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Tag Archives: Stephen King
Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ cover revealed
Calling all Stephen King fans! The sufficiently creepy cover for Doctor Sleep—the much-anticipated sequel to The Shining—has just been revealed. What do you think? Are you excited to see what Danny (now Dan) Torrance is up to? September can’t get here … Continue reading
10 modern horror masterpieces
guest post by Adam Nevill To celebrate the publication of his fourth novel, Last Days (St. Martin’s Griffin) later this month, British horror writer Adam Nevill shares 10 modern novels that made him a better horror writer. I have a … Continue reading
Long vacation ahead? Pick up a doorstop novel!
A month ago, we highlighted 15 superstar story collections. Now, it’s time to move in the opposite direction. Here are 15 doorstop novels we love, in a variety of genres. We’re defining “doorstop” loosely as a long book that will … Continue reading
Weekly links: Bill C. on LBJ; Stephen King’s scolding; heavy characters; and more
This week on BookPage.com, Roger Bishop praises Robert Caro’s The Passage of Power (which I squealed about in November) by writing, “Political biography doesn’t get any better than what Caro does.” This installment of Caro’s incredible Lydon Johnson biography covers … Continue reading
Syfy mines best-selling backlist for new projects
Despite having a channel name that must be abhorrent to readers everywhere, the Syfy network has scooped up the rights to a few lesser-known titles from best-selling authors Stephen King and Charlaine Harris. Harris’ Harper Connelly series, featuring a tough … Continue reading
Weekly links: the King talks to Lauren Grodstein; Maud & Miller on the iPad; Kate Christensen, blogger, and more
It’s no secret that we’re fans of both Stephen King and Lauren Grodstein, so we were especially excited to hear that the two are doing a live webcast for the Algonquin Books Blog on March 3. King is a great … Continue reading
Readers’ Choice: Top 30 Books of 2011!
On November 14, we asked you to vote for your favorite book published in 2011. After more than 2,500 votes and a long afternoon of tallying, we can finally
Weekly links: Really bad lit sex, Literary Turduckens & a thriller-diller Great Expectations
Literary Review revealed their shortlist for the 2011 Bad Sex in Literature award on Tuesday, and the 12 nominees include 1Q84, 11/22/63 and The Land of Painted Caves. The winner will be announced on December 6. In the meantime, check … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ’11/22/63′ by Stephen King
November 22, 1963—the day JFK was shot. Now, 48 years later, Stephen King transports readers—along with his main character—back in time in a quest to stop Kennedy’s assassination. Writes Managing Editor Trisha Ping: “This new novel stands out from King’s oeuvre … Continue reading
15 creepy books to get you in the Halloween spirit
I mentioned in yesterday’s contest post that we’re already getting geared up for the spooky Halloween season here at BookPage. What better way to do so than by reading scary books? Here are 15 books from our archives that we … Continue reading
Weekly links: Vintage King; Patterson goes viral; and Maurice makes us cry
Earlier this week we let you know that Stephen King was working on a sequel to The Shining. Well, somehow that discovery led me to Lilja’s Library, a compendium of King links, news and video created by a Swedish fan. … Continue reading
On tap for Stephen King: a ‘Shining’ sequel
Here at BookPage we’ve been eager to read Stephen King’s 11/22/63 for a while — and now, less than a month before the book’s publication, word is out about the NEXT King opus to look forward to: a sequel to … Continue reading
Tom Perrotta in our September issue
If you’ve been keeping track of our 25 most anticipated books for fall, you’ll know that a biggie—The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta—comes out tomorrow. I say “biggie” because: a) A new novel from Tom Perrotta is always exciting (he wrote … Continue reading
