This is a complete list of books published by stephen king. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Stephen kings nonsupernatural books are often dismissed as. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantlybooks. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantly books. Booktopia stephen king books on the booktopia stephen king. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. Stephen king and all pseudonyms your guide to fiction books. Oct 01, 2012 the 20 stephen king library desk calendar is coming. 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. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. The perfect light read for a dark and gloomy january. 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.
Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. These are all of the books king has recommended on twitter. See more ideas about book lists, books and books to read. Think combinatorial creativity applied to writing youre not going to be a great writer if you only read books from one genre. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases. Like his earlier book the shawshank redemption, which became a hit movie, this one is set inside a prison. A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. 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. This page features stephen kings picks on current books, movies and music. Adrenaline winner broken monsters by lauren beukes mulholland books. The 20 stephen king library desk calendar is coming. Of the books youve written, which is your favorite or the most personally meaningful.
Stephen king ranks stoughton authors latest book among best. 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. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. 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. Mar 04, 2014 for more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we. Source for calendar the literary year january february march april may june july august september. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six non. The 10 best stephen king books your picks for the horror masters scariest, most suspenseful pageturners, from it to the dead zone. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. As the 70yearold stephen king continues to churn out novels, a thriving community of scholars has formed an ever. The most amazing of those, was the shinning by stephen king. The complete list of books recommended by stephen king. I suggest reading these collections in chronological order to allow you to see the changes in stephens writing over the years. Feb 18, 2016 and at age 68, king shows no sign of slowing down. The institute kings next novel is due out in september 2019, but it sounds like it has the potential to rank very highly on this list.
Stephen king books are available from booktopia, the leading online bookstore in australia. 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. 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. 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. Stephen kings top 10 alltime favorite books open culture. Dennis lehanes world gone by is the best gangster novel since the godfather. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. And so i urge you to read this story of the national book awards. 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.
With over 50 novels and hundreds of short stories published in his name, he stands. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. List of books by stephen king simple english wikipedia, the. A list of stephen king s novels, organized newest to oldest. 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. Youve defined your audience, but dont start writing yet. Because ive been thinking about writing fiction, ive been reading lots of novels in my spare time.
The dark tower stephen king, english, 8, 19822012, 30 million. You should mark it on your calendar, its that good. 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. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. With more than 50 books in print, king is insanely prolific. The stephen king chroniclers and the reimagining of an. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general. Buy revival by stephen king from amazons fiction books store. This page features stephen king s picks on current books, movies and music. For more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france.
I first read this book in 8th grade, amazed that something so dark, and sometimes scary, could be so amazing. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Speaking of stories, i would like to make a tremendous pitch for walter mosleys book, the man. Lee child in conversation with stephen king events. This book is best known for its scary subject matter king was way. The list was announced today during the american library associations midwinter meeting.
Get the latest book news and features from, including celebrity recommended book picks and breaking news about bestselling celebrity authors, from michelle obama to chrissy teigen. The king chroniclers and the reimagining of an icon of american letters. 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 is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. 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. Little did i know, that some of his books are the length of websters dictionary. There are about a hundred books that entertained and taught him, but here is stephen king s reading list. The talismans combination of fantasy and horror, with a kid hero, meant it has a. Stephen kings new detective series gets off to a clumsy start. This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. 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.
Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. 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. 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 kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an. I tried to read everything stephen king had ever written.
Stephen king continues to produce interesting booksand the occasional very. And if you buy one of his books today, you get the present. 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. The stephen king universe flow chart created by gillian james and posted on tessie girl.
Finders keepers revisits a favorite king theme explored in. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. From the guardian archive stephen king and peter straub join dark forces archive, 1985 7 february 1985. Elevation is out now in this gorgeous paperback edition.
This page will be updated as frequently as possible so check back often for updates. Instead, grab a cup of coffee or a snack, and start reading. King was letting himself off the leash, going wild with. 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. Four decades of fear from the master of horror george beahm st. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Tolkien authors who have, like king, created enduring dark, gothic worlds filled with supernatural events and malevolent forces. Browse stationery calendars diaries notebooks journals stationery bargains. Drunken fireworks by stephen king, tim sample, audio cd.
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