Unlike Stephen King’s many other protagonists, Gwendy Peterson didn’t face the existential threat of a killer dog, demonic clown or alcoholic innkeeper. As the legendary horror author puts it, she was “dying in a desk drawer” in his Maine office until fellow writer Richard Chizmar came along and saved her. Because “Gwendy just did notContinue reading “Stephen King Shares How ‘Gwendy’s Final Task’ Takes Its Heroine Across His Literary Universe”
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Stephen King Taps Into His Youthful Side Again For New Novel Later
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”
USA Today Interview: Chip Kidd, How I Became a Book Designer
With a body of work spanning from designing the iconic cover of “Jurassic Park” to writing his own novels, Chip Kidd has worked with some of the most famous names in literature and cartoons. The words and designs of the TED speaker, book cover designer, author and editor have been seen around the world, and Kidd’sContinue reading “USA Today Interview: Chip Kidd, How I Became a Book Designer”
USA Today Interview With Stephen King
USA Today featured an interview with Stephen King in which he spoke about Doctor Sleep and offers his insight about how The Shining influenced his writing of Doctor Sleep. The author also discusses future projects: Next for King is a non-supernatural suspense novel, Mister Mercedes, about a deranged terrorist with a bomb. King says heContinue reading “USA Today Interview With Stephen King”
USA Today Talks To Author Owen King
When you’re the youngest son of Stephen King, the master of literary horror, and your first novel is about a famous father and a rebellious, resentful son, you know the questions you’ll be asked. Owen King, 36, is almost apologetic when he says that the father and son in his novel, Double Feature (Scribner), toContinue reading “USA Today Talks To Author Owen King”