{"product_id":"stephen-king-1","title":"Stephen King","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake an intimate tour through the life and works of Stephen King, made vivid with rare photos and ephemera from King’s personal collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven if you are a die-hard fan, you will find something new\u003c\/b\u003e in this beautifully packaged Stephen King reference that you will return to again and again. Timed to celebrate Stephen King’s 75th birthday on September 21, 2022, \u003ci\u003eStephen King: \u003ci\u003eA Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals \u003cb\u003ethe inspiration behind the prolific author’s brilliant works of horror\u003c\/b\u003e through a combination of photos and documents from King’s archives and an engaging account of the stories behind how his novels, novellas, short stories, and adaptations came to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt might sound like a tall tale that Stephen King once met a bartender named Grady in an empty hotel in Colorado, or that the celebrated author helped his young daughter bury her cat in a nearby “pets sematary” after it was killed on a busy roadway. In this book, discover how King drew on these and more \u003cb\u003ereal personal experiences and mundane life events\u003c\/b\u003e, then \u003cb\u003eemployed his extraordinary imagination to twist them into something horrific\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom impoverished university student to struggling schoolteacher to one of the best-selling—and most recognizable—authors of all time, this engrossing book reveals \u003cb\u003ethe evolution and influences of Stephen King’s body of work over his nearly 50-year career\u003c\/b\u003e, and how the themes of his writing reflect the changing times and events within his life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn expansion of Stephen King expert Bev Vincent’s \u003ci\u003eThe Stephen King Illustrated Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, this fully revised, redesigned, and updated book includes:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA review of King’s complete body of work\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, published in September 2022.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA wealth of rare memorabilia from King’s own collection\u003c\/b\u003e, including personal and professional correspondences, handwritten manuscript pages, book covers, movie stills, and a never-before-seen excerpts from one of his poems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterludes on specific topics\u003c\/b\u003e such as real-life settings that inspired King’s writing, the editor who discovered him, his life as a Boston Red Sox fan, and the many awards and honors he has received.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInsightful quotes\u003c\/b\u003e from King from interviews over the decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the beloved King of Horror\u003c\/b\u003e with this informational and entertaining look inside King’s most iconic titles and the culture they have created.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57376111755646,"sku":"NW9780760376812","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780760376812.jpg?v=1778516330","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/stephen-king-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}