Stephen King's Blog, page 41

Interview with Joyland Audiobook Reader

Listen to an interview with the reader of the Joyland Audiobook, Michael Kelly.



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Stephen and John on Letterman

Stephen and John appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote the Ghost Brothers soundtrack. Watch the hilarious story of how the Ghost Brothers partnership came to be as well as the creepy inspiration behind the southern gothic tale. – Great content!


Watch it on CBS.com

Exclusive Audio Excerpt from Joyland

EW has posted an exclusive excerpt from Joyland and interview with the reader, Michael Kelly (House of Cards).


Listen to the excerpt here

Under the Dome on UK's Channel 5

CBS Studios International has announced that Channel 5 has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for upcoming drama Under the Dome in the U.K. to air this fall.


Read the full story here


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Attention UK Fans

Titan Books will be celebrating the release of Joyland with an extra treat for fans including the opportunity to win free books and exclusive JOYLAND prizes. Dressed in the costume designed by Glen Orbik for the cover of the book, four ‘Hollywood Girls’ and their vintage popcorn machine will be at Forbidden Planet Shaftesbury Avenue on June 7th from 1 – 3pm.


Read more here

List of Appearances Week of June 3-7

Stephen will be doing a number of appearances to promote the releases of Joyland and Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Here's the list but be sure to check local listings for the correct date/time in your area.


Monday, June 3rd



The Today Show (most likely in the 8-9 AM slot, do not have exact time)



Meet the Creators (live event at Apple's NY Soho store 6 PM) This will be broadcast later in the week.



Tuesday, June 4th



Morning Joe



Charlie Rose



Wednesday, June 5th



All Things Considered



Late Show with David Letterman



Thursday, June 6th



The Colbert Report



Friday, June 7th



SiriusXM Live Conversation with Mojo Nixon at 5 PM

Live Event at Apple Soho Store

Meet the Creators: Stephen King, John Mellencamp, T Bone Burnett, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Join us for a conversation with Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T Bone Burnett, co-creators of the southern gothic supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. This extraordinary collaboration—13 years in the making—is a haunting tale of fraternal love, jealousy, and revenge. Our esteemed guests will talk about the inspiration behind the project and the all-star recording, with music and lyrics by Mellencamp, libretto by King, and musical direction by Burnett.

Monday, June 3, 6:00 p.m.



Reserve your seat

Preorder the book and soundtrack

Ghost Brothers being released as iBook

Concord Music group has announced that Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be released as an illustrated digital book for iBooks on June 3rd. The comprehensive multimedia edition fuses the production's story, soundtrack, artwork and video extras into a complete interactive experience. This marks Stephen’s first digital book conceived and designed especially for Apple's iBooks.



PreOrder in iTunes



Read the Full Press Release

Why Cling to the Past?

Charles Ardai of Hard Case Crime, publisher of Joyland, has written an essay explaining why it will not be simultaneously released in digital format.


Read essay here

Steve on Fresh Air with Terry Gross

Stephen's interview, "On Growing Up, Believing in God and Getting Scared", is now available. Stephen also reads an excerpt from Joyland.


Read and listen here.