Stephen King

Stephen King

• Stephen King gives to Maine gun control coalition

  Stephen King and his wife have made a donation to a Maine group advocating for stricter gun control laws. King says the gift was "five figures" but ... 

• Simon & Schuster to offer e-books to libraries

  The publisher of Stephen King, Bob Woodward and other top-selling authors has changed its policy of withholding e-books from libraries. Simon & ... 

• Stephen King, wife pledge $3M to Maine library

  Stephen King and his wife have agreed to pay $3 million to overhaul their century-old hometown library in Maine, as long as $6 million is raised from ... 

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  Fact and fantasy collide in NYC cannibalism trial

  A teenager posts a Twitter message saying he's going to blow up a school. A husband grumbles that he's looking for a hit man to kill his wife. 

• Stephen King writes post-Newtown essay on guns

  Horror writer Stephen King is seeking to provoke a discussion on gun control and gun rights following the school shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn. 

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  A disconnect between violence and television

  If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ... 

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  Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup

  Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge ... 

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  Hollywood sticks to tried and true in 2013 lineup

  It's not really news that Arnold Schwarzenegger is back this year. Everybody else in Hollywood is, too, so why not the former California governor? ... 

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  Rare Stephen King book for auction in Maine

  A signed copy of a rare Stephen King book is up for auction at a Maine bookstore, with proceeds going to a nearby homeless shelter's emergency home ... 

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  New search engine connects literary dots

  Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," ... 

• Picker's 'Claiborne' to premiere at SF Opera

  The San Francisco Opera will present the world premiere of Tobias Picker's "Dolores Claiborne" on Sept. 18 next year. The company said Monday that the ... 

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  Dick Cheney working on book about heart treatment

  Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the world's most prominent heart patients, is working on a book about his many battles with coronary disease ...