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Update on King's End of Watch Book Tour

Posted: March 9, 2016, 22:10
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Below is the list of confirmed bookstores that will be sponsoring Stephen’s appearances. The format for these venues will be on-stage conversations and there will not be a book signing. Stephen will be pre-signing 400 books for each store that will be given out randomly at the event. More details will be released as they become available.

June 7 WORD Bookstore, Jersey City, NJ
June 8 Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley, PA
June 9 Books & Co., Dayton, OH
June 10 Taylor Books, Charleston, WV
June 11 Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN
June 12 Carmichael’s Books, Louisville, KY
June 13 Prairie Lights, Iowa City, IA
June 14 Bookworm, Omaha, NE
June 15 Booksmart, Tulsa, OK
June 16 Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM
June 17 The King’s English, Salt Lake City, UT
June 18 Barnes & Noble, Reno, NV

Meeting The King

Posted: March 9, 2016, 10:36
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You are standing eye to eye with King. He is signing your book. What would you say?

I have met King twice. The first time was in London 2006 when he promoted Lisey’s Story. I actually met him 5 times during his stay in London. The first time was at a book signing. Here is what was said:


King: Hi How are you?
Lilja: Fine and you?
King: Fine.
Lilja: Are your hand tired?
King: No it’s OK, it’s on autopilot.

Pretty lame I know…


The second time was at a reading he did and there was also a book signing after. Here much wasn’t said since it was very fast paced. A lot of fans that wanted to get books signed.

The third time was definitely the best one. It was at a publishing party and here I got to shake King’s hand, take a photo and say:

It’s a real honor to finally meet you!

King replied: It’s an honor to meet you to.

The fourth time I met King was at a press conference he did for the book where I actually got to ask him a question (the last one before the press conference was over). At the reading King had mention that he was releasing a new Bachman book and I asked what it’s title would be and as far as I know this is the first time King confirmed that it was Blaze. I also got a book signed.

The fifth and last time was at yet another signing. This time I didn’t say anything to King except “Thanks” and extracted my hand. At the same second he reached for his glass of Coke and there was a second of total confusion. Then he put forward his left hand and I shook that...

The next time I met King was in Hamburg 2013. Here I went to a reading but also a Meet & Greet with King. At the Meet & Greet I got two books signed and once again took a photo with King and shooke his hand. Not much was said here except "Thanks" since there wasn’t much time for each fan but it was once again fun to meet King. At the reading he told us about the idea that later turnd into the story That Bus is Another World.


If you want to read more about these meetings you can do so here:
London 2006
Hamburg 2013

Now it’s your turn. Have you met King? What did you say to him and what did he reply? If you haven’t seen him and are planning to go to any of the events this summer, do you have anything special you want to say to him?

See where King will appear this summer

King Will Do Book Tour For End of Watch

Posted: March 8, 2016, 16:20
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King will be doing a book tour to promote End of Watch in June. Here are the cities and dates.

June 7 Jersey City, NJ
June 8 Sewickley, PA
June 9 Dayton, OH
June 10 Charleston, WV
June 11 Nashville, TN
June 12 Louisville, KY
June 13 Iowa City, IA
June 14 Omaha, NE
June 15 Tulsa, OK
June 16 Albuquerque, NM
June 17 Salt Lake City, UT
June 18 Reno, NV

Where Would You Like To Get Your King News?

Posted: March 7, 2016, 14:08
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What social media are you using? Is there any other that you would like to get all your King news? Or maybe a different kind of King news? Lilja's Library are currently present on facebook, twitter, Instagram (at least a little) and as a podcast. Do you wish we were elsewhere and if so where? Let me know!

Dark Tower Movie Has New Releasedate

Posted: March 5, 2016, 20:03
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Sony Pictures has announced a slight shuffle in their 2017 release schedule and moved The Dark Tower back a month. New release date is now February 17, 2017.

The Dark Tower, which it was recently revealed will begin production in seven weeks in South Africa, has moved from its original release date of January 13, 2017 to February 17, 2017. An adaptation of the Stephen King novel series, the film will open against Universal Pictures and
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Legendary Pictures’ The Great Wall and 20th Century Fox’s Maze Runner: The Death Cure. Nikolaj Arcel will direct the film which stars Idris Elba as Roland “The Gunslinger” Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the evil Man in black.

Source: Coming Soon.

Thanks to Rick Urban.

Do You Want To Help...Again?

Posted: March 4, 2016, 15:10
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Sorry to push this on you again but this will be the last time for now.

First I want to thank everyone how donated this past week. I have sent you individual mails thanking for the donations but again, thank you. I will put your money to good use.

Secondly, I could still use a few more donations. I would like to spread the word about Lilja’s Library even more but it costs…more than I want to think about. So, I’ll ask one more time for donations and then do the best I can with what I got.

I offer a convenient way to make a donation via Paypal.com. Just click on this link and fill in the amount.

Here is a thought. If just everyone that follows Lilja’s Library on facebook donated $1 I could do a lot, and I mean a lot, of promotion for the site…just saying… :-)

Thanks! / Lilja

Original post:

While I have never charged anything for anything on Lilja's Library since I started the site 20 years ago back in 1996, and never will in the future (no matter how long that is), it do cost to run a website. And it also cost to make it grow even more, which I would like it to do. So that is why I turn to you, my faithful readers, for your help. I want to make Lilja’s Library even bigger than it is today. Why? Well, the bigger the site is the easier it is to get access to things and to people and by getting that I can give you even more news, info, contests and exclusives about King than I do today.

So, since I don't believe in having to pay for information on the Internet I make between almost nothing and very little money on Lilja's Library. Yet I'm hoping that you would like to repay your enjoyment of Lilja's Library by making a donation. It can be as big or as small as you feel you can afford and think Lilja's Library deserves, no donation is too small, or too big :-)

By making a support donation to Lilja's Library you are supporting my efforts to keep the site up to date and to make it grow and be even bigger than it is today. Lilja’s Library has been around for 20 years and I still have a lot I want to do with it…but that means I needs money. All proceeds (100%) from any donations are utilized exclusively for the ongoing maintenance, support, development and growth of Lilja's Library.

I do however want to make it perfectly clear that if not one of you donate a single $ it won’t mean that the site will roll over and die. It doesn’t mean that I won’t do all I can to keep making Lilja’s Library the #1 Stephen King site. Donations will however make it easier for me to do all these things.

I offer a convenient way to make a donation via Paypal.com. Just click on this link and fill in the amount.

Thank you!
Lilja

We Have A Winner!

Posted: March 4, 2016, 08:34
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We have a winner in The Secretary of Dreams contest and her name is Michelle Favilla. The reason I selected her is that her motivation to her best Lilja’s Library moment is exactly what this site is all about. It’s the reason I keep running the site after 20 years…and probably will for a lot more years to come. Congratulations Michelle and thanks for putting my intentions into words!

I love when you asked people to share photos holding Mr. Mercedes, Revival, and Finders Keepers. By doing that, you made your page so much more than just about your thoughts, interactions, and news about Stephen King. You included us! You made us feel important and we got a glimpse of some of your followers that share our interests. I feel connected to your followers who share the same passion (obsession?) that I have with all things Stephen King. There are very few people in my personal life that understand or care about my interest in SK. I know that I can post, comment or look to your page to see, read, and hear more about one of the people I love dearly with no judgement, questions, or ridicule. Here, we find pure acceptance and excitement. Here, it's ok to nerd-out! In a world where reading has taken a backseat, you bring us together to common ground. Thank you.

King Loves Kim Novak

Posted: March 4, 2016, 00:04
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Stephen King confesses his early love for Kim Novak in "Beautiful," an original essay that will appear in a new anthology of stories about celebrity crushes next month.

Read part of it here.

The Dark Tower Confirmations

Posted: March 1, 2016, 16:26
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A lot of stuff has not been confirmed about The Dark Tower movie:

- Nikolaj Arcel will start shooting the movie in South Africa in seven weeks.

- The Premier date is January 13 2017.

- The first movie won’t be based on the first book. Based on clues given by Arcel it’ll probably be based on the third book, The Waste Lands.

- Idris Elba is confirmed to play Roland.

- Matthew McConaughey is based to play The Man in Black.

- Abbey Lee will likely play Tirana.

“The thing is, it’s been a looong trip from the books to the film,” King says, putting it right in context: “When you think about it, I started these stories as a senior in college, sitting in a little sh-tty cabin beside the river in Maine, and finally this thing is actually in pre-production now.” He laughs. “I’m delighted, and I’m a little bit surprised.”

About the movie not being based on the first book.

King says the movie will open with the first line from the first book. “It should start that way,” he says. “I’ve been pretty insistent about that.”

“[The movie] starts in media res, in the middle of the story instead of at the beginning, which may upset some of the fans a little bit, but they’ll get behind it, because it is the story,” King says.

Arcel declined to specify which books his movie focus on, but he did offer this clue: “A lot of it takes place in our day, in the modern world.”

King and Arcel on Elba.

The author, who raves about Elba’s recent work in the child-soldier drama Beasts of No Nation, says he hopes fans of the books have no problem accepting a man of color as Roland. “For me the character is still the character. It’s almost a Sergio Leone character, like ‘the man with no name,’” King says. “He can be white or black, it makes no difference to me. I think it opens all kind of exciting possibilities for the backstory.”

Arcel acknowledges that skin color actually was an important factor in the relationship between Roland and Susannah, the black amputee he drew into his world from her life in 1964. In the books, she is not thrilled to find herself yanked into another dimension by a grizzled white guy. “Some fans are asking, understandably, ‘What about the racial tension?’” Arcel says. “But as the story progresses that will be made clear, how we’ll deal with all those things.”

Some Tweets...



Read the full article here.

Thanks to Alex Maidy‎.

Do You Want To Help?

Posted: March 1, 2016, 12:15
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While I have never charged anything for anything on Lilja's Library since I started the site 20 years ago back in 1996, and never will in the future (no matter how long that is), it do cost to run a website. And it also cost to make it grow even more, which I would like it to do. So that is why I turn to you, my faithful readers, for your help. I want to make Lilja’s Library even bigger than it is today. Why? Well, the bigger the site is the easier it is to get access to things and to people and by getting that I can give you even more news, info, contests and exclusives about King than I do today.

So, since I don't believe in having to pay for information on the Internet I make between almost nothing and very little money on Lilja's Library. Yet I'm hoping that you would like to repay your enjoyment of Lilja's Library by making a donation. It can be as big or as small as you feel you can afford and think Lilja's Library deserves, no donation is too small, or too big :-)

By making a support donation to Lilja's Library you are supporting my efforts to keep the site up to date and to make it grow and be even bigger than it is today. Lilja’s Library has been around for 20 years and I still have a lot I want to do with it…but that means I needs money. All proceeds (100%) from any donations are utilized exclusively for the ongoing maintenance, support, development and growth of Lilja's Library.

I do however want to make it perfectly clear that if not one of you donate a single $ it won’t mean that the site will roll over and die. It doesn’t mean that I won’t do all I can to keep making Lilja’s Library the #1 Stephen King site. Donations will however make it easier for me to do all these things.

I offer a convenient way to make a donation via Paypal.com. Just click on this link and fill in the amount.

Thank you!
Lilja

Ep. 55: The Stand - Revisited

Posted: February 29, 2016, 15:18
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With your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 55 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Your co-hosts Hans Lilja & Lou Sytsma check out the next book from the Stephen King Revisted site which was The Stand.

Here are the links to posts about their revisit:

The Stand (1978)

Historical Essay by Bev Vincent

Richard’s Thoughts by Richard Chizmar

Guest Essay by Josh Boone - director attached to The Stand and Revival.

We thought this would be an excellent time to rewatch the 1994 ABC TV mini-series based on the book too. So join us as we revisit The Stand.


As always, we bring you the latest Stephen King news.

Special thanks to listener Lance Grey for sending in his thoughts about the stage play of Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:

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2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)


In this podcast:

1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 01:01 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:51 - From The Death Room - The Latest Stephen King News
4) 28:09 - Reviews From The Night Shift - The Stand: Revisited
5) 1:17:54 - Sign Off
6) 1:19:45 - Outro



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Lilja's Library Highlight: February 27

Posted: February 27, 2016, 12:00
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ON THIS DAY IN 2002...

...the first episode (of three) of Rose Red aired on ABC. The other two aired on February 28 and 29.

The Talisman 3 At Least 2 Years Away

Posted: February 27, 2016, 00:44
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In an interview with Miami Herald Peter Straub talks about the third book in The Talisman series and it looks like we won't see it in atleas a couple of years...

Q. So is there any truth to the rumors that a third “Talisman” book is forthcoming?

I certainly hope so. It’s totally dependent on the patience of my saintly collaborator, Steve King. We were supposed to start it three or four years ago, but I had medical problems that stopped me in my tracks. Then I had problems with a book I was doing … so we’re no closer to being able to start it. But part of the reason he’s so patient is we have a great idea for the book. I won’t tell you what it is, but there was a famous story that happened in the world when we were young. He kept a scrapbook about it and so did I, him in Maine and me in Milwaukee. It has a lot of juice in it, and he and I both feel that way about it, so we are eager to do this book. I think he’ll cut me a break and let me go a year or two and then we’ll start working on it.


Thanks to Rick Urban

Mist on TV

Posted: February 25, 2016, 23:16
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Looks like The Mist is headed for the small screen.

Spike has reportedly ordered a pilot episode for The Mist, which will retain the initial premise of King’s 1980 novella by telling the story of a small town consumed by an otherworldly mist while monstrous creatures roam freely. TV veteran Christian Torpe—best known for creating the Danish series Rita—is slated to write and executive produce.

Source: Deadline

Thanks to Douglas Dowie and Ariel Bosi

11.22.63 Episode 2 Review

Posted: February 22, 2016, 09:01
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Here is my review of the second episode of 11.22.63.

The episode is as good as the pilot and so far this series really works for me. I sure hope they can keep this up for six more episodes and also turn out a great ending.

IT still Planned For 2 Movies

Posted: February 20, 2016, 22:14
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Screenrant reports that King’s IT may start filming in 2016 and the plan is still to do two movies.

“It will hopefully be shooting later this year. We just got the California tax credit… Gary Doberman wrote the most recent draft working with Andy Muscetti, so it’s being envisioned as two movies.”
Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Abbey Lee To Play Tirana in The Dark Tower

Posted: February 18, 2016, 22:15
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Is today April 1st? No? OK then…

If it’s correct that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will play Roland and Flagg a third role has now been cast. Deadline reports that Abbey Lee will play, and I quote, “the female lead role of Tirana”.

If you’re like me you’re now asking “who is Tirana? And why are they calling it a lead?”

Well this is Tirana:

A low woman in the Dixie Pig. Partner of Andrew. She struck the sköldpadda from Callahan’s hands

I don’t know about you but IF this is true it worries me a lot. What part of the story are they adapting and what are they focusing on?

11.22.63 Episode 1 Review

Posted: February 15, 2016, 16:07
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Here is my review of the first episode of 11.22.63.

After seeing the pilot I’m very optimistic about this series. Seven more episodes to go and if they keep up what the pilot started we’re in for a treat.

Samuel L. Jackson Cast For Revival?

Posted: February 11, 2016, 09:12
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Entertainment Weekly reports that Samuel L. Jackson might be playing the role of Charles Jacobs.

Could Revival have found its preacher?

A source close to the production tells EW that Samuel L. Jackson is circling the very meaty role of Charles Jacobs in the adaptation of Stephen King’s Revival. Josh Boone, who directed The Fault in Our Stars, has written the script and will helm the project, with Michael de Luca on board as producer.

The character of Charles Jacobs is one of King’s most interesting and complex: he’s a charismatic, small-town preacher who begins experimenting with the supernatural using electricity after his wife and child are killed in an accident. This is a story from the mind of Stephen King, so things only get more twisty and darker from there.

No word yet as to who is in talks to play the lead character, Jamie Morton.


Thanks to Lou Sytsma

11.22.63 Around The World

Posted: February 10, 2016, 01:37
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11.22.63 around the world:

USA (hulu) February 15
Australia (Stan. ) February 16
Canada (Super Channel) February 17
New Zealand (Sky) February 23
Germany (Sky) April 11

Other countries that don't have a premier date yet are: UK, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Flemish-speaking Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Slovenia.

King Is Between Books

Posted: February 10, 2016, 00:21
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King is now between books according to King himself in an interview with Rolling Stone. If that means he hasn’t written a book after End of Watch or if he has and not started on after that we don’t know.

King's next book, End of Watch, comes out one June 7th. It's the conclusion of a trilogy that began in 2014 with Mr. Mercedes and continued last year with Finders Keepers. He has yet to begin work on his next work. "I'm between books," he says. "Right now. I'm just promoting 11.22.63."

Thanks to Lou Sytsma & Dimitris Tso

King on Dark Tower Movie: It's Likely to Happen

Posted: February 10, 2016, 00:15
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In an interview with Rolling Stone King talked about The Dark Tower movie. Here are some of the things he said:

"It looks to me like it's more likely than not it'll happen at this point. Let's put it that way."

"I think that it's more likely than not that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will be in it. But I can't say with any certainty. I know that they're trying to make deals with these actors [and] with Sony, and that's the extent of my knowledge."

King also said he want to write about Jericho Hill:

"I'm never done with The Dark Tower. The thing about The Dark Tower is that those books were never edited, so I look at them as first drafts. And by the time I got to the fifth or sixth book, I'm thinking to myself, 'This is really all one novel.' It drives me crazy. The thing is to try to find the time to rewrite them. There's a missing element – a big battle at a place called Jericho Hill. And that whole thing should be written; I've thought about it several times, and I don't know how to get into it."

"I'd have to go back, read all the material before I could get myself in a frame of mind to do that. So, man, I just don't know. I'm a pretty instinctual writer, and I don’t have any game plan. I’m very unprofessional about that part of it; I can strap myself down in a chair and write every day, but the ideas come when they come. Maybe it will come time to write the Jericho Hill thing one day too."

Thanks to Lou Sytsma & Dimitris Tso

10 Days Until 11.22.63

Posted: February 5, 2016, 13:40
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Loads and loads of stuff about 11.22.63 now! In 10 days you will be able to check it out for yourself and I think you will like it. I know I did!

Here are some cool promo stuff from the TV series.






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