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Im sure everyone got the same text I did so this will sound silly. We can preorder Hearts in Suspension now. It comes out in November.
It's nothing to do with a lighthouse. I don't remember the title of the painting but it features a man and a woman sitting opposite each other in a room, she is turned away from the man and looking out a window (at least I think that's what she's doing.....).I saw that in the COMING SOON section on the home page. Hearts in Suspension should be a very interesting read
COMING SOON also mentioned SK has written a new short story titled The Music Room which will appear in an anthology titled In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper. I looked at Hooper's paintings and tried to guess which painting SK used as inspiration. I'm guessing it's one of the paintings of lighthouses. What do y'all think?
It's nothing to do with a lighthouse. I don't remember the title of the painting but it features a man and a woman sitting opposite each other in a room, she is turned away from the man and looking out a window (at least I think that's what she's doing.....).
Hopper is my favorite artist and King is my favorite author- how can it get any better?!Indeed that is the one, as Ms. Mod just confirmed. Also he read this entire story on the book tour at the PA event. It was great. He also showed the picture on his tablet for those who could see.
I haven't seen the actual book yet so don't know if each author included the reason why they chose the painting they wrote about or if the editor chose it for them. He'd sent his story straight to his agent so I wasn't privy to what led up to it. I'll try to remember to ask him.Did SK say why he chose the painting Room in New York? Why it inspired him to write a story?
I haven't seen the actual book yet so don't know if each author included the reason why they chose the painting they wrote about or if the editor chose it for them. He'd sent his story straight to his agent so I wasn't privy to what led up to it. I'll try to remember to ask him.
Or maybe he mentioned it at the National Book Festival and someone who attended can let us know. I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet.
After Stephen's nonfiction, my favorite stuff is his short stories or novellas. He just quickly gets to the point and tells the tale, and I like that.I don't know if this is the thread for this question, maybe a dedicated one already exists, but what precisely is the point of the Suspension collection? It sounds like a fascinating book, but what I'm getting at is I'm wondering if this is to allow the university that is publishing it to make money, sort of like a fundraising effort, in a sense. I think it's going to be a good book, but I did already read the Atlantis work, and I'd be less than honest if I said I was interested in the non-King writings in it. I would like to read the Garbage Truck columns, but I'm not sure I need to read them, if you know what I mean; plus, too bad they simply can't be posted on the university site. Just not certain why King engaged this project considering his time is valuable.
Now, forgive me, I'm too lazy to quote a previous post, but to the person who expressed a desire for the next book to be a long one -- believe me, I hear you on that, but, just speaking solely for myself, I'd rather King's latter bibliography to be composed of shorter books -- even Carrie-length would be fine. As I get older, I find reading longer works to be a younger person's game, and I just want to get to as many King ideas as I can (yet, I do admit that for some of King's shorter works that I've recently read, I was hoping they were longer; go figure that one out, I guess).
...it may well be his way of giving back to the University, even more than he already has....sometimes you just do things because you WANT to, not because it's expected of you or you're driven to it....I don't know if this is the thread for this question, maybe a dedicated one already exists, but what precisely is the point of the Suspension collection? It sounds like a fascinating book, but what I'm getting at is I'm wondering if this is to allow the university that is publishing it to make money, sort of like a fundraising effort, in a sense. I think it's going to be a good book, but I did already read the Atlantis work, and I'd be less than honest if I said I was interested in the non-King writings in it. I would like to read the Garbage Truck columns, but I'm not sure I need to read them, if you know what I mean; plus, too bad they simply can't be posted on the university site. Just not certain why King engaged this project considering his time is valuable.
Now, forgive me, I'm too lazy to quote a previous post, but to the person who expressed a desire for the next book to be a long one -- believe me, I hear you on that, but, just speaking solely for myself, I'd rather King's latter bibliography to be composed of shorter books -- even Carrie-length would be fine. As I get older, I find reading longer works to be a younger person's game, and I just want to get to as many King ideas as I can (yet, I do admit that for some of King's shorter works that I've recently read, I was hoping they were longer; go figure that one out, I guess).
After Stephen's nonfiction, my favorite stuff is his short stories or novellas. He just quickly gets to the point and tells the tale, and I like that.
After Stephen's nonfiction, my favorite stuff is his short stories or novellas. He just quickly gets to the point and tells the tale, and I like that.
Same here, Muskie. Say, what did you think about Under the Dome? It was okay, but I was disappointed.Well, a'yuh, I dig those shorter, faster works, mainly a hard, mean novella. Like a precise, swift jab from an ice pick.
But I'm a sucker for those thick, heavy, 1000 page epics, oh yeah. Like a big ol King 'townie', where ya settle in and stay for days and days, until, after awhile, you feel like one of the many characters who inhabit the creepy little place. Feel like I've lived for a spell in towns like Castle Rock, Derry, Haven, an apocolyptic version of Boulder, Calla Bryn Sturgis, etc.
Same here, Muskie. Say, what did you think about Under the Dome? It was okay, but I was disappointed.
I think I'll read it again, then. The first time I was rushing through it because it was on a waiting list plus I found myself grimacing through the abundant Republican bashing. Now, I think I could overlook that. I will say it was a fun and exciting read. You're right about the return to his vintage roots.I loved it. To me it felt like a down-home return to form for some vintage 'townie' King. One of my recent faves.