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Reader Announced for Doctor Sleep

We’re excited to announce Will Patton as the narrator for the audiobook version of DOCTOR SLEEP from Simon & Schuster Audio. Patton is a beloved audiobook narrator who currently stars in the TNT series Falling Skies. He’s also won two Obie Awards in theater for his performances in Fool of Love and What Did He See.

Doctor Sleep Tour Event

For his final appearance for the Doctor Sleep tour, Harvard Book Store will be hosting an event at 7 PM on September 27th to be held at the Memorial Church, One Harvard Yard, in Cambridge, MA. Stephen will read from and discuss the book followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event will not include a book signing, but a limited number of pre-signed first edition copies of Doctor Sleep will be randomly distributed to ticketholders among the unsigned first editions at the conclusion of the event.





Tickets will be $35, which includes one first edition copy of the book and will go on sale at 9 AM on August 5, 2013. Ticket purchases will be limited to no more than 4 per person.


To purchase tickets


Event information


Harvard Book Store

UTD Renewed for Second Season

CBS has announced that they have renewed Under the Dome for a second season. Stephen will be writing the first episode for the second season.


Read more here

NYC Doctor Sleep Book Tour Event

Stephen will be appearing with his son, author Owen King, in New York City on September 24th at 7:30 PM, presented by The Center for Fiction at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College. All proceeds will benefit The Center's Books for NYC Schools/KidsRead, a program that helps get kids reading and provides over 35,000 books a year to schools in at-risk neighborhoods throughout New York City. He and Owen will talk about and read from their new books and will answer questions from the audience. Tickets are $40 for premium seats and $37.50 for rear, side and balcony seats and will include a copy of Doctor Sleep. The event will not include a book signing, but Stephen will be pre-signing a limited number of copies of Doctor Sleep, which will be randomly distributed at the conclusion of the event. TICKETS go on sale on July 23, 2013 at 12 NOON at http://centerforfiction.org/calendar/stephen-king-with-owen-king

Doctor Sleep Book Tour

Stephen will be appearing at an on-stage event presented by Boulder Bookstore in Boulder at the Colorado Chautauqua Auditorium on Wednesday, September 25th at 7:30 PM during which he will talk, read, and answer questions from the audience. Tickets are $37.50 for the general public and $34.50 for Chautauqua Members and will include a first edition copy of Doctor Sleep. The event will not include a book signing, but Stephen will be pre-signing a limited number of copies of Doctor Sleep which will be randomly distributed at the conclusion of the event.


Tickets will go on-sale online Thursday, July 11th at 1 PM MST for Chautauqua members and Readers Guild members only at tickets.chautauqua.com. A promo code for ticket ordering will be distributed to Boulder Bookstore members in a special newsletter blast which they will send out July 10th—be sure to check your email.


Tickets for the general public will go on-sale Friday, July 12 at 1 PM MST online at tickets.chautauqua.com.


Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Box Office or by phone with the same restrictions listed above.





Box office information:

tickets.chautauqua.com

303.440.7666



Walk up/phone sales Mon - Fri., 1 - 6PM



Chautauqua website: www.chautauqua.com

Stephen to appear on CBS Sunday Morning

Stephen will be on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, June 30th. CBS Sunday Morning airs from 9am to 10:30am EDT*, and you can find your local CBS affiliate here.


The piece features an interview with Anthony Mason filmed in Bridgton, Maine (the inspiration for Chester's Mill) and a walk around the set of Under the Dome.


You can view a preview of the interview here, but the video may not be available outside of the United States.


*Be sure to check your local listings for the broadcast time in your area.

Message from Stephen

Stephen has written a message to his fans regarding the changes made in the CBS adaptation of Under the Dome.


Read the message here

Bloody Disgusting Contest Underway

BloodyDisgusting.com is holding a contest to win official Ghost Brothers swag signed by Stephen and more. The creative contest requires that artwork based on the southern-gothic musical be submitted using Twitter, Instagram and Vine. Use the hashtag "#GhostBrothersContest" and have fun!



More Information and Official Rules on BloodyDisgusting.com

Tribute to Richard Matheson

We've lost one of the giants of the fantasy and horror genres. From THE BEARDLESS WARRIORS,

his brilliant (and largely unread) World War II novel, to THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN and

all the wonderful TWILIGHT ZONE scripts and stories, Matheson fired the imaginations of three

generations of writers. Without his I AM LEGEND, there would have been no NIGHT OF THE

LIVING DEAD; without NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, there would have been no WALKING DEAD,

28 DAYS LATER, or WORLD WAR Z. Matheson wrote the script for Steven Spielberg's

extraordinary film, DUEL, and created one of the most brain-freezingly frightening haunted

house novels of the 20th century in HELL HOUSE. He fired my imagination by placing his

horrors not in European castles and Lovecraftian universes, but in American scenes I knew

and could relate to. "I want to do that," I thought. "I must do that." Matheson showed the

way. In addition to that, he was a gentleman who was always willing to give a young writer

a hand up. I will miss his kindness and erudition. He lived a full life, raised a fine family,

and gave us unforgettable stories, novels, TV shows, and movies. That's good. Nevertheless,

I mourn his loss. A uniquely American voice has been silenced.


Stephen King

Scribner teaser for Doctor Sleep

Scribner has released a short teaser for Doctor Sleep. You can watch the15 second video on YouTube at the link below.


Watch it on YouTube


More Information on Doctor Sleep