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NEWS ABOUT: Stephen King

Stephen King stories: 12 news summaries
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 New Books Do Carver Justice 

Biography, story collection provide 'necessary corrective'

Nov 21, 09 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Two new books on Raymond Carver—a biography and a collection of stories—bring a "welcome and necessary corrective" to what we know of the short story master, writes Stephen King. Carol Sklenicka's A Writer's Life cuts Carver too much slack for his personal life—he was a "... More »

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fiction • author • Stephen King • book reviews • short story • Raymond Carver • Gordon Lish • Carol Sklenicka • A Writer's Life • Stephen King Raymond Carver

 Stephen King Bites Into 
 Vampire Comic 

Horror maestro to lend hand on Vertigo's American Vampire

Oct 26, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen King is truly sinking his teeth into his official comic book debut, writing half of the first five issues of Vertigo’s upcoming American Vampire. The brainchild of King buddy Scott Snyder, the series tells the stories of a line of uniquely American blood suckers. King will be... More »

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(Newser) - Jose Canseco, that other famous slugger linked to Madonna, slammed the age difference between the singer and beau Jesus Luz, Us Magazine writes. “Oh, my God! Doesn’t she realize she is 60 years old? Come on!” he said. The Material Girl (actually 50) can’t catch a... More »

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UPDATED

Stephen King
to Pen Kindle Exclusive

Novel announced along with new version of e-reader today

Feb 9, 09 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon.com may have written a new storyline into the publishing world: Along with today's announcement of a slimmer, faster (but still $359) Kindle reader, the online giant revealed that it has signed horror writer Stephen King to a deal for an exclusive e-book, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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Stephen King • novel • book • Kindle • Amazon • book deal • e-readers

Twilight Author 'Can't Write Worth a Darn': King

Horror maven gets vampire books' appeal

Feb 4, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Sorry, Stephenie Meyer, but Stephen King isn't among your millions of fans. The wildly successful horror author compared the wildly successful vampire author's Twilight series with JK Rowling's Harry Potter books in a recent USA Weekend interview: "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and... More »

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Stephen King • book • publishing industry • authors • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

OPINION

 Best in Show: 
 10 Canine Classics 

Time names top dogs of genre

Dec 29, 08 7:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Marley & Me's victory at the box office last weekend shows that man's best friend still fetches gold in Tinseltown. Time picks their top canine classics:
  • Lassie Come Home (1943): In the film before the series, Lassie escapes to reunite with her original owner, braving bad weather, evil people,
... More »

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Stephen King • dog • movies • Disney Studios • Lassie

OPINION

 Chick Lit, Meet Manfiction 

Tough-guy novels offer escapism, entertainment

Oct 13, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - With women taking the bestseller charts by storm, publishers may consider the male reading audience negligible, but that’s far from the case, writes Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly. In fact, men have their own form of chick lit—he calls it “manfiction”—which features the male equivalent... More »

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GLOSSIES

 10 Writers Who Turn 
 Books Into Bucks 

Top earner JK Rowling made $300 million off Potter franchise in past year

Oct 4, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - So you think people don't read books anymore? Tell that to JK Rowling, No. 1 on Forbes' list of top-earning authors. The woman behind the Harry Potter juggernaut raked in $300 million in the past year, thanks in part to the movies based on her books—which have sold 375... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Stephen King • book • Oprah's Book Club • John Grisham • Forbes magazine • Nicholas Sparks • James Patterson • Tom Clancy • Danielle Steel • Dean Koontz • Ken Follett • Janet Evanovich

It's Good to
Be the King

Britney, Lindsay  should be Persons of the Year, horrormeister says

Nov 26, 07 6:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Stephen King nearly hijacked an interview with Time, bashing the media and peppering the interviewer with questions about the mag's Person of the Year. "I think it should be Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan," he says. He also said he's resigned to the fact that some movies based... More »

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NEW RELEASE

The Mist Rolls In Slowly

Stephen King adaptation gets mediocre reviews

Nov 24, 07 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Some horror movies just aren't fun enough, and that's the way Newsday's Jan Stuart feels about The Mist, a "mean-spirited horror melange" based on a Stephen King novella about a monster-filled fog that engulfs a grocery store and shakes up the customers trapped inside. “The Mist is... More »

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movie review • horror • Stephen King • Frank Darabont • Marcia Gay Harden • Thomas Jane • movies

Enchanted Set to Charm Holiday Box Office

Disney film likely to clobber Beowulf and Mr. Magorium

Nov 23, 07 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - All signs point to Disney ruling the Thanksgiving weekend box office as usual: Enchanted opened yesterday in 3,500 theaters, with promising reviews and strong prerelease viewer interest fueling projections of a $35M five-day holiday weekend gross. The Hollywood Reporter expects Enchanted to deal a heavy blow to Mr. Magorium's ... More »

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Stephen King Spooks Bookshop Staff

'Shining' author does some unannounced book signing

Aug 16, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen King recently dropped by an Australian bookstore and autographed a few copies of his own works—without telling anyone he was coming, or who he was. Nervous sale staff alerted management to a man vandalizing books, the BBC reports. It wasn't until King had wandered off, and someone checked... More »

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