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GWENDY'S FINAL TASK Narrator
Posted: December 2nd, 2021 12:00:00 pmAward-winning narrator Marin Ireland will narrate GWENDY’S FINAL TASK, in which Stephen King and Richard Chizmar take us a journey from Castle Rock to another famous cursed Maine city to the MF-1 space station, where Gwendy must execute a secret mission to save the world. And, maybe, all worlds.
Pre-order your copy of this final audiobook in the bestselling GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX trilogy now to start listening on February 15th.
Apple's Best Books of 2021
Posted: November 23rd, 2021 7:02:02 pmBilly Summers has been selected as one of Apple’s top 20 books of the year!
11/22/63 Turns 10
Posted: November 8th, 2021 12:34:44 pmA decade ago, a large snowstorm pummeled the northeastern US, Minecraft made its debut, Curiosity left for Mars, and 11/22/63 hit shelves.
Here's what the New York Times Book Review had to say about the latter.
GWENDY'S FINAL TASK Signed Giveaway
Posted: October 18th, 2021 3:28:59 pmStephen King and Richard Chizmar will be signing THREE copies of their World’s First Edition Hardcover of GWENDY'S FINAL TASK to be given away!
Head over to Cemetery Dance for details, rules, and how to enter.
Thrills 'n' Chills Sweepstakes
Posted: October 12th, 2021 11:24:24 amSweepstakes alert! Now through October 24th you can enter here for a chance to win the audiobook edition of BILLY SUMMERS along with an iPad mini and a collection of amazing thrillers courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio and Off the Shelf!
The Word According to Karp
Posted: September 28th, 2021 12:57:46 pmStephen King's BILLY SUMMERS is not only a tense, taut, must-read thriller — it's the prolific author's most definitive examination of writing as a craft since ON WRITING! But, Stephen King wrote ON WRITING, his bestselling "memoir of the craft," in 2000; is he still following his own advice over 20 years later? In this episode of The Word According to Karp, Simon & Schuster CEO Jon Karp gets to the bottom of that question and tells some fun anecdotes about the King himself along the way!
Watch on YouTubeRED SCREEN on Humble
Posted: September 9th, 2021 2:00:01 pmIn this unsettling short story, a city detective interrogates a deranged plumber who just murdered his wife, only to discover something far more insidious.
"RED SCREEN" is available in eBook format exclusively from Humble Bundle for one week only starting September 9th. Humble Bundle is a digital content retailer that builds charitable donations into each and every sale. Since 2010, The Humble Community has contributed over 199 million dollars to causes across the globe. In this special solo offering, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the ACLU, a charity handpicked by Stephen King.
Inside the Process of Writing BILLY SUMMERS
Posted: August 3rd, 2021 8:53:46 am"The first thing for me was this: I saw a man in a basement apartment, looking out a window, like a periscope, and seeing feet go by on the sidewalk."
You can read Stephen's interview with Esquire on their website now.
Stephen King Takes Us Inside the Process of Writing Billy Summers on Esquire.com
See Stephen Read from BILLY SUMMERS
Posted: July 31st, 2021 11:27:15 amPremiering on YouTube on July 27th, 2021, you can now see and hear Stephen read from the beginning of his soon-to-be-released novel, Billy Summers. The novel will be available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook on August 3rd, 2021, but you can head over to Scribner's YouTube channel to watch the reading now.
Watch on YouTube
Stephen on GMA and THE VIEW 8/3
Posted: July 31st, 2021 11:24:00 amStephen will be appearing on Good Morning America in the 8am hour on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021. Later in the day, he will also be on The View.
Stephen Talks BILLY SUMMERS
Posted: July 15th, 2021 1:38:48 pmStephen recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about Billy Summers. Head to their website to read the interview now.
Entertainment Weekly
Stephen Reads from BILLY SUMMERS
Posted: July 15th, 2021 12:54:55 pmTune in on Tuesday, July 27th at 7pm Eastern for a reading from BILLY SUMMERS, the new novel coming out August 3rd.
Watch on YouTubeBILLY SUMMERS Audiobook Reader
Posted: May 28th, 2021 1:33:52 pmPaul Sparks will narrate the audiobook edition of Stephen King's latest thriller BILLY SUMMERS. Sparks is known for playing Ace Merrill in Stephen King's Castle Rock, he starred as Mickey Doyle in Boardwalk Empire, and he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his role as Tom Yates in House of Cards.
Pre-order your copy to start listening on 8/3.
More Information on BILLY SUMMERS
Stephen King In His Own Words Featurette
Posted: May 27th, 2021 2:21:15 pmTake a deeper look into Lisey's Story - the new Apple TV series based on the novel by Stephen King. Explore King's process of adapting the story to the screen and hear from director Pablo Larraín, producer J.J. Abrams and the show's cast on their experience working with the legendary author. Lisey’s Story premieres June 4 on Apple TV .
Based on the novel by Stephen King, this terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon (Julianne Moore) as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon (Clive Owen) and the darkness that plagued him.
Watch on YouTubeLisey's Story Trailer
Posted: May 11th, 2021 9:26:48 amCheck out the trailer for Lisey's Story, coming to Apple TV on June 4th!
Watch on YouTubeLisey's Story Release Date on Apple TV
Posted: April 13th, 2021 2:33:45 pmThe Apple TV series debuting June 4, based on the 2006 novel, stars Julianne Moore as the widow of a world-famous author (Clive Owen), who over the course of his turbulent life discovered a passageway into a parallel dimension that helped him tap uncanny creative energies.
Mr. Mercedes on Peacock Sweepstakes
Posted: April 3rd, 2021 12:46:47 amTo celebrate all three seasons of Mr. Mercedes now streaming on Peacock, you can enter The Mr. Mercedes on Peacock Sweepstakes between 12:00 AM EDT on April 3rd, 2021 and 11:59:59 PM EDT on April 10th, 2021 for your chance to win a Google Nest Indoor Camera, a hardcover copy of Finders Keepers, and a Blood Splatter Bookmark! Please see the official rules for details.
Stephen King talks crime, creativity, and LATER
Posted: February 25th, 2021 3:55:40 pm“My view has always been you can call me whatever you want as long as the checks don’t bounce,” King told The Associated Press during a recent telephone interview. “My idea is to tell a good story, and if it crosses some lines and it doesn’t fit one particular genre, that’s good.”
Read more at The Associated Press
IF IT BLEEDS is an Audie Award Finalist
Posted: February 25th, 2021 3:53:07 pmThe audiobook edition of IF IT BLEEDS, read by Will Patton, Danny Burstein and Steven Weber from Simon & Schuster Audio, is an Audie Award finalist in the Thriller/Suspense category!
You can tune in to the virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 2 at 9pm EST with the Audio Publishers Association’s YouTube Live Stream here.
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Lisey's Story on Apple TV
Posted: February 20th, 2021 2:20:03 pmApple TV has released the first image from their upcoming limited series, premiering summer 2021.
Based on Stephen’s bestselling novel, Lisey’s Story is a deeply personal thriller that follows Lisey Landon (played by Oscar winner Julianne Moore) two years after the death of her husband, famous novelist Scott Landon (played by Clive Owen). A series of unsettling events causes Lisey to face memories of her marriage that she has deliberately blocked out of her mind. Joan Allen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan and Ron Cephas Jones also star.
Stephen adapted his own novel for the Apple TV series.
Head Over to Deadline for a First Look at the Limited Series
Mr. Mercedes Season 3
Posted: February 5th, 2021 2:56:25 pmSeason 3 of Mr. Mercedes -- based on Finders Keepers -- is coming to Peacock TV on March 4th, 2021.
More information is available on Peacock TV's website.
LATER Audiobook
Posted: February 5th, 2021 1:07:45 amSometimes growing up means facing your demons…
Stephen King’s newest novel LATER will be available as an audiobook from Simon & Schuster Audio, read by Seth Numrich! Pre-order your copy for delivery on March 2nd, 2021:
Amazon
B&N
Audible
Google Play
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BILLY SUMMERS
Posted: January 28th, 2021 2:55:01 pmComing August 3rd, 2021, a thrilling new novel about a good guy in a bad job.
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
How about everything.
This spectacular can’t-put-it-down novel is part war story, part love letter to small town America and the people who live there, and it features one of the most compelling and surprising duos in King fiction, who set out to avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. It’s about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption.
You won’t put this story down, and you won’t forget Billy.
Read an Exclusive Excerpt and See the Cover at EW