EXCERPT
I
CULTURE
BOOKS
BEST
SUMMER
EVER
HUFFINGTON
05.26.13
You Are
Now
Entering
Stephen
King’s
Summer
of Horror
T’S BEEN 40 YEARS since a 26-year-old man from
Maine wrote his first novel — Carrie — and one year
since he released his last, and 62nd, book. (He is now 65.
Who here can do math?) This summer alone, the crazy
prolific suspense author has another novel coming out,
and a show that looks like the first respectable television adaptation of his work. (Meanwhile, J.J. Abrams is
jonesing after the rights for another.) Here, we present
an exclusive excerpt from the opening pages of King’s
forthcoming novel: Joyland. The scene: It’s 1973, and a
summer job as a carny at a small-town amusement park
forces college student Devin Jones to confront death in a
number of unusual different ways.
Despite his
history as
an e-book
pioneer, King
is releasing
Joyland in
print only.
A glance at
the cover
should tell you
why: crime
paperbacks
should be
enjoyed in ...
paperback.