I Know What You Need in the Netherlands
Posted: January 10, 2006, 00:35
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Thanks to Stephen King Short Movies.
Thanks to Stephen King Short Movies.
NEWS -
Thanks to Stephen King Short Movies.
Stephen's Picks
Posted: January 10, 2006, 00:34
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* Stephen is reading Dispatch by Bentley Little
* He is also reading A Green Desire by Anton Myrer
* He is listening to Mistakes Were Made by Diesel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers
* In theaters, Stephen saw Hostile (Very good)
* In theaters, Stephen also saw Wolf Creek (good)
And the winner is...
Posted: January 6, 2006, 00:33
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Question 1: This Stephen King classic goes into the theme of country folk vs. city folk. Which one is it?
Answer 1: Cujo
Question 2: Fill in the blank.
"I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess.... _________was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun!"
Answer 2: The Stand
Question 3: Fill in the blank: "In 1989, King signed a deal with Viking that netted him _____million for four books, a new record."
Answer 3: $35
And the lucky winner is Jeremy Thomason from the US. If you didn't win, don't be too sad. A new contest will start soon, very soon!
Airdate for Desperation set
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:32
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Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Author photo in color
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:30
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Here is the author photo of King in color.Contest over
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:29
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Latest on Ghost Brothers
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:27
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Thanks to Rocky Wood and Ed Yarb.
Background to Cell
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:25
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King told a story about leaving a New York hotel to get a coffee one morning about six years ago. "A lady under the canopy was on her cell phone and the doorman was getting someone a cab. I thought, what if she got this message on her cell phone that she could not deny and she had to attack everyone she saw - and she started with the doorman, she ripped his throat out."
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Lisey's Story excerpt
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:23
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The Scribner edition of Cell contains a sneak peak at Lisey's Story. The first twelve pages of the book are presented in King's own handwriting. The excerpt is not the same as what we've previously seen in "Lisey and the Madman." The opening chapter is called "Lisey and Amanda (Everything the Same)" and deals with Lisey Landon two years after the death of her famous writer husband Scott. She's finally going through his writing office, trying to decide what to do about his unpublished works. Amanda is her older sister, and there seems to be tension between the two. My feeling is that this book will be in the Bag of Bones vein.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Glenn Chadbourne interview
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:21
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Thanks to Rocky Wood.
Last chance for contest
Posted: January 5, 2006, 00:20
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Lisey in Cell
Posted: January 3, 2006, 00:44
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Cell contains the first 12 pages of Lisey's Story in King's own hand. This excerpt is not the same as Lisey and the Madman and has to do with Lisey having to deal with her late husband's literary remains.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Stephen King helps accident victims
Posted: January 3, 2006, 00:43
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Thanks to Ed Yarb.
Spanish news
Posted: January 3, 2006, 00:41
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Thanks to Ari.
Happy New 2006
Posted: January 2, 2006, 00:38
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Welcome to 2006 and Lilja's Library's 10th year online. Yes, Lilja's Library has been online for 10 year!During all these 10 years you have all been very supportive. When there have been something you have liked, you have let me know,
when there was something wrong, you let me know that too (both is equally important). When I asked you to donate to the site, you did! In short, you have all been very supportive and because of this Lilja's Library is now one of the biggest sites about King online...and we are growing all the time.
During all of 2006 I will celebrate Lilja's Library's 10 years online. 2006 will be the most exciting year in the history of Lilja's Library, I can tell you that right now. To kick it all of, this years first contest starts today. The prize this time is an ARC of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished. So, don't waste any time, enter right away!
And again, thanks for all your support during these 10 years. I hope you'll be with me during 2006...it'll be a year to remember!
No mass-market Secretary of Dreams
Posted: December 29, 2005, 00:00
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I checked with Cemetery Dance, and although a mass-market edition has been discussed for the future, nothing is currently in the works and no other editions will be appear until after the hardcover...
Full US cover for Cell
Posted: December 28, 2005, 23:43
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Above you can see the full cover of the US edition. It's also reported that the US edition has the first chapter of Lisey's Story in King's own handwriting. I haven't gotten this confirmed yet but it seams that it might be different one then the one released with the title Lisey and the Madman. I'll let you know as soon as I hear more...
UK cover for Cell
Posted: December 28, 2005, 23:42
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About the UK cover for Cell;Well I finally saw a picture of the cover art for the UK edition of "Cell" and I must say - bleh! I’ve picked up the UK editions of some of SK’s more recent works (Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis) primarily because I liked the cover artwork better compared to the US versions. Here though - I think the US covert art wins hands down - the UK cover art is too B-movie for me, especially with the added tag line on the cover: "is your number up?" Just my two cents.
Response from Moderator It’s not the final cover yet as we’ve had more artwork sent for Stephen’s approval.
Letter to the editor of NY Times
Posted: December 28, 2005, 00:00
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From the NY Times
Published: December 25, 2005
Man in Love
To the Editor:
The problem with Francine Prose's review of "D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider" (Dec. 4) isn't that she came to Lawrence through a book ("Lady Chatterley's Lover") she glommed from her Dad's sock drawer, or that she seems not to have renewed her acquaintance with Lawrence's work since her undergraduate days; the problem is her not uncommon assumption that she may be better able to understand a great writer by reading about him than by reading him.
A critical examination of Lawrence's work makes it possible to understand that by saying explicitly what Thomas Hardy only implied in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure" - that marriage is the heart of modern society, and sex is the heart of marriage - Lawrence novels such as "The Rainbow" (published long before "Lady Chatterley") were almost certain to be suppressed. But that is a dry bone indeed, and antithetical to everything for which Lawrence lived. It was feeling he cared for, and the heart at which he aimed, not the loins that attracted Prose's attention as a teenager.
I suspect Lawrence would have clutched his head at the idea of anyone turning to biography as a way of finding "new ways of understanding" his work. Prose might have done better to glance at one of Lawrence's poems - also titled "The Rainbow," and probably not coincidentally. It closes with these radiant lines:
But the one thing that is bow-legged
and can't put its feet together
is the rainbow.
Because one foot is the heart of a man
and the other is the heart of a woman.
And these two, as you know,
never meet.
Save they leap
high -
Oh hearts, leap high!
- they touch in mid-heaven like an acrobat
and make a rainbow.
The writer's rainbow is always found in his work, and students seeking gold would thus do well to start there.
STEPHEN KING
Bangor, Me.
Casting for Crouch End
Posted: December 22, 2005, 13:01
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Thanks to MG.
Dollar Babies and Book Report
Posted: December 21, 2005, 00:00
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James Renner's Dollar Baby All That You Love Will Be Carried Away is now available for download.
The Man in the Black Suit is also available for download.
James Cochrane is re-editing his Dollar Baby Here There Be Tygers and it will be finished in may 2006 and available for download.
Also, a new column is out. It's called The Pop of King - Book Report and you can read it here.
New author photo
Posted: December 20, 2005, 15:13
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Here is the author photo from Cell.UK cover for Cell
Posted: December 16, 2005, 00:13
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Here is the cover for the UK edition of Cell.Description of Cell from Cemetery Dance
Posted: December 15, 2005, 00:11
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Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone.
What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological attack. What matters to them is surviving the aftermath. Before long a band of them-"normies" is how they think of themselves-have gathered on the grounds of Gaiten Academy, where the headmaster and one remaining student have something awesome and terrifying to show them on the school's moonlit soccer field. Clearly there can be no escape. The only option is to take them on.
CELL is classic Stephen King, a story of gory horror and white-knuckling suspense that makes the unimaginable entirely plausible and totally fascinating.
The news about Secretary of Dreams is out.
Posted: December 14, 2005, 13:16
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And when you order, don't forget to mention Lilja's Library in the COMMENTS section of the checkout form. If you do, you'll automatically be entered into a random drawing for a FREE Advanced Readers Copy of The Secretary of Dreams!
Cemetery Dance has reserved FIVE review copies for Lilja's Library visitors, which means five of you will be among the first people in the world to experience The Secretary of Dreams! But this contest will only run for ONE WEEK from today so you'll want to get your order in fast so you don't miss out!
(For those who don't know, review copies are printed in trade paperback form exclusively for reviewers and they ship BEFORE the book is actually published! This is so the reviews can be written before a book's publication date.)
If you forget to mention this website on your order form, you will NOT be entered into the drawing! Unfortunately, due to the number of orders they'll be processing, Cemetery Dance cannot add the contest entry notation to your order after it is placed. You must mention this website in the COMMENTS section when you checkout. Sorry, no exceptions.
(This offer is also being made to a few other groups so if you see it somewhere else, make sure to note the name of that website! Every participating website is getting FIVE review copies for their visitors, which means every site you mention in the COMMENTS section when you place your order will increase your odds of winning! Odds of winning will depend on the number of qualifying entries for each website. Winners will be selected by Cemetery Dance sometime between the end of the contest and when the review copies are printed. Winners will be notified by email. All decisions of Cemetery Dance Publications are final.)
So, don't waste any time, head over to The Secretary of Dreams and place your order NOW!!!.
Dutch cover for Cell
Posted: December 13, 2005, 00:09
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Here is the cover for the Dutch edition of Cell. The book is out in March 2006.Thanks to Stephen King Fanclub Nederland.
A Very Dead Zone Christmas - review
Posted: December 11, 2005, 00:00
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Today you can check out my review for The Dead Zone - A Very Dead Zone Christmas.There is now a new column by online King called Scene It, get it
here.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Here is a review for The Mangler Reborn... and it's not a positive one...
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Description of Cell from Hodder & Stoughton
Posted: December 9, 2005, 00:08
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'Civilization slipped into its second dark age on an unsurprising track of blood but with a speed that could not have been foreseen by even the most pessimistic futurist. By Halloween, every major city from New York to Moscow stank to the empty heavens and the world as it had been was a memory.' The event became known as The Pulse. The virus was carried by every cell phone operating within the entire world. Within ten hours, most people would be dead or insane.
A young artist Clayton Riddell realises what is happening. And together with Tom McCourt and a teenage girl called Alice, he flees the devastation of explosive, burning Boston, desperate to reach his son before his son switches on his little red mobile phone…
Info about Lisey's Story
Posted: December 8, 2005, 23:41
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On October 24, 2006 we publish LISEY'S STORY. Possibly King's most ambitious and accomplished book ever, it's a profoundly moving and disturbing novel about a widow coping with the loss of her writer husband. It's a grand, ambitious and layered book, with unrelenting emotional power. It's a book for the ages - exploring the dark secrets of the ones we love, and the very wellsprings of creativity.
Info about Cell
Posted: December 8, 2005, 00:01
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On January 24, 2006 we publish CELL. A guilty pleasure in the tradition of Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining, CELL asks what happens when cell phones become transmitters of a signal that drive people instantly mad and violent. King's plot gallops as a few phoneless heroes try to escape the mayhem everywhere and save the world.
Stephen King does not have a cell phone.
German cover for Cell
Posted: December 7, 2005, 23:56
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Here is the German cover for Cell. King's involvement in The Dark Tower comic
Posted: December 7, 2005, 22:17
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King is the Executive Editor and Creative Director of Marvel's much-awaited Dark Tower comic book series and graphic fiction collections," said Diamond's press release. "King is directly involved in the creative aspects of this project, supervising all editorial and visual content. Robin Furth, author of Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower: A Concordance,' is outlining the 'Dark Tower' comic book series, providing scene-by-scene plotting, and maintaining the continuity and consistency of each story arc."
While the above implies heavy editorial involvement, many have taken note of the curious absence of King's credit as "writer" or even "scripter," as he is merely mentioned as being involved in editorial capacities. Marvel Comics has made no comment since the press release, but stay tuned to CBR News for more on this developing story.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Cell audio covers and Bag of Bones review
Posted: December 6, 2005, 00:00
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Here are the covers for the audio editions of Cell. You can pre-order them here:US hardcover
CD
Cassette
UK hardcover
You can also check out my review of Bag of Bones on CD.
Info about Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 5, 2005, 13:00
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- Jeff Beal (HBO's "Rome" and "Carnivale") will be composing music for ALL eight episodes.
- Rotating cinematographers on all eight are John Stokes ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") -even episodes and Benn Nott ("Salem's Lot") - odd episodes.
- Visual effects (CGI) will be done by Digital Pictures in Australia for all episodes except Battleground which will be done by Star Gate Films in Los Angeles.
Thanks to MG
The Secretary of Dreams, audiobooks and international releases
Posted: December 5, 2005, 00:00
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It is a collection of reprints which have been illustrated--a graphic novel, but short stories instead of one. The artist, Glenn Chadbourne, is incredibly talented. He's the artist who did the new designs for WKIT's Stephen King merchandise (see Home page). They've named the character Doug Graves.
Here is a new column by King. This one is called Music to My Ears.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Info about two new audio books appeared today. The first one isStationary Bike released by Simon & Schuster Audio and the other
Quitters, Inc. released by Phoenix Audio. Both are set for a 2006 release.
You can pre-order them here:
Stationary Bike
Quitters, Inc.
I also got the following batch of interesting news from King's Polish publisher :- They released the polish edition of Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition only two days after the US edition was released.That makes the polish edition, to my knowledge, the second edition of the book released. Good work!
In November they will release Lisey's Story. The Colorado Kid is a bestseller in Poland and they are already releasing the 3rd edition of this book. Storm of the Century will be released in April.
Thanks to Proszynski i S-ka SA.
In other foreign languages the following titles will appear:
Spain:
- The Colorado Kid - January
- The Dark Tower 7 February
- Cell September
- Lisey's Story 2007
Thanks to Ari.
Germany:
- Cell March (430 pages)
- The Colorado Kid 20th of December
Thanks to Klaus.
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
Posted: December 3, 2005, 00:00
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Sharing disturbing and contradictory visions of their Santa's life, Alex and Johnny wonder who this strange old man in a track suit and Santa hat really is. As their investigation unfolds, they become involved with three young street kids who are equally lost, and who wind up joining everyone back at Johnny's for the best - albeit strangest - Christmas any of them can remember.
Bad news about The Dark Tower comic
Posted: December 2, 2005, 22:16
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Marvel Dark Tower Update
Stephen and Marvel have decided to push back the launch of the Dark Tower comic books to 2007. "Given the size of the project and all the creative talent involved, I want to give the Marvel series all the room to breathe it needs and deserves," said Stephen. "I've got so much else going on in 2006 - two novels coming out, CELL and LISEY'S STORY, and the work with John Mellencamp on 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.' The Marvel series is going to be a blast, and I want to have the time to enjoy it."
The 1st issue of the yet-to-be-named first arc of the Dark Tower comic series will be shipping in February 2007. The last issue of this six-issue series will be shipping in July 2007. The first hardcover collection will be shipping in October 2007.
Correction about Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 2, 2005, 12:59
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Thanks to MG.
Official word on Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Posted: December 1, 2005, 12:56
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I have also learned that the two episodes not listed in the press release are (as I have said before) Autopsy Room Four and Crouch End. Here is the info I have about those:
Crouch End
Writer: Kim LeMasters
Director: Mark Haber
Autopsy Room Four
Writer: April Smith
Director: Rob Bowman
Other info I just got is that The Road Virus Heads North has three more days of shooting, and will be followed by Battleground which begins production on January 16th.
Further more the same source told me that the series will start airing on or around June 15, 2006 and a new episode will follow each week for a total of 8 weeks.
Thanks to MG.
German and Dutch Cell
Posted: December 1, 2005, 00:00
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A Dutch translation of Cell will be released in March 2006. The publisher is Luitingh-Sijthoff and the title will be Mobiel.
The Secretary of Dreams
Posted: November 30, 2005, 13:12
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Sometime in the next couple of weeks, Cemetery Dance Publications (http://www.cemeterydance.com) will be announcing a new Stephen King book called The Secretary of Dreams. Although they can't share more information about the book just yet (please don't email them!), they have prepared a special offer for Lilja's Library visitors to take advantage of when the book is announced! Here are the details:
When The Secretary of Dreams is announced, be sure to order a copy from Cemetery Dance and mention "Lilja's Library" in the COMMENTS section of the checkout form. If you do, you'll automatically be entered into a random drawing for a FREE Advanced Readers Copy of The Secretary of Dreams!
Cemetery Dance has reserved FIVE review copies for Lilja's Library visitors, which means five of you will be among the first people in the world to experience The Secretary of Dreams! But this contest will only run for ONE WEEK after the announcement so you'll want to get your order in fast so you don't miss out!
(For those who don't know, review copies are printed in trade paperback form exclusively for reviewers and they ship BEFORE the book is actually published! This is so the reviews can be written before a book's publication date.)
If you forget to mention this website on your order form, you will NOT be entered into the drawing! Unfortunately, due to the number of orders they'll be processing, Cemetery Dance cannot add the contest entry notation to your order after it is placed. You must mention this website in the COMMENTS section when you checkout. Sorry, no exceptions.
(This offer is also being made to a few other groups so if you see it somewhere else, make sure to note the name of that website! Every participating website is getting FIVE review copies for their visitors, which means every site you mention in the COMMENTS section when you place your order will increase your odds of winning! Odds of winning will depend on the number of qualifying entries for each website. Winners will be selected by Cemetery Dance sometime between the end of the contest and when the review copies are printed. Winners will be notified by email. All decisions of Cemetery Dance Publications are final.)
Good luck, and keep watching for the The Secretary of Dreams announcement in the next few weeks!
Romero movies delayed
Posted: November 29, 2005, 00:00
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Thanks to Rocky Wood
Today I also have two things that I want to chare with you. I found both at the message board on King's official site.
The working title of Lisey's Story was briefly Lisey Landon.
And to the question if King have plans for any new books after Lisey's Story the moderator answered: Yes, he already has one in mind that he plans to begin writing in January.
Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished ARC
Posted: November 24, 2005, 00:00
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Here is a cool picture of the ARCs for Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished and here you can see more cool pictures.Stephen's Picks for the week of November 28, 2005 is out:
* Stephen is reading My Antonia, by Willa Cather (Very good)
* He is also reading The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence (Difficult but awesomely romantic)
* Stephen is listening to All Jacked Up by Gretchen Wilson (still)
* He is also listening to Who the Hell is John Eddie (John Eddie)
* He is also listening to Gold (Ryan Adams)
* On DVD Stephen Stephen is watching The Beavis and Butthead DVD Collection (Really cool, heh-heh-heh)
* In theaters, Stephen saw Walk The Line (Great)
US cover for Cell
Posted: November 23, 2005, 23:51
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Here is the US cover for Cell.Thanks to John Hanic.
Cell pushed forward in the UK
Posted: November 23, 2005, 23:50
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Fall preview for Desperation?
Posted: November 22, 2005, 23:11
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes to air next summer
Posted: November 22, 2005, 12:54
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Thanks to Christine Moffat.
The Dead Zone back on June 11
Posted: November 22, 2005, 00:15
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Rare excerpts and Mist illustrations
Posted: November 21, 2005, 00:00
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So, Cemetery Dance's new site is up and on it they are giving us a real treat. There are some very interesting excerpts there. Two is from the upcoming Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished, one from Sword in the Darknessand one from Wimsey. You can read both here.
There is also an excerpt from Frank Darabont's wonderful book Walpuski's Typewriter. You can read that one here.
Here are two illustrations from The Mist that will be in the book Dark Forces 25th aniversary, published by Lonely Roads.
Thanks to Ari.
Autopsy Room Four to replace Home Delivery
Posted: November 18, 2005, 12:53
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Thanks to MG
