The Savannah Book Festival this past week—officially stretching from Brad Thor’s Wednesday night event to Sunday’s closing ceremony with Stephen King—was another success for the festival’s directors and the rest of the 115 volunteers who make the (now)...

There are five finalists in each category -- current interest, fiction, first fiction, biography, history, mystery-thriller, science and technology, graphic novel, poetry and young adult literature. Among those in the running are Stephen King, poet...

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #6 & 7 (of 8) ERIC SHANOWER (w) • SKOTTIE YOUNG (a/C) • What happens when you get to the Land of Oz and you don’t fit in?

Newport Beach author Dean Koontz has contributed $2,500 to former Solicitor General Ted Cruz, one of three Republicans hoping to replace Kay Bailey Hutchinson as U.S. Senator in Texas. Unfortunately for Cruz, his $3.9 million collected so far puts him...

Syracuse, NY -- Actor Giancarlo Esposito's character Gus Fring in the hit series "Breaking Bad" has been called by Stephen King "the best villain in a recurring TV series,'' but you may also know Esposito from movies including "Do the Right Thing" and...

Even the most beloved of authors aren't sparred her gags accompanied by thoughtful prose: "The sands of time are like rain on a tin roof. Never stopping. Never ceasing. Now, watch me punk Stephen King." This comment has not yet been posted You have...

Alma Books has acquired a d... Picador has acquired the ne... Plexus is to rush-release a... A story told through the te... Hodder & Stoughton will publish an original audio digital short story by bestselling author Stephen King, with plans to release...

Stephen King says the growing likelihood of further quantitative easing (QE) in the U.S. , contrasting with real efforts to slash budget deficits in Europe, suggests the single currency will come out stronger in the medium term. "Our view is that the...

John Turner Sargent Sr. / Publisher worked with top writers as leader of Doubleday June 26, 1924 -- Feb. 5, 2012 John Turner Sargent Sr. , a publisher, editor and socialite who as CEO of Doubleday worked with authors from Dwight Eisenhower to Stephen...

They're all in the running for 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. The finalists -- five each, in 10 categories -- were announced Tuesday. The 32nd annual prizes will be awarded at a public ceremony April 20 at USC's Bovard Auditorium. The Robert...

In the context of the series, this means that the characters should honor their ancestors by being true to their roots and to their family values. They need to remember from where they came. (Important note – I have nothing against mothers; I am one. ...

Wake wears his influences on his sleeve. "I've always loved Stephen King," was among the opening lines in the first game, and it soon became obvious that the comment was a statement of intent from Remedy's Sam Lake, the writer behind the writer, in a...

Even the matter of going through the same levels is eventually forgiven as everything falls into place -- it's almost the complete opposite of the third act in any Stephen King storyline. Moreover, the title looks and feels like a full-fledged title. ...

The team discovers a sudden blast of warm air from a heat grid in the wall is pushing against the chair. Mysterious shadows turn out to be headlights of cars passing outside. The team has investigated ghosts aboard battleships, in lighthouses, the O.K....

He described them as a quiet, seemingly affluent family. “They were always buying things,” Coffey said. “They put in a new pool. They were always doing something around the house.” The man Coffey knew as Stephen King was a “very pleasant fellow” who...

The vehicle was later found abandoned. Fifty bags of coins and currency were gone. Authorities offered a reward. Sightings were reported across Europe. But Mahers trail quickly went cold. At some point, the family fled to the U.S. , where Maher often...

Carrie was such a critical and financial flop (at $8 million) that, afterward, its three creators refused to allow another professional production anywhere in the world — a rare act of artistic exile for a title that is a beloved Stephen King novel and...

Pulitzer Prize-winning play from 1920, about two brothers who are in love with the same woman, is directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. In previews. Opens Feb. 26. (132 W. 22nd St. 212-727-2737.) MCC Theatre presents a reworking of the 1988 musical, with a book...

The vehicle was found abandoned. Fifty bags of coins and currency were gone. Authorities offered a reward. Sightings were reported across Europe. But Maher's trail quickly went cold. At some point, the family fled to the United States, where Maher often...