Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME
Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.
“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools…
'If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book' Sunday Times
'The best book on the craft of storytelling I've ever read' Matt Haig
'Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I've ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece' Adam Rutherford
Who would we be without stories?
Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our dreams and ambitions, and shape our politics and beliefs. We use them to construct our relationships,…
One of our nation's most prominent writers discovers the truth about how to live a long and happy life from the centenarian next door in this "original and highly readable account of a splendid American life" (The Wall Street Journal).
When a veteran Washington journalist moved to Kansas, he met a new neighbor who was more than a century old. Little did he know that he was beginning a long friendship-and a profound lesson in the meaning of life. Charlie White was no ordinary neighbor. Born before radio, Charlie lived long enough to use a smartphone. When a shocking tragedy…
It’s the early 1900s and visitors from outer space are discovered outside a remote California village…
In that same village lives a disabled orphan boy with telekinetic powers who got separated from his parents as a baby…
When his foster mom dies and his dad rejects him, the boy seeks out the visitors—who are his lost kin—and struggles to save them from a formidable vigilante.
If you liked A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, or Holes, by Louis Sachar, you might like this. Stories like ours show how the past shapes the present & how "Us vs. Them" thinking can lead to self-destruction. They explore themes of fate, friendship, and family. Ultimately, they emphasize that what seems like "bad luck” can actually be an opportunity to overcome limitations and social injustice.
