With more than 50 books in print, king is insanely prolific. Get the latest book news and features from, including celebrityrecommended book picks and breaking news about bestselling celebrity authors, from michelle obama to chrissy teigen. Stephen king born 1947 is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general. The 20 stephen king library desk calendar is coming. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Stephen kingwho has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one new york times bestsellers, and many unforgettable moviesdelivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since everythings eventual six years ago. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Buy revival by stephen king from amazons fiction books store. Little did i know, that some of his books are the length of websters dictionary. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. The perfect light read for a dark and gloomy january. If you are interested in the over 700 books that stephen king has recommended or favorably mentioned in his books, check out this sai king recommends.
In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly. Stephen kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six non. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. The king chroniclers and the reimagining of an icon of american letters. Speaking of stories, i would like to make a tremendous pitch for walter mosleys book, the man. With over 50 novels and hundreds of short stories published in his name, he stands. I first read this book in 8th grade, amazed that something so dark, and sometimes scary, could be so amazing. Stephen king continues to produce interesting booksand the occasional very. This page features stephen kings picks on current books, movies and music.
Mar 04, 2014 for more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. In the afterword of stephen kings highly regarded memoirwriting guide book on writing, the bestselling writer shared a list of 96 books that hed read while writing the. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. Its a great idea for a writer like stephen king, famous for pageturning, nailbiting suspense.
Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantly books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases. Chicago the reading list council has announced the 2015 selections of the reading list, an annual bestof list composed of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. In the afterword of stephen kings highly regarded memoirwriting guide book on writing, the bestselling writer shared a list of 96 books that hed read while writing the book that hed enjoyed and had influenced him. Four decades of fear from the master of horror george beahm st. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. Stephen king ranks stoughton authors latest book among best. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. The list was announced today during the american library associations midwinter meeting. There are about a hundred books that entertained and taught him, but here is stephen king s reading list. Stephen king books are available from booktopia, the leading online bookstore in australia. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. This page will be updated as frequently as possible so check back often for updates.
Elevation is out now in this gorgeous paperback edition. The talismans combination of fantasy and horror, with a kid hero, meant it has a. The complete list of books recommended by stephen king. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring writers. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors in the world, with more than 50 books in print, and more coming out every year. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Stephen kings new detective series gets off to a clumsy start. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. Oct 01, 2012 the 20 stephen king library desk calendar is coming. Sep 04, 2018 the king chroniclers and the reimagining of an icon of american letters. In the afterword of stephen king s highly regarded memoirwriting guide book on writing, the bestselling writer shared a list of 96 books that hed read while writing the book that hed enjoyed and had influenced him.
Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. You should mark it on your calendar, its that good. Jul 29, 2019 kings latest praise for growing things follows his ringing endorsement of tremblays 2015 novel, a head full of ghosts. This book is best known for its scary subject matter king was way.
As the 70yearold stephen king continues to churn out novels, a thriving community of scholars has formed an ever. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an. So you might think that if stephen king the guy who wrote such horror classics like carrie and the stand were to rattle off his top ten favorite books, it would feature works by the likes of edgar allan poe, h. From the guardian archive stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive, 1985 7 february 1985. I suggest reading these collections in chronological order to allow you to see the changes in stephens writing over the years. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. Adrenaline winner broken monsters by lauren beukes mulholland books. Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. The stephen king chroniclers and the reimagining of an. Fans of stephen king should also check out this amazing graphic of the steph en king universe designed by australian illustrator gillian james, as well as this video in which king discusses the art of the short story. And so i urge you to read this story of the national book awards. Drunken fireworks by stephen king, tim sample, audio cd. This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order.
The wind through the keyhole 2012 could also be read between books four and five as is chronologically correct amazon novellas short stories collections by stephen king. These are all of the books king has recommended on twitter. For more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. Lee child in conversation with stephen king events. A dark tower novel published in april 2012, the publisher is carrying on the tradition of the katet into this year with some discussion of that release. Instead, grab a cup of coffee or a snack, and start reading. Finders keepers revisits a favorite king theme explored in. This is a list of books that stephen king has recommended or mentioned favorably in on writing, danse macabre, secret windows, his entertainment weekly column, in blurbs on book covers, etc. Feb 18, 2016 and at age 68, king shows no sign of slowing down. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. Booktopia stephen king books on the booktopia stephen king. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Stephen kings nonsupernatural books are often dismissed as.
September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Stephen king and all pseudonyms your guide to fiction books. Think combinatorial creativity applied to writing youre not going to be a great writer if you only read books from one genre. List of books by stephen king simple english wikipedia, the. With over 50 novels and hundreds of short stories published in his name, he stands out as one of the most influential figures in the literary world. Stephen king who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one new york times bestsellers, and many unforgettable moviesdelivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since everythings eventual six years ago. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. This page features stephen king s picks on current books, movies and music. Like his earlier book the shawshank redemption, which became a hit movie, this one is set inside a prison. Source for calendar the literary year january february march april may june july august september.
The stephen king universe flow chart created by gillian james and posted on tessie girl. However, many novels in the list of stephen king books bear a connection to the dark tower universe and to each other, although they are completely separate stories you can read separately. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantlybooks. See more ideas about book lists, books and books to read. King was letting himself off the leash, going wild with. Kings latest praise for growing things follows his ringing endorsement of tremblays 2015 novel, a head full of ghosts. Because ive been thinking about writing fiction, ive been reading lots of novels in my spare time. We know it involves a strange and sinister institution where special childrenchildren with extranormal abilities like telepathy and telekinesisare experimented upon like rats, and one such boy, luke ellis, who winds up a.
When a 10th anniversary of on writing was released, an updated reading list of 82 books was included more recently, king has taken to twitter to share with his fans and. The most amazing of those, was the shinning by stephen king. Browse stationery calendars diaries notebooks journals stationery bargains. This is a complete list of books published by stephen king. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. He has also written nearly two hundred short stories and published a series of comics called the gunslinger born, based on his the dark tower series. Youve defined your audience, but dont start writing yet.
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