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Reading with Stephen King, John Grisham & Tess Gerritsen in Bangor, ME June 7, 2008

On June 7, 2008, Stephen will be joined by fellow authors John Grisham and Tess Gerritsen to do a reading in Bangor, Maine. Click here for details regarding the event and information how to purchase tickets.

Posted 19 April 2008

The Gingerbread Girl Audio Book

“The Gingerbread Girl,” previously only available in Esquire magazine, will be available May 6th in audiobook format through Simon & Schuster Audio. The story is narrated by Academy Award nominee Mare Winningham. Simon & Schuster Audio and Entertainment Weekly would like to give you a chance to win one of 50 audiobook copies of The Gingerbread Girl. Check back for more details about how to enter.

Click here for more info and an audio excerpt

Reposted 6 May 2008

The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #3 Now Available

Part 3 of The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home is now available in stores and online. See the Release Log below for more information.

Click here for The Long Road Home Release Log

Posted 6 May 2008

 

A message from Stephen

That a right-wing-blog would impugn my patriotism because I said children should learn to read, and could get better jobs by doing so, is beneath contempt. Noel Sheppard says, “Nice sentiment when the nation is at war, Stephen.” I guess he feels ignorance and illiteracy are OK when the country needs cannon-fodder. I guess he also feels that the war in Iraq has nationwide approval. Well, it doesn’t have mine. It is a waste of national resources. . . and that includes the youth and blood of the 4,000 American troops who have lost their lives there and for the tens of thousands who have been wounded. I live in a national guard town, and I support our troops, but I don’t support either the war or educational policies that limit the options of young men and women to any one career—military or otherwise. If you agree, find Sheppard on the internet, and send him an email:

“Hi, Noel—Stephen King says to shut up and I agree.”

Steve

Posted 5 May 2008

Dark Tower site receives accolades

We are proud to announce that AMC is featuring the new Dark Tower site as their Site of the Week. Check it out the feature here.

Posted 30 April 2008

Dark Tower Debuts At #1 With The Long Road Home!

Fans continue to show their support for Marvel comics Dark Tower series’ second arc, The Long Road Home. You can read more about it here.

Posted 22 April 2008

New Site Additions

As promised, the revision of Stephen’s web site is making progress. The newest section to be completed is The Dark Tower portion and it is accompanied by an option for a Dark Tower style option for the Message Board. Check them out and let us know what you think!

Click here to visit The Dark Tower Official Web Site

Click here to launch the StephenKing.com Message Board

(Choose "The Dark Tower (Fixed Width)" from the "Styles" drop down on the lower right-hand corner of the page.)

Posted 15 April 2008

 

The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #2 Now Available

Part 2 of The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home is now available in stores and online. See the Release Log below for more information.

Click here for The Long Road Home Release Log

Posted 2 April 2008

Stephen King and Joe Hill Collaborate on Novella for HE IS LEGEND

Gauntlet Press announces a new limited edition anthology which will include a short story co-written by Steve and his son, Joe Hill King. It is based on Richard Matheson's short story, Duel. Click here for more information about the anthology.

> Read the full Press Release

Posted 24 March 2008

New Site Preview

As those of you who frequent the Message Board know, we have been hinting for several months that the web site is going through its second major redesign. A lot has changed since the site first rolled out over a decade ago and version 3 is going to blow your socks off! Because of the sheer volume of material we will be offering and the complexity of the interactive features that are being designed, we will be launching the site in stages. The new Message Board was the first of those changes to go live but even that has new features in development. To whet your appetite for what’s to come, here are a few of the changes you’ll be seeing in the months ahead:
 
Big things are coming...

What to expect in 2008 on StephenKing.com
 
A fully redesigned and reengineered Official Web Site featuring:
 
The Library - A brand new searchable database of Stephen King books, audio books, short stories, movies and more.
 
Multimedia Section - Offering audio book samples, movie previews, exclusive video clips, fan art, downloads and more.
 
Community Features - Tell the world what you think of Stephen’s works with our new "my thoughts on this" comment system.
 
Updated Message Board - Offering new themes and style guides.
 
New Dark Tower Web Site coming in April - Combining the classic seven part epic with Marvel’s Dark Tower series, the redesign is just what the doctor ordered for the constant Dark Tower reader.
 
"Wally World" - Codename for a Dark Tower Interactive Flash Experience coming Summer 2008.
 
The Office - Step inside Stephen’s eclectic office and browse hundreds of artifacts and memorabilia in this Interactive Flash Experience coming Fall 2008.

>Click here to view a preview of the new site

 

Posted 14 March 2008

The Dark Tower: Long Road Home Now In Stores

The second arc of Marvel's Dark Tower series is now available in stores and online. Be sure to keep track of upcoming releases with our DT Release Log.

Click here for the Long Road Home Release Log

Posted 5 March 2008

 

Update on new short story collection

We have received the list of stories that will be included in Steve's new short story collection, Just After Sunset, which will be published in November '08. There may be one more bonus story, but this is the list so
far:

Willa

The Gingerbread Girl

Harvey’s Dream

Rest Stop

Stationary Bike

The Things They Left Behind

Graduation Afternoon

N.

The Cat from Hell

The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates

Mute

Ayana

A Very Tight Place

Posted 16 April 2008

A message from Stephen...

Hey, you guys—

Thanks so much for sharing your worst entertainment experiences. Not only did I get a great Entertainment Weekly column out of it, I almost laughed myself into cardiac arrest. I know that on one level it’s dreadfully mean to laugh at the misfortunes of others, but on another level…let’s just think of it as “identification and sympathy,” okay? It was great.

And speaking of Entertainment Weekly, I saw a great movie last week called Jumper and I can’t write about it for them because the executive producer also happens to be the guy who got me the EW gig. It would look like log-rolling. Probably this does, too, but I don’t care. It was the fun movie I hoped for last summer when Transformers opened (the only pic I walked out on all year; it offended even my low standards). Jumper is about a picked-on teen who discovers he can teleport. So if you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to eat lunch on the head of the Sphinx, or take your girlfriend on a make-out expedition into the catacombs below the Roman Coliseum, this is the movie for you. You may have also wondered what Samuel L. Jackson would look like in a 1940s-style bathing cap. If so…check out the ’do.

Now you’re probably wondering, Uncle Stevie, how much did you get comped for this? Answer: not a penny. I’d tell you I liked this movie if Hugo Chavez was an executive producer. (Come to think of it, I’ve never seen Hugo and my pal Ralph in the same place, so maybe…) Aw heck, think of this as my little Forry Ackerman turn and go see the darn movie.

Plus…thanks again for having so many weird experiences. I loved em.

Steve

Posted 12 February 2008

New Short Story Collection

The title for Stephen's new short story collection has been chosen. It will be titled Just Past Sunset. The publication date and story list are still being finalized but a fall 2008 date is a possibility.

Posted 6 February 2008

A message from Stephen...

Dear Constant Browser,

As you know, I do a column for Entertainment Weekly, and I had an idea for a column called My Worst Entertainment Experience. If you have stories about your absolute worst entertainment experience--anything from a guy who threw up in your lap at a movie to a concert where the lead singer passed out--let me know. Please limit your responses to 100 or so words. After all Ms. Mod and I have to wade our way through these things. In any case, thank you for your help! And if you never had a terrible entertainment experience…I hate you!

- Steve

P.S. Please sign a first name (you can make it up) that I can use along with your experience in the column

Launch the MB thread here

Posted 4 February 2008

A message from Stephen...

"Thanks, everybody, for buying DUMA KEY and--even more--saying nice things about it. I haven't seen so few "flame throwers" on this website (and others) in...well, more years than some of you have been alive. Stay tuned, and keep checking this site for new material. It's coming..."

- Steve

Posted 31 January 2008

 

Duma Key Ad Contest Winners

Hodder has announced the winners of their Duma Key poster contest. You can check that out at:

http://www.stephenking.co.uk

Posted 25 January 2008

Marvel's Dark Tower Artwork Exclusive

Marvel is proud to present your first full-color look inside Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1, arriving in stores at 12:01 AM, March 5th, 2008 (at participating comic stores)! The best-selling, chart-topping team of writers Robin Furth & Peter David, artists Jae Lee & Richard Isanove, joined by special guest variant cover artist (and Marvel Editor-In-Chief) Joe Quesada, present the second limited series inspired by Stephen King's epic Dark Tower series. Overseen by Stephen King himself, Dark Tower: The Long Road Home explores a chapter in Roland's life only hinted at in the novels!

The Long Road Home #1, goes on-sale in stores at 12:01AM, March 5th, 2008 (at comic stores participating in the midnight launch)! Otherwise the issue will hit shelves at your local comic and book stores during normal business hours.

For an exclusive look at the artwork for this new series, click here:

View the exclusive artwork here

This will only be available exclusively on Stephen’s site through January 30th.

Don't miss Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born Premiere HC, collecting the best-selling, critically acclaimed Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7,in stores now! This hardcover collection provides a look into the Dark Tower world unlike any other you've seen before!

Posted 23 January 2008

Duma Key Now Available

Duma Key will have its U.S. release on Tuesday, January 22nd and the U.K. release on January 24th. We will post information about the non-English editions on the web site as those dates become available.

If you missed this morning's interview (January 22,2008) with Steve on The Today Show, you can watch it at the link below:

> Watch the interview here

Updated 22 January 2008

 

Duma Key Audiobook Excerpt

Listen to a clip of Duma Key at the links below:

Dial Up | Cable /DSL / Fiber

Posted 17 January 2008

 

Duma Key Videos

Check out the video trailer for Stephen King's new book Duma Key, being released January 22, 2008.

> Watch the video here: Dial Up | Cable /DSL / Fiber

NEW! > Watch an interview with Stephen here:
Dial Up | Cable /DSL / Fiber

UPDATED 15 January 2008