In the hands of Stephen King, the kids are usually all right — even if their situations always aren’t. From Danny Torrance in “The Shining” to the Losers Club of “It,” the bestselling master of horror has written plenty of kid protagonists facing all sorts of terrifying foes over the decades. His latest, Jamie ConklinContinue reading “Stephen King Taps Into His Youthful Side Again For New Novel Later”
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Stephen King Talks About Crime, Creativity And New Novel
“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.” Readers may knowContinue reading “Stephen King Talks About Crime, Creativity And New Novel”
Amanda Gorman And Michelle Obama Discuss Art, Identity, And Optimism
Amanda Gorman captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Jan. 20 Inauguration ceremony. Sitting just feet away from the 22-year-old that day was former First Lady Michelle Obama, who had met Gorman twice before—in 2016 at a White House event for theContinue reading “Amanda Gorman And Michelle Obama Discuss Art, Identity, And Optimism”
Stephen King Has Thoughts About Stephen King TV Shows
Stephen King has written some of the most beloved horror novels in the history of popular fiction, and many have been turned into equally acclaimed and successful films. Movies like “Carrie,” “Stand by Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption” have more than earned esteemed spots within the cinematic canon. Others — “Maximum Overdrive,” “Thinner,” “The DarkContinue reading “Stephen King Has Thoughts About Stephen King TV Shows”
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo To Speak With Billy Joel About American Crisis Via Zoom On November 18
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will discuss his new book, American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Crown), with Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Joel via Zoom on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm (ET). Taking readers beyond the candid daily briefings that became must-see TV across the globe, and providing a dramatic, day-by-day accountContinue reading “NY Governor Andrew Cuomo To Speak With Billy Joel About American Crisis Via Zoom On November 18”
Stephen King On How To Properly Adapt His Books & Which Project Went Entirely Off The Rails
From “Carrie” to “IT” — works so nice filmmakers made them twice — many of our favorite movies originated from the pages of Stephen King novels. But not all filmed versions of his prose were created equal, particularly in the author’s eyes. King famously hates Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of his novel “The Shining,” callingContinue reading “Stephen King On How To Properly Adapt His Books & Which Project Went Entirely Off The Rails”
Stephen King’s TV Reign: The Author Discusses Mr. Mercedes, The Stand, And The Outsider
With America experiencing what’s objectively its most terrifying year of the 21st century, it’s perhaps only appropriate that the master of horror is having one of his best. Stephen King may be well into his fourth decade as a blockbuster storyteller, yet TV adaptations of his work have never been more popular. There’s HBO’s stealthContinue reading “Stephen King’s TV Reign: The Author Discusses Mr. Mercedes, The Stand, And The Outsider”
David Sedaris Discusses New Book The Best of Me
Asking an interview subject about their pandemic isolation journey is dangerously close to passé. But for a David Sedaris interview, it’s a requirement: The essayist’s entire brand is built on nonstop international touring, his best material flowing from his travels and his frequent — and often off-color — interactions with his fans. (On his lastContinue reading “David Sedaris Discusses New Book The Best of Me”
Stephen King Weighs Which of His Characters Would Make The Worst Quarantine-Mate
The legendary master of horror, Stephen King covers a lot of ground in this talk with Stephen Colbert, including how he would fare in quarantine with his most feared characters, some things he learned about pandemics when doing research for “The Stand,” and the many reasons he recommends reading “The Lord of the Rings.” King’sContinue reading “Stephen King Weighs Which of His Characters Would Make The Worst Quarantine-Mate”
Stephen King Is Sorry You Feel Like You’re Stuck In A Stephen King Novel
“I keep having people say, ‘Gee, it’s like we’re living in a Stephen King story,’ ” he says. “And my only response to that is, ‘I’m sorry.’ “ A pandemic like COVID-19 was “bound to happen,” King says. “There was never any question that in our society, where travel is a staple of daily life,Continue reading “Stephen King Is Sorry You Feel Like You’re Stuck In A Stephen King Novel”