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As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives. 
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Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015), Finders Keepers (2015), Revival (2014), and Mr. Mercedes (2014), an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, all published by Scribner. His novel 11/22/63 (Scribner, 2011) was named a top-ten book by the New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. King is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the 2014 National Medal of Arts.
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In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. Via Elizabeth E Charles
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Daily News & Analysis Driving into detective fiction: Mr Mercedes Daily News & Analysis What do you get when a prolific writer, synonymous with the horror, suspense and science fiction genres, tries his hand at writing an old-fashioned hard-boiled...
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Cristina Paterno's review of Tariq Shadid's book Understanding Palestine: 'forces you to rethink ... could work as a wake-up call'.
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