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In an exclusive interview, the bestselling author opens up about his relationship with Hollywood.
Join us for an evening with Maine authors, philanthropists, and library advocates, Stephen and Tabitha King.
The Kings really need no introduction. They have created many books for readers to enjoy over the past several decades, and have given generously to Maine communities through the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, which has awarded grants to many libraries around the state of Maine. They are major supporters of the work that libraries do, and the ideals our profession upholds.
Proceeds from this event will help to fund the work we do, in support of our mission to promote and enhance the value of Maine libraries and librarianship, to foster cooperation among those who work in and for Maine libraries, and to provide leadership in ensuring that information is accessible to all citizens from their libraries.
The Evening's Schedule:
6:00 - 6:30: Cocktails and music with cash bar (each ticket holder will receive 1 drink ticket)
6:30 - 7:15: Dinner (please select your entree when registering)
7:15: Keynote with Stephen and Tabitha King
Music to follow, courtesy of Rockashop Sound System
*Please note: The Kings will not be giving autographs or signing books at this event.*
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Cormac McCarthy remembered: ‘His work will sing down the centuries’
Stephen King: ‘There is no way to convey the loss I feel’
Early this year, while Cormac McCarthy was still alive, I had an idea for a story called The Dreamers. I wrote it while reading Cormac McCarthy’s penultimate book, The Passenger. The story that emerged was very much under the influence of McCarthy’s prose. I was, in fact, almost hypnotised by The Passenger, as I was when reading such McCarthy novels as All the Pretty Horses and his masterpiece, Blood Meridian. Because my story was very much in McCarthy’s style, I dedicated it to him.
Every story is a locked door. Sometimes – not always, but sometimes – style is the key that opens it. That was the case with The Dreamers. At one point in it I wrote this:
This is not McCarthy, I simply do not have his talent, but it would have been an impossible passage to write, or even think of, without him. It shows not just his influence but the spell he cast over both his readers and those writers of lesser abilities who admired his work. He was, simply put, the last great white male American novelist.
Although his prose undoubtedly owes something to William Faulkner, he eventually became Faulkner’s equal, if not his superior. From Blood Meridian (1985) on, his prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power. If you have read him, you understand. If you have not, there is no way to convey the loss I feel even though he died at a good age, a patriarch’s age, and did his work with a patriarch’s unflinching strength. He is a loss to the American imagination, but as McCarthy himself might have said, “I gave you the books and the books remain, undimmed and undaunted.”
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This week, we’re helping you round out your summer reading lists by asking some of our favorite authors to step in as Prudie for the day and give you advice. This is part of our Guest Prudie series.
Today’s columnist is American author and “King of Horror” Stephen King, whose renowned for his horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels, including It, The Shining, Carrie, and many more. His iconic books and stories have been adapted into numerous films and television series—including The Boogeyman which was released just last month. His new novel, Holly, hits shelves this coming September.
We asked King to weigh in on an endless litany of chores, in-law battles, and swamped librarians
Dear Want To Be a Team,
Fuck that guy. Lazy, selfish bastard.
Fuck those in-laws. Plan your own damn getaway assholes.
Fuck these clueless idiots. Get new friends.