A new book signing tour has been announced for Stephen King’s new novel “Under the Dome” set to be released this November 10th.
The tour will be taking place in the following cities:
November 10 – NYC - The Times Center (this event is already sold out)
November 11 – D.C. or Baltimore (TBD)
November 13 – [...]
The value of a rare book is often times in the dust jacket. Here is a short video from Expert Village that shows what appears to be a d-j in good shape but in fact has a water stain on the inside.
When a considering a rare book purchase, make sure the dust-jacket has no hidden [...]
Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. One of the world’s most recognizable entertainers, Jackson is best known for the groundbreaking Thriller. His incalculable musical legacy lives on.
Search for Michael Jackson books.
Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the ’80s, and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all [...]
A signed Einstein photo has sold for $74,000 by an auction house in New Hampshire.
The photo auctioned was a signed print Einstein gave to his friend, CBS and ABC journalist Howard K. Smith, as a gesture of admiration for his work, the auctioneers said. The inscription, translated from the German reads: “This gesture you will [...]
As a rare book collector and seller over the years, there is one thing that has always fascinated me: Why do some books go up in value while others do not? In fact, this is one of the most common questions we get from our customers.
So, to shed some light on this matter, I wrote [...]
This is an article from The Guardian that discusses King’s upcoming epic novel “Under the Dome”. Twenty five years in the making and more than 1,000 pages long (as long as “It”), it will be published this November. King began writing this novel in the 1980s. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
Characters in the cast [...]
Check out this video that you may have missed. Dread Central talks to Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane, Greg Nicotero and Laurie Holden about Stephen King’s “The Mist” at San Diego Comic Con 2007.
The Mist – Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane, KNB (Dread Central)
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John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died Tuesday at age 76. Updike passed away Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer.
“He was one of our greatest writers, and he will be sorely missed,” [...]
Horrormeister Stephen King talks about his lifetime achievement award, why he wants a star in Hollywood and his morbid imagination.
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Did you ever want to know what Barack Obama’s favorite books are? Back in October of 2008, The New York Times asked him to provide a list of some of his most favorite books. Here it is:
Ralph Waldo by Emerson
Thomas Jefferson
Mark Twain
Abraham Lincoln
James Baldwin
W. E. B. DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk
Martin Luther King’s Letter From [...]
