Yesterday The New York Times reviewed Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep and gave it a glowing endorsement. Calling it a a “very quick and nimble story”, reviewer Janet Maslin also added “(King) is so good at scaring that he can even raise goose bumps when he writes about the measles”. So…Stephen King…great reviews…the sequel to The Shining… What h... Read more

In Doctor Sleep, Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining. An epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon. King says he wanted to know what happened to Danny Torrance, the bo... Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling author of rural romance Cathryn Hein to the stage. 1. Describe the perfec... Read more

Just to remind us all about how important books are, we put together a list of the most incredible advances given to authors in recent times. It makes you want to start writing your plot summary right now! Read more

Do you like scary stories? I’ll try my hand at one. Brynne Edelsten has her own television show. Not scary enough? Well you’re a tough nut to crack. Here’s five spine-chilling titles sure to make the hairs on your goosebumps rise. It by Stephen King It began for the Losers on a day in June of 1958, the day school let out for the summer. That was the day Henry Bowers carved the... Read more

I have been selling master storyteller Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower all of my book selling life. Its reputation in the genre is unmatched. The release of a new book in this series is an event. Here is a word about the book from the UK publisher: “For readers new to Stephen King’s epic 7-volume fantasy masterpiece The Dark Tower, The Wind Through the Keyhole is a stand-alone n... Read more

StephenKing.com has announced that The Wind Through the Keyhole, the next instalment of the epic The Dark Tower series is set for release in 2012. Dear Constant Readers, At some point, while worrying over the copyedited manuscript of the next book (11/22/63, out Now), I started thinking—and dreaming—about Mid-World again. The major story of Roland and his ka-tet was told, but I realized there w... Read more

Recently, I was given Miroslav Penkov's East of the West collection. Never heard of him? Either had I. While Penkov is a debut author, Rodney Hall's latest collection, Silence, comes to us from the pen of a true master. Read more