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- Ken BrenimanInterview
Anam Cara by John O’Donohue will always remind me of my great-aunt Shirley, who embodied soul friendship long before I had words for it. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong belongs to my partner, Tim—every line feels like a love letter we’ve lived through together. And The Stand by Stephen King is for all…
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Stephen King is a master of horror, and that is on full display in his post-apocalyptic novel The Stand. The book tells the story of a world decimated by a deadly virus, with only a handful of survivors left to rebuild civilization. However, this is no utopia; the survivors are quickly divided into two factions, each…
- Joanna PennInterview
The Stand by Stephen King. I love the immersive dark fantasy world. I now have it on audiobook too which is reading in a whole new way.
- Christopher GoldenInterview
The Stand by Stephen King. It’s been my favourite novel since the first time I read it when I was in my early teens. I don’t think it’s the first King I read, but it’s the one that eclipsed all others for me. The characterization, the way King makes his reader care about even the most minor characters…and the cost of…
- Katie McGarryInterview
To learn about the craft of writing, I would recommend The Anatomy of Story by John Truby. For storytelling and writing emotion, I would recommend The Stand by Stephen King and Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.
- Seanan McGuireInterview
Honestly, it’s one book that’s also two books. I think everyone should read The Stand by Stephen King, in both its original and expanded versions. The best version of the book is, I feel, somewhere between the two, but it’s a masterclass on what editing does both for and to a work of fiction.
- Kayla Rae WhitakerInterview
Light in August and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor, The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Neil Strauss, Divine Right’s Trip by Gurney Norman, IT and The Stand by Stephen King, The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather, Fun…
- Gina WohlsdorfInterview
My dad loved Stephen King. I remember how excited he was reading It and The Stand before each miniseries aired. He wanted to be an author in his youth, and whenever I asked why he didn’t pursue it, he’d say, “I have no grasp for the dramatic moment.” Which is not something you decide about yourself. I strongly suspect…
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