Dear Constant Readers,

I have found a novel by the late Richard Bachman written in 1972/73, that I thought was lost. I found it—or rather, Ms. Mod found it—and I am hoping to publish it in 2007, with royalties going to The Haven Foundation. To whet your appetite, here are the first two chapters.

Steve

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NEW YORK – World Fantasy Award-winning writer Stephen King, long acknowledged as the master of modern horror, will appear as a Guest of Honor at New York Comic Con taking place February 23-25, 2007. King will join a special panel hosted by Joe Quesada, Editor In Chief of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. on Saturday, February 24, 2007 to discuss the ground-breaking new comic book series adapted from his magnum opus, The Dark Tower. > Read the complete Press Release

For the last couple of years, I’ve from time to time mentioned the books I was reading (or the music I was listening to, or the movies I’ve been seeing). In the case of Meg Gardiner, a little more is necessary, because her five novels are, simply put, the finest crime-suspense series I’ve come across in the last twenty years (Continued) > Read the entire message

Stephen King's new graphic collection, The Secretary of Dreams, which features short stories written by King and hundreds of illustrations from Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne, was published this week as a deluxe special edition hardcover. This slipcased, coffee table-sized book is limited to just 5,000 copies and they're shipping now. Follow this link for more information or to place your order: http://www.cemeterydance.com

Many of you have been asking for more information about publication of Blaze following Steve's mention of it on his recent Lisey's Story book tour. This is another Bachman novel which he recently rediscovered. The original manuscript of Blaze was 173 pages long and was written in 1973. He has rewritten the first 100 pages. A lot of it needed editing to make it more timely since the 1973 references no longer worked. He's hoping to get it done by the end of the year. No publication deal has been signed, but he's sure there will be one.

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The latest news from Marvel is that the first issue of The Dark Tower comics will be on-sale on February 7, 2007.
 
The Dark Tower Sketchbook, featuring character designs, penciled pages, commentary, and a primer on the world of the Dark Tower, will be available free at your local Marvel retailer on December 13, 2006.
 
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Steve has just allowed us to announce something special regarding our limited edition of THE GREEN MILE. I apologize if this is the wrong place for the info, but I figured if there was a motivated group of readers anywhere who'd want to know, it'd be here.

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Ten years ago, Stephen King introduced the world to the men who walked The Green Mile, to Eduard Delacroix, Arlen Bitterbuck, William Wharton, and the gentle, tragic, John Coffey. Now King invites you to walk The Mile with them.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary edition of The Green Mile from Subterranean Press, everyone who orders the commemorative multi-volume set (any version) direct from Subterranean will find their names included in a special section included at the end of Volume Six -- "Those Who Walked the Green Mile" -- that lists all those who met their end seated in Ol' Sparky.

This is an unprecedented, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime chance to have your name included in a Stephen King book, just one more reason to treasure this masterpiece, newly illustrated by Mark Geyer.

If you've already ordered this special edition, you're already on the list. But there's always room on The Mile for one more set of feet.

So come take a walk with Stephen King, and place your preorder for the Gift Edition. You'll go down in history...and live to tell the tale.

Subterranean Press

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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King now available in this special 3-disc set wherever DVDs are sold.

All 8 mind-bending episodes with plenty of horrific extras including cast interviews and exclusive featurettes.

This hair-raising miniseries is comprised of 8 mind-bending episodes each featuring an all-star cast and cutting-edge special effects. Each episode is adapted from one of King's short stories and will feature such notable performers as Oscar® nominees William H. Macy, William Hurt, Tom Berenger and other favorites Samantha Mathis, Kim Delaney, Steven Weber, Henry Thomas, Claire Forlani and others. The series premiered in a spectacular 4-week television event on TNT this summer.

By pre-ordering the unabridged audio edition of LISEY’S STORY today, you can listen to the first chapter NOW.

Visit www.audible.com/Lisey to place your order for the downloadable audiobook. You can download the first chapter immediately and the full audiobook just after midnight EDT on October 24. Stream it from your computer or play it on your iPod or other MP3 player.

Stephen will be making appearances at the several venues around the US and UK to promote his new novel, Lisey’s Story.

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Click here for news from Frank Darabont about his upcoming production of The Mist.

Stephen’s new fiction short story “Willa” will be published in the December issue of Playboy, on newsstands November 10th. - Synopsis: "It's a love story set in the middle of nowhere."

Dear Stephen King Fans, Coming October 24th, Lisey's Story is Stephen King's most personal and powerful novel yet.

Enter now for a chance to win an Advance Reader's Copy of Stephen King's new novel, Lisey's Story! - Click Here

And Click Here to learn more about the book and read a hand-written excerpt of Lisey's Story!

And watch these special videos giving you a first look at the jacket art for Lisey’s Story!

Lisey’s Story Art - From Sketch to Final Work

Behind The Cover Of Lisey’s Story (Broadband Only)

Lisey’s Story Artwork by MARK STUTZMAN

The Fall 2006 issue of The Paris Review (www.theparisreview.org), official publication date 9/15/06, contains an interview with Stephen (pages 66-101) including information about the book he's currently working on titled Duma Key. Stephen describes it as being about a guy named Edgar Freemantle who has an accident and loses an arm and has paranormal symptomatology relating to phantom limb sensations.

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Copies of this book by Rocky Wood are still available through Cemetery Dance Publications. It includes two previously unpublished works by Stephen: the poem titled “Dino” and a complete chapter from his unpublished novel, Sword in the Darkness.

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Hope all you Stand readers celebrated Flagg day!

Stephen King’s chart-topping epic continues with the release of issue #5 this week Just outside Hambry, Roland makes a monstrous discovery: The evil Farson and his Coffin Riders have stolen the awesome weapons of the Old Ones and now have the oil to power them and launch an attack against the Affiliation—a group which counts among its members Roland’s father, Stephen Deschain! And, at just the wrong time, the young gunslinger’s ka-tet may be splintering, when Cuthbert accuses Roland of cowardice and rides off on his own. Things are going sour in Mid-World, sai. All this plus a six-gun full of extras!

With the release of this week’s issue, Lilja’s Library declares “With over half of the story arc done I can honestly say that Gunslinger Born is a success.”

With only two issues to go, the action’s only going to get hotter, the stakes higher, and the danger greater!

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Dear Web Site Visitors,

Those of you who are familiar with the wonderful world of television may have noticed that Desperation — probably the best TV movie to be made from my work — has been scheduled by ABC to run, not just against American Idol, but against the American Idol finals! When I see this kind of scheduling, my heart is warmed by how well I have been treated by all my friends at ABC. One can truly say that with friends like this, one doesn’t need enemas. Little joke there. But am I bitter? HELL, YES, I AM BITTER! Oh, well, good work always finds a place in time, and ours may be in the DVD racks eventually. For now, please remember that Desperation airs on ABC May 23rd. Those of you who watch will get a gold star. Those of you who don’t, and watch American Idol instead…well, just remember: I have strange powers. I have been watching you all for some time through your computers. (This is actually a power conferred upon me by the Bush Administration.) I watch you when you eat, I watch you when you sleep, and I watch you when you undress. In regard to this last comment, some of you need more stylish underwear, but never mind; the point is, I will know if you watch American Idol and if something bad happens to you, it will be your own fault.

Cordially,

Steve

Scholastic and Simon & Schuster / CBS Corporation announce An Evening with Harry, Carrie & Garp.

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Anyone claiming to be Stephen King on myspace.com is an impostor. Any information regarding the listing would be appreciated so that we can contact myspace.com to have it removed.

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TNT will begin broadcast of the series, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, in July. Some of the stories included for the series are: Umney's Last Case, You Know They Got a Hell of a Band, The End of the Whole Mess, The Fifth Quarter, The Road Virus Heads North, and Battleground. For more information about the series and to sign up for their newsletter, please visit the TNT web site.

Desperation will air on May 23rd, at 8:00 p.m. on ABC - Check your local listings.

Regarding Cell...

CELL SPOILER: "Based on the information given in the final third of Cell—I’m thinking about the reversion back toward the norm of the later phone crazies—it seems pretty obvious to me that things turned out well for Clay’s son, Johnny. I don’t need to tell you this, do I?”

-Steve

Simon & Schuster Audio will be releasing the unabridged audiobook on CD and for download in June 2006.

Stephen King brilliantly revisits themes his fans will happily recognize in STATIONARY BIKE-a streamlined fever dream of a tale, in which an ordinary household object assumes otherworldly powers and a familiar journey takes a terrifying twist.

When commercial artist Richard Sifkitz finally gets around to having that physical he'd been putting off for years, and his cholesterol comes back dangerously high, he does what so many thirty-something, junkfood-eating couch potatoes have done before him: he buys a stationary bike, and vows to ride it regularly.

Unlike many a mid-life exercise convert, however, Richard actually starts to ride his new stationary bike. A lot. Soon he's spending so much time on his bike that he decides to put his artistic talents to use and paint a mural on the wall opposite his stationary bike - a picture of a quiet country lane that he can easily imagine himself pedaling down for hours at a time. Yet it turns out that Richard's mural is no ordinary picture - and soon his stationary bike is taking him places he doesn't want to go ... and can't stay away from.

A riveting riff on artistic frustration, midlife mortality, and hard-won redemption, STATIONARY BIKE is a thrill ride that could come only from the mind of Stephen King. And Narrator Ron McLarty, bestselling author of THE MEMORY OF RUNNING: A Novel, knows his King: he's previously read FAITHFUL:
Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season and the classic, SALEM'S LOT.

STATIONARY BIKE will be available in June 2006 for the first time on audio and as a stand-alone story. It was originally published in the fifth installment of the Borderlands series of horror anthologies, edited by Elizabeth E. and Thomas F. Moneteleone.

Listen to Stephen on Voice of America Friday, February 17th. He'll discuss his work and latest book "Cell" on VOA's Talk to America, the world's only international daily call-in/discussion program.
You can hear Stephen on the Talk To America internet stream LIVE from 11:05am-12pm, Friday, February 17th. Here's the program website: www.voanews.com/talk You can email your questions to Stephen during the broadcast. Send your message to talk@voa.gov

Thanks to all who contributed to the Valentine’s Day story - ‘Till Death Do Us Part – great job everyone!. And a super-sized thanks to TBlack who coordinated all the behind the scenes mechanics of getting this accomplished. It wouldn’t have happened without him!

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Cell, the latest novel from Stephen King is now available in stores and online in Hardcover, CD Audiobook, and MP3 format.

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Amazon.com has announced “Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher”—a weekly original series which will stream live on the Amazon.com homepage every Thursday night for 12 weeks beginning June 1. Stephen will be doing an interview for their preview show being recorded this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. That interview will air on Amazon.com on Tuesday, January 24th to offer customers highlights of the show.

The publication of CELL is being heralded with exciting new promotions from Scribner, Amazon.com, and Entertainment Weekly. We have created a page devoted to CELL news to provide you with the details and links.

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