stephen's picks

This page features Stephen King's picks on current books, movies and music. This page will be updated as frequently as possible so check back often for updates.

Week of October 22nd, 2007

• Stephen is reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle -Meaty family melodrama forthcoming from Ecco Press this fall. It's got that Thousand Acres/Jane Smiley vibe. (By David Wroblewski)

• Stephen is also reading: Twilight -Think Cormac McCarthy crossed with the EC horror comix of the 50s; bloody and brilliant. (By William Gay)

• Stephen is listening to: The wonderful soundtrack from the movie Once.

• Stephen is also listening to: Black Rain, by Ozzy Osbourne

• Stephen enjoyed the movie: Eastern Promises

• Stephen also enjoyed the movie: 3:10 to Yuma

• Stephen also enjoyed the movie: Once

Week of June 11th, 2007

• Stephen is reading: The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer

• Stephen is listening to: Brick House by Joan Osborne

• Stephen is watching: Black Snake Moan

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Week of May 1st, 2007

• Stephen is reading:Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris

• Stephen is also reading:No Dominion by Charlie Husten Finn

• Stephen is also reading: Angelica by Arthur Phillips

Week of December 27, 2006

• Stephen is reading Bad Men by John Connolly - Excellent

• Stephen is watching Daybreak on ABC - Too soon to tell, but looks promising...

• He is listening to an album by The Bottle Rockets - Zoyisia and also to Josh Ritter (I think)--The Animal Years -Both excellent

Week of September 4, 2006

• 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!

 

Week of April 19, 2006

• Stephen is reading 18 Seconds by George D. Shuman -- (Excellent!)

Week of February 20, 2006

• Stephen is reading The People's Act of Love by James Meek (Very good)

• He is listening to Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Hammersmith Odeon, Live '75 (Excellent)

• He is also listening to Vanilla Ice To the Extreme

Week of January 17th, 2006

• Stephen is reading Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder (Very good)

• Stephen is also reading Dead Low Tide by John D. Macdonald (Very good)

• In theaters, Stephen saw Brokeback Mountain (Very good)

Week of January 9, 2006

• Stephen is reading Dispatch by Bentley Little

• He is also reading A Green Desire by Anton Myrer

• He is listening to Mistakes Were Made by Diesel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers

• In theaters, Stephen saw Hostel (Very good)

• In theaters, Stephen also saw Wolf Creek (good)

Week of November 28, 2005

• Stephen is reading My Antonia, by Willa Cather (Very good)

• He is also reading The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence (Difficult but awesomely romantic)

• Stephen is listening to All Jacked Up by Gretchen Wilson (still)

• He is also listening to Who the Hell is John Eddie (John Eddie)

• He is also listening to Gold (Ryan Adams)

• On DVD Stephen Stephen is watching The Beavis and Butthead DVD Collection (Really cool, heh-heh-heh)

• In theaters, Stephen saw Walk The Line (Great)

November Updates

• Stephen was unavailable to post updates to this section in November.

Week of October 31, 2005

• Stephen is reading Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman (Excellent)

• He is also reading This Book Will Save Your Life, by A.M. Homes (Excellent)

• On television, Stephen is watching Veronica Mars (Very Good)

Week of October 17, 2005

• Stephen is reading The Mad Cook of Pymatuning by Christopher Lehman-Haupt (Great) and To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas (Good)

• He is listening to Drunken Lullabies, by Flogging Molly (Excellent)

• His movie pick of the week is In Her Shoes, Directed by Curtis Hanson (Real Good)

Week of October 10, 2005

• Stephen is reading The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly.

• He is listening to King of the New York Streets by Dion.

• His movie pick of the week is Serenity—he loved it.