King Tickets on Sale!!

Tickets for “A Conversation with Stephen King” at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell will go on sale Today at 10 a.m. The event will take place on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Tsongas Center on the university’s campus.

King’s appearance is scheduled to be the inaugural event in the university’s “Chancellor’s Speaker Series.” Proceeds will go toward scholarships.

Tickets are $32 for general admission and $52 for reserved floor seating. They will be available at the Tsongas Center box office at www.tsongascenter.com or by calling 866-722-8780.

King, who lives in Bangor, will donate his speaking-engagement fee and at least $5 from every ticket sold will go toward a new UMass/Lowell scholarship fund endowed by King and his wife, Tabitha.

Audience members will hear King read his work, get to ask him questions and listen to him discuss his passion for writing and his advice for aspiring authors. The evening will be moderated by author Andre Dubus III, a professor in the university’s English Department.

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Winners Selected in the Wind Through the Keyhole Contest

I didn't win.

Congratulations to the winners! The tee-shirts and audiobooks will be shipped out soon.   Audiobook and T-Shirt James W. from Ohio, USA Jesse M. from Australia Mary P. from IL, USA Jeff H. from MO, USA Ruth E. from PA, USA   T-Shirt Carla M. from AZ, USA Jenna P. from UK Kathleen K. from Virginia, USA Bert A. from MN, USA Ariel B. from Argentina Amy G. from FL, USA Brian N. from IA, USA Heather L. from ID, USA Penny B. from KY, USA Jarrek H. from CO, USA From Stephenking.com For all your King news and info follow Discordia 19 on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

Some Details on Joyland Publication Date

Hard Case Crime has announced it will publish Stephen King's new novel Joyland, in June 2013.  The novel is set in a small town North Carolina amusement park in 1973 and tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying chils, and the ways both will change his life forever.

Stephen King commented, "I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book."

I love e-books.  This bums me out, although I always buy a hard copy of his books too.  I'll just end up having to read my copy that usually goes into my collection unread.

"Joyland is a breathtaking, beautiful, heartbreaking book," said Charles Ardai, Edgar- and Shamus Award-winning editor of Hard Case Crime. "It’s a whodunit, it’s a carny novel, it’s a story about growing up and growing old, and about those who don’t get to do either because death comes for them before their time. Even the most hardboiled readers will find themselves moved. When I finished it, I sent a note saying, ‘Goddamn it, Steve, you made me cry.’ "

Joyland will have painted cover art by Robert McGinnis, the artist behind the posters for the original Sean Connery Bond movies and Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Glen Orbik, who painted the cover for The Colorado Kid, King's other novel published by Hard Case.

Source: Hard Case Crime

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Pet Sematary on Blu-Ray

Pet Sematary will be released on blu-ray on October 2, 2012.  There is a reboot of the film currently in the writing stage.

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Thinner on Blu-Ray

Thinner is set to release on blu-ray August 21st.  Interesting cover art.

Pre-order on Amazon here.

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