Sunday, August 13, 2023

Book Review: Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences by Bev Vincent

 


Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences by Bev Vincent

 Locus Award Nominee for Non-Fiction (2023) 

240 pages, hardcover     

October 4, 2022 by Becker & Mayer! Books



Interviewed Bev right after he finished this book so first things first...


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This book was timed with Stephen King’s 75th birthday on September 21, 2022, and there are few people in the world that know SK's work than Bev  Vincent whose long-time column in the Magazine Cemetery Dance was the best source of King news after the passing of Castle Rock Newsletter. For those of us that have spent decades reading King some of the information here is old news. I didn't learn a lot, that is because I have loved and respected King forever. Still, I read it cover to cover and was happy I did.

 Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences
has tons of archival photos, and personal documents from King’s personal collection. So even those of us who are long-time readers are going to see pictures and things for the first time. Mixed up King's personal stories and notes of how his novels, novellas, short stories, and adaptations were created.

Bev did a fantastic job, and this coffee table-style book is an all-around fun book.  $30 is not cheap but everyone should make sure their library has it, if not request it. This is where this book was meant to be. Huge thumbs up for this one.

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