Read Any Good Books Lately?
We asked a handful of writers what books they’ve enjoyed most over the last few months, and why. Their choices — from best sellers to poetry collections to a philosophy of science — are idiosyncratic and instructive.
June 03, 2007, Sunday .
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
By Ben Neihart
How Joe Hill got over being Stephen King’s son and wrote his own best-selling horror novel.
March 18, 2007, Sunday .
Inside the List
By DWIGHT GARNER
Doctorow on Kundera; why Joe Hill ditched his last name; Jane Smiley’s jumbo output.
March 04, 2007, Sunday .
Clothes Make the Man ... Scared
Clothes Make the Man ... Scared
By JANET MASLIN
It would be much easier to compare Joe Hill’s witty horror novel about a haunted suit to the work of Stephen King if Stephen King were not his actual father.
February 08, 2007, Thursday .
Stephen King’s Midnight Madness
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 7, stores will begin selling the first issue of a new seven-part comic book series based on the Stephen King novel “The Dark Tower.”
January 25, 2007, Thursday .
Stephen King to Discuss Comic Books
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
Stephen King will be a guest of honor at the second annual New York Comic Con.
December 20, 2006, Wednesday .
They Could Have Danced All Night, if They Hadn’t Died
They Could Have Danced All Night, if They Hadn’t Died
By ANITA GATES
Stephen King has a wonderfully warped sense of humor to have approved this new adaptation of his novel about a sweet but vengeful teenage misfit with telekinetic powers.
December 12, 2006, Tuesday .
Scare Tactician
Scare Tactician
By Jim Windolf
When Stephen King really wants to put a scare into you, he brings on his most fearsome monster of all, the writer.
November 12, 2006, Sunday .
Her Story of Him, Both Tender and Terrible
Her Story of Him, Both Tender and Terrible
By JANET MASLIN
In his new book, Stephen King delivers his version of Joycean wordplay, idiosyncrasy, voluptuousness and stubborn, obsessive chronology.
October 23, 2006, Monday .
Exploring Darkness and Anxiety in Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’
Exploring Darkness and Anxiety in Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
In this eight-part, four-week TNT series, Mr. King serves up nightmares and grand subjects for horror.
July 12, 2006, Wednesday .
'Stephen King's Desperation': Lock Up Your Wolves
'Stephen King's Desperation': Lock Up Your Wolves
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
The plot-crammed movie is genuinely transfixing, as it taps the master's inexhaustible magic hat of scattershot iconography.
May 23, 2006, Tuesday .
J. K. Rowling Is Coming to New York for Charity Reading
By MOTOKO RICH
Harry Potter's creator will make her first visit to the U.S. in six years to support the Haven Foundation, a charity founded by Stephen King.
May 10, 2006, Wednesday .
Inside the List
Inside the List
By Dwight Garner
Stephen King's cellphone horrors; James Frey is still on the nonfiction list, but with a disclaimer.
February 12, 2006, Sunday .
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Stephen King's latest novel turns cellphone users into bloodthirsty zombies.
February 05, 2006, Sunday .
Pull Up the Covers, Your Cellphone Is Ringing
Pull Up the Covers, Your Cellphone Is Ringing
By EDWARD WYATT
Ever wondered what would happen if cellphones suddenly sent their users on murderous rampages? Stephen King has.
January 25, 2006, Wednesday
We asked a handful of writers what books they’ve enjoyed most over the last few months, and why. Their choices — from best sellers to poetry collections to a philosophy of science — are idiosyncratic and instructive.
June 03, 2007, Sunday .
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
By Ben Neihart
How Joe Hill got over being Stephen King’s son and wrote his own best-selling horror novel.
March 18, 2007, Sunday .
Inside the List
By DWIGHT GARNER
Doctorow on Kundera; why Joe Hill ditched his last name; Jane Smiley’s jumbo output.
March 04, 2007, Sunday .
Clothes Make the Man ... Scared
Clothes Make the Man ... Scared
By JANET MASLIN
It would be much easier to compare Joe Hill’s witty horror novel about a haunted suit to the work of Stephen King if Stephen King were not his actual father.
February 08, 2007, Thursday .
Stephen King’s Midnight Madness
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 7, stores will begin selling the first issue of a new seven-part comic book series based on the Stephen King novel “The Dark Tower.”
January 25, 2007, Thursday .
Stephen King to Discuss Comic Books
By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
Stephen King will be a guest of honor at the second annual New York Comic Con.
December 20, 2006, Wednesday .
They Could Have Danced All Night, if They Hadn’t Died
They Could Have Danced All Night, if They Hadn’t Died
By ANITA GATES
Stephen King has a wonderfully warped sense of humor to have approved this new adaptation of his novel about a sweet but vengeful teenage misfit with telekinetic powers.
December 12, 2006, Tuesday .
Scare Tactician
Scare Tactician
By Jim Windolf
When Stephen King really wants to put a scare into you, he brings on his most fearsome monster of all, the writer.
November 12, 2006, Sunday .
Her Story of Him, Both Tender and Terrible
Her Story of Him, Both Tender and Terrible
By JANET MASLIN
In his new book, Stephen King delivers his version of Joycean wordplay, idiosyncrasy, voluptuousness and stubborn, obsessive chronology.
October 23, 2006, Monday .
Exploring Darkness and Anxiety in Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’
Exploring Darkness and Anxiety in Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
In this eight-part, four-week TNT series, Mr. King serves up nightmares and grand subjects for horror.
July 12, 2006, Wednesday .
'Stephen King's Desperation': Lock Up Your Wolves
'Stephen King's Desperation': Lock Up Your Wolves
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
The plot-crammed movie is genuinely transfixing, as it taps the master's inexhaustible magic hat of scattershot iconography.
May 23, 2006, Tuesday .
J. K. Rowling Is Coming to New York for Charity Reading
By MOTOKO RICH
Harry Potter's creator will make her first visit to the U.S. in six years to support the Haven Foundation, a charity founded by Stephen King.
May 10, 2006, Wednesday .
Inside the List
Inside the List
By Dwight Garner
Stephen King's cellphone horrors; James Frey is still on the nonfiction list, but with a disclaimer.
February 12, 2006, Sunday .
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Stephen King's latest novel turns cellphone users into bloodthirsty zombies.
February 05, 2006, Sunday .
Pull Up the Covers, Your Cellphone Is Ringing
Pull Up the Covers, Your Cellphone Is Ringing
By EDWARD WYATT
Ever wondered what would happen if cellphones suddenly sent their users on murderous rampages? Stephen King has.
January 25, 2006, Wednesday
