soon make his first UK appearance for 10 years. This exclusive event, presented by The Times, Hodder & Stoughton and Waterstone's, will take place at Battersea park Events Arena on November 7th at 7.00pm. Tickets cost £15.00 each. Book yours now on: (insert UK prefix here) 08708 303 488

The Pop of King: Graceless and Tasteless

Posted: October 4, 2006, 23:37
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King has a new column called Graceless and Tasteless out in the October 6th issue of Entertainment Weekly. You can read it online here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Paul Poroshin

New interview with King

Posted: October 4, 2006, 08:30
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Here is an interview with King about Lisey's Story from The New York Times.

Thanks to Rocky Wood

Noveen the doll

Posted: October 2, 2006, 13:09
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In the essay by King called The Writing Life (from WashingtonPost.com) King says the following about Duma Key:

For the other half, I will think about the book I'm currently writing (a novel called Duma Key ). My muse may visit. She may not. The trick is to be there waiting if she does. There's a doll named Noveen in Duma Key , and I don't know what that doll's about yet. I need a visit from my muse to tell me because I'm stuck there. But I'm not worried.

The winner of The Long Walk is...

Posted: October 1, 2006, 00:02
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The winner of The Long Walk contest has now been drawn but first the right answers:

Question 1: There's a John Denver song that makes an appearance in "The Regulators"
by Richard Bachman. What's the song name?
Answer 1: "Leaving on a Jet Plane".

Question 2: What year was the first printing of The Regulators published?
Answer 2: 1996.

Question 3: In 1994, while preparing to move to a new house, the author's (Richard
Bachman) widow found what in the cellar?
Answer 3: Cardboard carton filled with manuscripts.

And the winner is Peter Ljungkvist from Sweden! Congratulations!

King reading in London on November 7 - order your tickets today!

Posted: September 30, 2006, 09:41
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It’s now clear that King will do a reading while in London. During the reading he will be interviewed onstage, answer readers' questions and read from his new novel, Lisey's Story. The event takes place at Battersea Park, London, November 7 at 7pm.

The tickets are £15 and to buy them you can call this number 08708 303 488 (it’s in the UK). Read more here.

Listen to Lisey

Posted: September 27, 2006, 08:34
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Here you can listen to a clip from the audio edition of Lisey's Story read by Mare Winningham.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

More info about the special edition of Lisey’s Story

Posted: September 26, 2006, 00:06
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Here are some additional info about the special edition of Lisey’s Story:

Fans of the King of Screams will love our Special Deluxe Edition of Lisey’s Story. A great gift idea and the perfect addition to any Stephen King library, it features a slipcase, ribbon bookmark and full-color endpapers.

Thanks to Dean Kinsworthy

King writes about LOST

Posted: September 25, 2006, 23:35
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King has written an article for the September 29th issue of Entertainment Weekly. It’s about a meeting King had with the producers of LOST. You can read it here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

King at a fundraiser

Posted: September 25, 2006, 23:34
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Here is a picture of King, John Grisham and Jim Webb at a fundraiser held this Sunday. Read more here.

Thanks to Miss X

Limited Lisey?

Posted: September 25, 2006, 16:06
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It seems that the US based book club Quality Paperback Books (www.qpb.com) will release a limited gift edition of Lisey’s Story. The price is $ 24.95 but you’ll have to be a member in order to be able to order a copy.

I don’t have any info on what’s limited about it yet (if anyone know please let me know) but as soon as I know I’ll post it here.

Thanks to Marco Lammers and John Scoleri

New desktop calendar for 2007

Posted: September 24, 2006, 23:52
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There will be a new desktop calendar based on King next year. This year's was released by SK Library/BOMC and I'm guessing that they are the once behind 2007 year's calendar as well.

The calendar is very similar to the one for 2006. Here are some images.

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Memory is from Duma Key but edited

Posted: September 21, 2006, 22:31
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There where an interesting question posted on King's official message board today and it confirms what he have all thought...

Question:
Are the short story "Memory" and the new novel "Duma Key" related......ie..is "Memory" a chapter in "Duma Key"?

Besides "Duma Key", does SK have any other new books started?

Answer
Someone else had asked off the MB if they were the same, so I asked Steve about it. He told me that "Memory" is from Duma Key but it was edited quite a bit so the version you read in Tin House is not exactly the same one that will be in Duma Key.

That's the only book he's working on that I'm aware of. He's still not completely done with it as he decided he wanted to do some additional editing.

Happy Birthday to Stephen King

Posted: September 21, 2006, 08:26
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Today is Stephen’s birthday (he turns 59) and I hope it’ll be a really good one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN!

Three new titles from Cemetery Dance

Posted: September 20, 2006, 21:46
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Three new books about King's work will be out from Cemetery Dance before the year is over.


Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
by Rocky Wood & Justin Brooks

Stephen King: The Non-Fiction is over 575 PAGES in length, easily making it the most comprehensive review of Stephen King's non-fiction works, many of which you've never read or even heard of before! This signed & slipcased oversized Limited Edition is Rocky Wood's official companion volume to the fan acclaimed Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished so make sure you order a copy today to complete the set!


Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World's Most Popular Author
by Justin Brooks

Weighing in at over 560 pages, Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World's Most Popular Author is by far the most comprehensive Stephen King Bibliography ever produced, with 958 separate entries, each with a short description and full source data, from publication information right down to page numbers!


Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance
by Robin Furth

This Cemetery Dance Publications special Limited Edition will be signed by Furth, hand-numbered and slipcased, and it will feature a deluxe oversized design

Watch Suffer the Little Children online

Posted: September 18, 2006, 20:37
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Now you can see the Dollar Baby Suffer the Little Children online. The movie were recently named an official selection by Century City Film Festival ("CCFF") and one aspect of that festival involves posting the films online at Google Video to obtain audience votes. So, watch it here and vote if you like it.

The Dead Zone back for a season 6

Posted: September 18, 2006, 13:02
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The Dead Zone will be back for a 6th season:

"Dead Zone" will return for a 13-episode, sixth season in summer 2007, with star Anthony Michael Hall reprising his role as Johnny Smith, a man who awakens from a six-year coma with psychic powers.

The network aims to reinvent the series following the November death of co-creator/executive producer Michael Piller. We're looking at the sixth season as the first season," said Jeff Wachtel, executive vp original programming at USA.

He credited "Dead Zone's" rating resurgence since it was paired with "The 4400" last year for the network's decision to continue the show's run. USA has also acquired the cable rerun rights.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

StephenKing.com comments on Duma Key

Posted: September 15, 2006, 23:20
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King’s official site commented on his next book today and it turns out it will be called Duma Key and nothing else. Here is what King’s official site says:

The Fall 2006 issue of The Paris Review (www.theparisreview.org), official publication date 9/15/06, contains an interview with Stephen (pages 66-101) including information about the book he's currently working on titled Duma Key. Stephen describes it as being about a guy named Edgar Freemantle who has an accident and loses an arm and has paranormal symptomatology relating to phantom limb sensations.

First news about King’s next book, Duma Key

Posted: September 15, 2006, 08:33
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Here is the first news about King’s next book. King seams to have revealed them in an interview with The Paris Review. The full interview isn’t available isn’t available online but you can get a taste of it here.

According to King the new book will be called Duma Key and set I Florida. It may or may not be a haunted house tale and features a protagonist who has lost an arm and who experiences phantom limb sensations.

Thanks to RJ_Sevin

Secretary ARCs and more

Posted: September 15, 2006, 00:01
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Cemetery Dance has released some pictures of The Secretary of Dreams. Here you can see the cover for the ARC and there are more pictures on their site.

You can also order theire Secretary of Dreams t-shirt here.

Dutch Lisey cover

Posted: September 15, 2006, 00:00
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Here is the Dutch cover for Lisey's Story. The Dutch title is Lisey's Verhaal.

Thanks to Chrissy

King focusing on a new book

Posted: September 14, 2006, 13:45
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I just found this interesting statement on King’s official board. It was given by the moderator in response to a question:

Right now his focus is on a book he's working on (no, I can't give out any details yet) and doing the book tours for the promotion of Lisey's Story.

So, everybody that has been asking if King is working on another book, YES he is.

The Colorado Kid teaser

Posted: September 13, 2006, 08:34
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PS Publishing has also put a small (very small) teaser for what seams to be the cover of their limited edition of The Colorado Kid. This cover is illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. You can find more info here.

Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born

Posted: September 13, 2006, 08:20
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Some very good news about the upcoming Dark Tower Comic where released today. It seams the title of the first set will be Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born. Here is the full report:

Panels from Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series were shown to an enthusiastic group of retailers during the conference. The full series name is "Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born" and the series will play a significant role in Marvel's new reader outreach programs. Fans worried about delays on this series shouldn't, as EiC Joe Quesada revealed Saturday during the Baltimore Comic-Con that series artist Jae Lee is already hard at work on the fifth issue of the series. The first issue ships February, 2007.

Thanks to Ari.

Dandelion Wine

Posted: September 13, 2006, 08:19
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PS Publishing just posted information on their website about an upcoming project with Ray Bradbury, where Stephen King is doing the introduction. The book is called Dandelion Wine and there is a 100 copy deluxe two-book edition that is going to be signed by Bradbury AND Stephen King. More info can be found here.

Thanks to Marc Rahn.

A small number of UK proof for Lisey's Story released

Posted: September 11, 2006, 23:59
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Hodder & Stoughton has released a very small number of proofs for Lisey’s Story to selected reviewers. I’m happy to be able to show you some pictures of it. It’s a trade paper edition in a black tray case of hard paper. It looks very cool as you can see.

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Contest winner

Posted: September 11, 2006, 00:10
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So, the winner in the contest has been drawn and here are the right answers:

Q1: Fill in the blank (video question from the American Express card commercial) "Instead of saying I wrote Carrie, _____________________"
A1: I carry the American express card.

Q2: In 1975, The Japan 1st edition of Carrie was published. It was published by arrangement with Doubleday & Company, New York by whom?
A2: Charles E. Tuttle Inc, Tokyo

Q3: Name the year and name of the car in the book Christine.
A3: 1958 Plymouth Fury.

And the winner is; Christopher Fowler from the US!

King's UK tour

Posted: September 6, 2006, 21:45
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Here are the dates for the UK Lisey's Story tour:

Tuesday 7th November
l.00-2.00
Book signing at Borders Books and Music, Oxford Street, London

Wednesday 8th November
Time & Venue to come
Book signing

Thursday 9th November
5.00-6.00
Book signing at Asda supermarket in Watford

Friday 10th November
Time & Venue to come
Book signing

Source: King's official site.

Stephen's Picks for the week of September 4, 2006

Posted: September 6, 2006, 21:44
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Stephen's Picks for the week of September 4, 2006 is out:

* Stephen is reading Last Seen Leaving by Kelly Braffet (out in November) - Excellent suspense novel about a mother searching for her daughter. Lots of hard edges.

* Stephen is also reading One Mississippi by Mark Childress - Funniest novel I have read in 10 years! If you buy hardcover fiction, make this your next one. If you loved The Lovely Bones or Water for Elephants, you’ll love this one.

* In theaters, Steve warns you against Crank. - If your movie money were speaking personally, it would say it would rather be eaten alive by rabid weasels. I do not say this lightly!

* He is listening to Last Man Standing - Rock & Roll Duets with Jerry Lee Lewis, John Foggerty, Bruce Springsteen and others...Great rock & roll record!

Two new Dollar Babies

Posted: September 4, 2006, 23:18
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Two new Dollar Babies has surfaced. The first one is yet another version of All That You Love Will Be Carried Away by Anthony Kaneaster. You can see that one here

The other one is called Shalt Thou Shew Wonders to the Dead? and is a 20 minute gothic nightmare inspired by King’s short story Nona.

Thanks to Bernd Lautenslager and Ari

King and Grisham on September 24

Posted: August 30, 2006, 23:58
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King and Grisham is planning a reading:

Novelists Stephen King and John Grisham plan to appear at a Sept. 24 fundraiser for fellow writer Jim Webb's Democratic U.S. Senate campaign.

King, a Maine resident who wrote "Carrie," "Misery" and "The Green Mile" among other novels, short stories and nonfiction books, and Albemarle County's own Grisham, author of 18 novels including "The Firm" and other legal thrillers, plan to read from their works at the 7 p.m. event at the 1,000-seat Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, VA.

"It will be a lot of fun," Grisham said of the event at which Webb will speak and also read from some of his works. Grisham said he will talk for a few minutes about the campaign and politics before reading from his new nonfiction book, "An Innocent Man," due out in October.

Tickets for the Webb fundraiser will be tiered at $100, $500 and $2,100, Grisham said.

Webb is challenging U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., in the November election. thingy
Wadhams, Allen's campaign manager, disparaged the Webb event, saying, "Since his whole campaign is based on fiction, having two fellow fiction novelists campaign for him is not a surprise."

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

The Pop of King: Setting Off a 'Wire' Alarm

Posted: August 29, 2006, 22:56
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King has a new column out in the September 1 issue of Entertainment Weekly. It's called Setting Off a 'Wire' Alarm and you can read it here.

Thanks to Paul Poroshin

Michael J. Fox in The Talisman?

Posted: August 24, 2006, 23:40
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It's rumor time. I have no confirmation that this is actually true but since it would be very good news if it where I choose to tell you about it.

A big, no make that giant, rumor has surfaced this morning over at Cinescape online as they've reported some really amazing news (if it's true). According to their sources the great Michael J. Fox is up for a role in DreamWorks' long-delayed The Talisman, which is based on a Stephen King story. The story concerns a 12-year-old boy who goes on a supernatural journey in order to find the talisman that can save his dying mother. Watch for more news as confirmation comes in.

Thanks to Bloody Disgusting

King nominated for Quills Awards

Posted: August 24, 2006, 14:13
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King is one of the nominees for the second annual Quills Awards:

Stephen King, Doris Kearns Goodwin and former Vice President Al Gore were among the nominees announced Tuesday for the second annual Quills Awards — people's choice prizes trying to catch on with the public.

The awards will be handed out at an Oct. 10 ceremony, hosted by NBC anchor Lester Holt, at the American Museum of Natural History. Admission will range from $1,000 for a single ticket to $75,000 for a "Platinum Sponsorship."

Starting Tuesday and through Sept. 30, voters can make their picks online at http://www.quillsvote.com and at http://www.quills.msnbc.com.

King was nominated in the science fiction/fantasy/horror category for his novel, "The Cell."

Thanks to Bev Vincent

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