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The different editions of Wind Through the Keyhole

Posted: April 25, 2012, 00:22
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Today The Wind Through the Keyhole is released an it’s not often that we have so many different editions to choose from. I will try to list them for you here. I won’t include ARC’s and Galleys but only the once you can actually buy, even though some will cost you quite a lot.

From the US:
Donald M. Grant’s editions:
ARTIST EDITION: This edition is released in 5,000 copies and signed by Jae Lee and issued in a stamped slipcase. This one has all the illustrations.
DELUXE EDITION: This edition is released in 800 copies and signed by both Stephen King and Jae Lee and is issued in a stamped clamshell tray case. This one has all the illustrations.
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Scribner’s edition: This one doesn’t have the color illustrations.
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Simon & Schuster’s audio edition: This one has an extra disk with the first chapter of Doctor Sleep.


From the UK:
Hodder & Stoughton’s trade edition: This one doesn’t have the color illustrations.
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Hodder & Stoughton’s limited sold by W H Smiths (book store in the UK): This edition has a sticker saying "Exclusive Limited Edition including one colour plate by Jae Lee" (the color plate is of a boy holding an axe on top of a reptile's head) and a sticker on the front saying “Collector’s Edition Exclusive to WHSmith”. It only has that color illustration.


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Hodder & Stoughton’s limited edition: This one has all the illustrations and King’s facsimile signature.
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Hodder & Stoughton’s limited with a dust jacket from PSPublishing: This edition is released in 700 copies and King’s facsimile signature.
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Hodder & Stoughton’s limited edition: This edition was released in 200 copies, has all the illustrations and is signed by King.


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So, did I miss anyone? What edition are you getting?

And the winning photos are...

Posted: April 24, 2012, 23:39
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Here are the two winning photos in the Wind Through the Keyhole audio contest.


John Chesnut
This one I liked because it looked very real to me. And it's clear that John has put a lot of work into it.


Julie Humphrey
This one I liked because I think Julie looks just like Collie Entragian on that cover. Simple but genius.

Congratulations to you both.

Are you looking for a job?

Posted: April 24, 2012, 18:04
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And a fan of the TV series Dexter? Keep reading!

DEXTER, Episode #701, "Are You....?"
Writer: Scott Buck
Director: John Dahl
Location: Los Angeles
Shoot dates: o/a 5/23-6/4

[GEORGE NOVIKOV] 30s to 40s. Russian heritage but American born, so no accent. Tough, aggressive, possibly a little overweight but imagines he is "all that". Basically, he's just not a good guy. RECURRING GUEST STAR.

[VIKTOR KAREV] 30s, handsome, well dressed, stylish, slight Eastern European accent. He is a polished businessman who can get his hands dirty when he has to. GUEST LEAD.

[DET. ANGIE MILLER] 30s, African American. Attractive, straightforward, she is a divorced mother of two who has no time for nonsense, so she simply goes about her job at Miami Metro Homicide. MAJOR RECURRING CO-STAR ROLE.

[YOUNG DEXTER] Dexter (Michael C. Hall) at 9 years old. Reddish-brownish hair and brown eyes. 2 Speeches and 6 lines/3 scenes.

[YOUNG DEBRA] Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) at 5 years old. Long brown hair and hazel green eyes. 2 Speeches and 2 lines/3 scenes.

[TICKET AGENT] 30s, Caucasian, female. She is a ticket agent at an airport. 1 Speech and 2 lines/1 scene.

[BLACK-HAIRED STRIPPER] Mid 20s to early 30s and with a thick Russian accent. She is a stripper at a Miami strip club. 2 lines/1 scene.

[EVIDENCE CLERK] Female, Latina, 30s to 40s. She works in evidence at Miami Metro Homicide. 1 line/1 scene.

Eyes of the Dragon headed for Syfy

Posted: April 24, 2012, 17:14
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King's book Eyes of the Dragon might find a home at Syfy.

Stephen King’s fantasy novel Eyes of the Dragon could at last become a movie or miniseries.

The 1987 bestseller is being developed by Syfy as a longform project, along with a scripted drama series based on the comic Grey Legion and two high-concept movie projects. The network is set to announce all the titles later today at its upfront presentation in New York City.

Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica) and Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) will pen the Dragon script, with Taylor and Bill Haber as executive producers.

Read more here.

Thanks to Herbert West

Graham and Verrill talks Wind

Posted: April 23, 2012, 10:38
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Check out King's longtime editor, Scribner Editor-in-Chief Nan Graham, and King's longtime editor and agent Chuck Verrill, of Darhansoff and Verrill, talk about King's new novel The Wind Through the Keyhole here.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

The contest has ended

Posted: April 23, 2012, 09:24
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OK, the two contests over at Lilja’s Library is over. During the day today I will select the winners. 2 from facebook, 2 from twitter, 1 from the best suggestions on how to promote Lilja’s Library and 2 from the best photo. When the winners are selected I will contact them and when they have all replied I will publish them. So, during today and tomorrow keep checking your facebook messages, twitter messages, your mail, your spam mail or any other way I may be able to contact you. If you don’t reply I’ll need to draw a new winner and that won’t be fun. So, make sure you check, OK?

All you can do now is keep your fingers crossed and wait…

These are the prizes that’s at stake:

- 1 lucky winner will get a copy of Hodder & Stoughton’s limited edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole. This book is only released in 700 copies with deluxe binding, photographic endpapers and with author's facsimile signature. The price if you buy it is £99.99 (approximately $160). This copy is donated by PSPublishing and the copies from them has an extra feature. They all have a specially-printed dustjacket that’s not included in copies bought elsewhere.

- 1 lucky winner will get a copy of Hodder & Stoughton’s hardback edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole AND a set with all the previous seven Dark Tower books in paperback with new beautiful covers (donated by Hodder & Stoughton).

- 3 lucky winners will each get a copy of Hodder & Stoughton’s hardback edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole (donated by Hodder & Stoughton).

- 2 lucky winners will each get a copy of the audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole (donated by Simon & Shuster Audio).

The Lilja & Lou Podcast for iTunes

Posted: April 20, 2012, 08:35
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Thanks for all the kind words about the podcast. It seems most of you enjoyed it. Lou and I have decided to keep doing this and will start planning the second this weekend. So, any questions you have, let us know and we'll do our best.

For those of you listening to podcasts in your phone, here is a iTunes version of the first episode.

The Lilja & Lou Podcast: Episode 1 - 'Fresh Fish'

Posted: April 19, 2012, 22:06
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It may not be as epic as Andy Dufresne meeting Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding for the first time in The Shawshank Redemption but our first podcast together is a big moment for both of us. Hopefully you’ll all find it interesting as we hope to do this on a regular basis.

In our first podcast we talk about the following:

1) Podcast Purpose
2) Introductions
3) The secret of how to properly pronounce, 'Lilja,' is revealed.
4) Lilja Interview by Lou
5) Current King News - Ghost Brothers, Joyland, Carrie Remake
6) King Review - 'The Wind Through The Keyhole' - spoiler free review by Lilja
7) Marv's Mailbag - we answer listener email
8) Close Out - should The Dark Tower series be made into movies and/or TV series?

Discussion in the podcast:
The US and UK cover to The Wind Through the Keyhole.

We would very much like to know what you think about it, what was good, what can be done better? This is our first shot at this so let us know how we did.

We’re doing this for you so let us know what you want to be covered in the podcasts and we will do our best to give it to you. Please post your comment below, on twitter, facebook or in an email to info@liljas-library.com.

Kimberly Peirce talkes Carrie

Posted: April 17, 2012, 00:15
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Kimberly Peirce whos doing the remake of Carrie had the following to say about her version:

I am also modernizing the story as one has to in order to bring any great piece of work written in one era into the next and especially given how very relevant this material is right now.


Chloe is going deep into character to get this right....sewing her own dresses, spending time in her closet....and so much more....Thanks for all the great wishes. We are on it! And privileged to be working with such great source material.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Expanded Ghost Story synopsis

Posted: April 13, 2012, 23:45
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Here is an expanded story synopsis for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County:

A malevolent shape circles around the Café, singing about his effect on the living and his role as a provocateur of bad behavior. In 1967, two lovers appear on a high cliff above Lake Belle Reve, and jump to their deaths. Joe McCandless (stepping out of time) appears to argue with himself as a ten year old (Young Joe) about whether or not to tell a terrible secret. Old Joe pushes the ghost of his own younger self down. We then see Joe lingering in the Dreamland Café, agonizing about whether or not to go “back”. Joe is urged to action by the friendly bartender.

It’s now 2007. He goes to his family cabin on Lake Belle Reve outside the town of Delight in Darkland County, MS where his brothers’ died in 1967, to tell his own sons Frank and Drake his tale of brotherly love gone sour. Frank and Drake’s relationship is under a strain as well. Drake stayed home after high school to play with a local band (that will probably always be a local band) while working as a mechanic. Frank, a college boy, will be rich after selling the paperback rights to his novel. Plus Anna, Frank’s girlfriend, used to be with Drake. And Drake’s band just bombed at the Delight Old Home Days in front of a journalist for Rolling Stone. Monique, the boys’ mother, tries to find a way for them all to get along.

The ghosts of Dan, the caretaker, who died in the cabin, Jack and Andy (Joe’s brothers), and Jenna, beloved of both Jack and Andy, haunt the cabin waiting to see if Joe will tell their terrible secret THIS time. With his sons at each other’s throats, Joe’s story will save or destroy the McCandless family.


The cast, creators and director of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County following the world premiere at the Alliance Theatre. April 11, 2012. Photo by Raymond McCrea Jones.

Carrie returns in 2013

Posted: April 12, 2012, 22:44
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Shock till you drop reports that the remake of Carrie is set for a March 15, 2013 release:

It was revealed late last month that Chloe Moretz will be playing the title role in Kim Peirce's upcoming remake of the Stephen King novel, Carrie. The project, from director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry, Stop-Loss) is now set for release on March 15, 2013.

The new version of Carrie, to be scripted by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, is said to be less a remake of the De Palma film and more a re-adaptation of the original text.


King and wife Tabitha as audience members in the movie Knightriders from 1981. (They can be seen 9:20 into the clip).

Dont' miss out on these contest!

Posted: April 12, 2012, 14:43
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Thanks to all of you that has sent in photos for the photo contest. You rock! The photos I have gotten so far looks great! And if it wasn’t clear, you can send in as many photos as you want, so keep them coming! On April 23 the two best will each be awarded with a copy of the audio edition of Wind Through the Keyhole that also have THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR SLEEP!!!



Also, if you love The Dark Tower you don’t want to miss this contest where you can win a copy of the limited edition of Wind Through the Keyhole (donated by PSPublishing) as well as hardcovers of Wind Through the Keyhole and paperbacks of The Dark Tower 1-7.

GOOD LUCK!

Take a photo and win

Posted: April 12, 2012, 00:08
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OK, I got two extra copies of the audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole (with the first chapter of Doctor Sleep) to use as giveaways and this time I have decided I’m going to let you be creative.

I want you to send me a photo of yourself and one of King’s books. The two of you that sends in the most creative photo will each win a copy of the audio book. That’s all the directives I’m going to give you. I’ll leave the rest up to you.


Oh, and please note that it won’t matter if you chose a 20 year old paperback or a very limited edition for you photo. It’s not important. It’s not important if it’s taken with a state of the art camera or an old cell phone either. What’s important is that your photo is clever, fun and has that little extra. OK?

Send the photo to info@liljas-library.com before April 22nd and I’ll let you know who gets the audio books on April 23rd. Good luck!

First chapter of Doctor Sleep

Posted: April 11, 2012, 22:49
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Today I got the audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole. It’s on 9 CDs and have a running time that’s approximately 10,5 hours. The book is narrated by King himself and also contains a bonus disk with the first chapter of King’s yet unreleased book Doctor Sleep. The chapter is just over 37 minutes long and has a short intro by King.

Podcast...

Posted: April 11, 2012, 16:36
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As you know I’m running a contest in which one way to win is to give suggestions on how to promote Lilja’s Library. Well, several of you have suggested that I’d do a podcast and with the help of Lou Sytsma, I have decided to give podcasting a try. This weekend we’re doing a test run.

If my English is good enough and if there is enough interest from all of you, this podcast could become a regular thing. If not, at least it will give me the chance to solve the big mystery for everyone, once and for all, on how to pronouce Lilja.

If you have any questions you would like answered on the podcast, leave a comment in this thread or send an email to info@liljas-library.com

King on Doctor Sleep

Posted: April 11, 2012, 12:05
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King on why he wrote Doctor Sleep

“I did it because it was such a cheesed-off thing to do. To say you were going back to the book that was really popular and write the sequel. People read it as kids; then as adults they might read the sequel and think, this isn’t as good. The challenge is, maybe it can be as good – or different. It gives you something to push up against. [And] I wanted to see what would happen to Danny Torrence when he grew up. I knew that he would be a drunk because his father was a drunk. I thought, okay, I’ll start with Danny Torrence at age forty. He is going to be one of those people who says ‘I am never going to be like my father. Then you wake up at 37 or 38 and you’re a drunk. Then I thought, what kind of a life does that person like that have? He’ll do a bunch of low-bottom jobs, he’ll get canned, and now, I really want him to be in a hospice worker because he has the shining and he can help people get across as they die. They call him Dr Sleep, and they know to call for him when the cat goes into their room and sits on their bed. This was writing about the guy who rides the bus, and he’s eating in a McDonalds, or on a special night out maybe Red Lobster. We are not talking about a guy who goes to [the upscale restaurant] Sardi’s.”

And why it's not released until 2013...

"My agent is dickering with the publishers about Dr Sleep, that’s the sequel to The Shining, but I held off showing them the manuscript because I wanted time to breathe.”

Official news on Joyland

Posted: April 11, 2012, 00:18
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Here is the official comment on Joyland from King's official site:

Following up on Neil Gaimain's interview in the (UK) Sunday Times mentioning a new novel to be titled Joyland about an amusement park serial killer, Stephen has given the thumbs up to officially report that this is indeed a work in progress that has been completed but will need to be edited. There is no official publisher or publication date set at this time. We will update you as more official news becomes available.

Carrie on CD

Posted: April 11, 2012, 00:17
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Ghostlight Records will record the cast album of the revised Off-Broadway production of Carrie, the musical by Oscar winners Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, based on Stephen King's novel about a teenage girl with telekinetic powers.

Read more here.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Throttle eBook

Posted: April 10, 2012, 08:35
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Joe Hill & Stephen King’s Throttle will be available as eBook on April 17

The 100 page eBook ($1.99) will be available on April 17th for the Nook, Kindle and Apple products amongst other eReaders.



Thanks to The Fire Wire

King and The Remainders

Posted: April 10, 2012, 08:34
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The ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash proudly welcomes the Rock Bottom Remainders for a special performance at 2012 ALA Annual Conference at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 in the Anaheim California Convention Center Arena.

The Rock Bottom Remainders band includes some of today’s most shining literary lights. Among them, they have published more than 150 titles, sold more than 150 million books and been translated into more than 25 languages. Scheduled to appear at the ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash are Stephen King, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Matt Groening, Scott Turow, Ridley Pearson, Greg Iles, James McBride, Roy Blount, Jr., Kathi Goldmark and Sam Barry. Roger McGuinn of The Byrds joins the band as special musical guest.

Read more over at The Fire Wire.

Joyland; new book by King

Posted: April 8, 2012, 19:31
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In today's The Times there is an interview with King by Neil Gaiman in which we can read the following:

Right now he's writing a book called Joyland, about an amusement-park serial killer.

sounds like there is another good book in the works...

Thanks to Ariel.

International Thriller Award nominations revealed

Posted: April 5, 2012, 23:17
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International Thriller Award nominations

Best Hard Cover Novel:
Joseph Finder - BURIED SECRETS (St. Martin’s Press)
Jonathan Hayes - A HARD DEATH (Harper)
Stephen King - 11/22/63 (Scribner)
Michael Koryta - THE RIDGE (Little, Brown and Co.)
Marcus Sakey - THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES (Dutton Adult)

2012 Thriller Awards Winners to be announced at ThrillerFest VI July 14, 2012, Grand Hyatt, NYC.

Thanks to Bev Vincent and Herbert West

Bram stoker winners

Posted: April 2, 2012, 07:44
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King won a Bram Stoker Award for Herman Wouk Is Still Alive in the short story category and Rocky Wood for Stephen King: A Literary Companion in the non-fiction category.

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