April 5th, 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the first print run of Stephen King's iconic horror classic Carrie. Already a hit, its popularity exploded with the release of the 1976 blockbuster film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek. With that, King was off and running and almost immediately became identified as the "King of Horror." Massive hits like The Shining, Salem's … [Read more...] about Why Stephen King Novel Will Never Be Printed Again?
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Hodder To Publish Stephen King’s You Like It Darker
Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house, is soon to publish Stephen King’s short stories “You Like It Darker” in May 2024. The deal for British Commonwealth rights was inked by Nick Sayers at Hodder & Stoughton and Liz Darhansoff at Darhansoff & Verrill. The former will publish the collection in hardback, audiobook, and e-book, and in trade paperback for New … [Read more...] about Hodder To Publish Stephen King’s You Like It Darker
Stephen King is going to narrate his next audiobook
Stephen King will be narrating an upcoming audiobook called Elevation, which is a novella and has 144 pages. The book marks King’s return to Castle Rock but strikes a different tone described as “a rebuke to our divisive culture” that’s “joyful, uplifting, and tinged with sadness.” He recorded the audio edition at the Simon & Schuster recording studio and it is going to … [Read more...] about Stephen King is going to narrate his next audiobook
Stephen King, Owen King Pen Thriller about a World without Women
Stephen King is no stranger to the art form of thriller fiction, but he's also no stranger to controversy. His essay on gun control garnered a lot of attention, much of it loud and rage-filled, but he stood by his position on the need for common sense in the discussion surrounding freedoms and safety. Now, along with his son Owen, King is writing a thriller called Sleeping … [Read more...] about Stephen King, Owen King Pen Thriller about a World without Women
Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced
Some book awards are determined by panels of expert judges who seem to be fairly out of touch with the interests of the typical reader. Still others are the domain of the "inner sanctum" club where publishers and powers that be proclaim which books are worthy. For my part--and that of many avid book fans--those awards pale in comparison to being chosen by a vast sea of actual … [Read more...] about Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced
eBook Review: Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Verdict: 2 Stars Something strange is afoot with Stephen King... First, he writes what is arguably one of his worst books yet. Completely devoid of supernatural story line (which I realize is not a requirement for a King novel, but it certainly does make it amazing), King's approach to crime fiction is more about a deranged mass murderer than any kind of horror plot. I … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Joyland by Stephen King Finally Goes Digital
Joyland was a novel by Stephen King and was released back in June of 2013. The author buckled the trend of a simultaneous release in trade and digital formats. Instead, he only published it only in hardcover, citing “I have no plans for a digital version. Maybe at some point, but in the meantime, let people stir their sticks and go to an actual bookstore rather than a digital … [Read more...] about Joyland by Stephen King Finally Goes Digital
The Next Stephen King Book Will Forgo a Digital Edition
Digital readers may find themselves unable to read the next Stephen King novel. The author has announced today that his upcoming June 4th release, Joyland, will only be available via traditional bookstores. Stephen King is no stranger to digital and released a novel in 2000 called Riding The Bullet, that was only available as an ebook. Last year, he released a Kindle Single … [Read more...] about The Next Stephen King Book Will Forgo a Digital Edition
Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Author Stephen King has experimented with ebook-only and digital-first publication in the recent past, but now the prolific author is using digital publishing in a new way. His latest digital release, "Guns," is an essay which explores the author's stance on the gun-control debate that is currently raging in the U.S. King is certainly not the first write to take advantage of … [Read more...] about Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Some Authors’ Backlist Titles Soon Up For Grabs
Jeff John Roberts posted an insightful piece for paidContentthat enlightens on a subject not many may know about: copyright law, more specifically, the part of copyright law that gives authors the rights to their books back after thirty-five years. While it’s not quite so simple as waving a magic wand over a calendar, the section of a 1978 copyright law was originally intended … [Read more...] about Some Authors’ Backlist Titles Soon Up For Grabs
Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
Author Stephen King has announced he will be releasing a new digital-first title entitled A Face in the Crowd, for which he will once again partner with author Stewart O’Nan. The two worked together on a previous project about the Boston Red Sox. This isn’t King’s first straight-to-digital release and he is certainly not the first author—indie or traditional—to take … [Read more...] about Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader
Leave it to the largest online bookseller-cum-publisher to come up with yet another way to reach out to a specific niche of the reading market. Launched in January 2011, Amazon.com’s Kindle Singles provides an opportunity for reading customers to find digital titles by established bestselling authors and up-and-coming writers alike that fit a very specific need. With … [Read more...] about The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader
Stephen King’s Digital Short Story Venture
Always the penultimate example of a successful author, Stephen King appears to have it all. Numerous blockbuster movies that evolved from his novels, the option to span several genres under a few different pseudonyms, and the ability to weave a bestseller out of a grocery list make him one of the most widely acclaimed writers of our time. Now he’s broadening his opus in a new … [Read more...] about Stephen King’s Digital Short Story Venture
What’s in a Pen Name?
Authors have used pseudonyms, or pen names, for almost as long as books have been printed, and they've chosen to do so for a variety of reasons. Whether it's a need for privacy, a distancing of one's writer life from a life of doing something else, or even just a need to become a different persona when it's time to write, there are really great reasons to use a pen name. A … [Read more...] about What’s in a Pen Name?