{"product_id":"2940012846549","title":"Stephen King: The Non-Fiction","description":"Stephen King: The Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003eby Rocky Wood \u0026amp; Justin Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King: The Non-Fiction is the first significant review of King's\u003cbr\u003eNon-Fiction. Most fans and readers know King has written three non-fiction\u003cbr\u003ebooks and may have noticed his introductions and Author's Notes to his own\u003cbr\u003eworks, but few know of his hundreds of columns, articles, book reviews and\u003cbr\u003ecriticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn fact the authors review over 560 published works of non-fiction (more\u003cbr\u003ethan a dozen are revealed here for the first time) and a further nine\u003cbr\u003eunpublished non-fiction pieces. Full details of these unpublished pieces are\u003cbr\u003erevealed for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King: The Non-Fiction fills all the gaps, providing significant\u003cbr\u003edetail on each of the most significant of these Non-Fiction Works; and a\u003cbr\u003ereview of every other piece!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks spent five years compiling this\u003cbr\u003eoutstanding reference work, with the assistance of many of the leading King\u003cbr\u003eresearchers, collectors and 'super-collectors'; and access to Restricted\u003cbr\u003eNon-Fiction Works in King's papers at the University of Maine, Orono.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King: The Non-Fiction reveals for the first time dozens of pieces of\u003cbr\u003enon-fiction and their appearances that were previously unknown to King\u003cbr\u003eresearchers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever wanted to know more about King's amazing and often\u003cbr\u003econtroversial non-fiction, this is the reference work you must have. This is\u003cbr\u003ethe ultimate volume to accompany Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished --\u003cbr\u003eand this is the perfect companion in your collection for The Stephen King\u003cbr\u003eUniverse and The Road to the Dark Tower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong new pieces reviewed in the book are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo Two previously unknown King pieces from his high school days - sports\u003cbr\u003ereporting in the Lisbon Enterprise (these are not the articles King\u003cbr\u003edescribes in On Writing); and a King non-fiction piece from his high school\u003cbr\u003enewspaper The Drum; along with the fascinating story of their rediscovery by\u003cbr\u003ethe authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    A 1967 column supporting the US troops in Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    Previously unknown pieces from The Maine Campus, such as a review of\u003cbr\u003ethe Spring 1969 issue of Ubris (in which King published the first version of\u003cbr\u003eNight Surf, the precursor to The Stand); an amazing movie review; and\u003cbr\u003eletters to the editor (many highly amusing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    Nine unpublished pieces of non-fiction reviewed in detail, including\u003cbr\u003epieces held in the Restricted Boxes of King's papers at the University of\u003cbr\u003eMaine - for the first time anywhere the authors describe these works in\u003cbr\u003edetail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    A large number of previously unknown letters to the editor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    Introductions to the work of other authors; and book reviews published\u003cbr\u003ein unusual venues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    Comprehensive reviews of King's non-fiction in the Bangor Daily News\u003cbr\u003eand other Maine newspapers, some of it controversial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo    King's early baseball writing, most published in Maine newspapers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eo Working from the original sources Wood and Brooks also identified and\u003cbr\u003ecorrected numerous errors in the previous reporting of material - incorrect\u003cbr\u003etitles, dates, pagination and even publication information","brand":"Cemetery Dance Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069615063280,"sku":"2940012846549","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012846549_p0.jpg?v=1763573487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012846549","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}