It looks as though Stephen King will likely have ushered in the New Year with 11/22/63 at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list. While the sales rankings for the week ending December 31, 2011 are yet to be tallied and released, the way it’s been trending for the last few weeks indicates the strong probability that King’s new time travel novel will have crossed the threshold into 2012 still on top.

The new thriller tells the story of Jake Epping, a high school English teacher who travels back in time via a portal in his friend’s diner, on a mission to save John F. Kennedy. 11/22/63 is King’s most critically acclaimed novel since Bag of Bones (1998). It’s also King’s longest reign at #1 since Dolores Claiborne’s (1992) seven-week tenure at the top of the list.

In recent years, King’s hardcover releases have all hit high on the New York Times Bestseller list and then dropped off quickly. Not the case with 11/22/63 which debuted at #1, fell to #2 for three consecutive weeks (with the release of James Patterson’s Kill Alex Cross, Janet Evanovich’s Explosive Eighteen and Michael Connelly’s The Drop), and then jumped back to the #1 spot in the week ending December 10, 2011—holding onto that spot for the last three weeks.

A return to the top spot…is this an anomaly? An indicator of the capriciousness of the book-buying public? Well, 11/22/63 has also retained its spot at the top of Publishers Weekly Bestseller list since it jumped to #1 on December 15, 2011. 11/22/63 has rapidly become one of King’s more popular releases. A personally hand signed copy is sure to enhance the serious collector’s library. A Signed First Edition of 11/22/63 is still available .
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Ever get that strange feeling you might actually, truly, without a doubt be in a Stephen King novel? Something about the way your car seatbelt has been slightly tighter lately, or maybe it’s the way you keep seeing clowns with sharp teeth everywhere. It’s weird, but you aren’t positive being a character in a SK novel is the cause of the phenomena. That’s where this test comes in! I have provided a helpful test to ease your anxiety. Your life certainly won’t be better if you ARE a character in a Stephen King novel, we all know how those turn out, but at least you’ll know. Right?

Simply read the list of statements below and put a check by every statement that applies to you. Each check is worth one point. When you are finished add up your points and use the key to find out if you are, in fact, a Stephen King character. It’s that simple!

1) You are or have ever been a writer.

2) You live or have lived in Maine.

3) You live or have lived in a town named Derry or Castle Rock.

4) You have an irrational fear of an everyday object (toy, drain, library).

5) You have a severe mental or physical handicap (blind, autistic), but somehow have amazing psychic abilities.

6) You give terrifying/special things in your life completely innocuous nicknames (The Dark Man, The Shining, Captain Trips).

7) You think a novel of your life would be great, but the movie would really suck.

8. That novel of your life mentioned above? It would be no less than 800 pages.

9) You hear horror stories about a place (hotel room, town), but insist on going there anyway.

10) You dream of a dark tower and a world that has moved on.

11) You have exactly nineteen letters in your first, last and middle names put together.

12) You have ever completely dismissed/ignored someone you think is beneath you (gypsy, circus performer, child) only to regret it later.

13) The women/men in your life tend to be whiny, domineering and/or abusive. You can’t wait to “get rid of them” forever.

14) You have a split personality and/or different voices in your head that make running commentary on what is happening to you and/or torments you.

15) Whenever you are in a bad situation there is always that one crazy person (religious freak, delusional) and/or jerk to make your life miserable.

16) You like to name inanimate objects and frequently talk to them.

17) No matter what year you live in you listen to classic rock. Always.

18) You have innumerable folksy phrases at your fingertips.

19) Someone in your life could be described as an everyman. If you don’t think you know anyone who fits this description…check yourself.

20) Animals around you (cats, dogs, rats, birds) seem to be commentating on your life. If only you could be sure it was in your head.

KEY

0-6 Points ~ You are not a character in a Stephen King novel.

You an rest easy knowing that your are not living in a Stephen King novel. Your life may not be perfect, but at least you won’t be hunted down by rabid dogs, guys named Ace or prehistoric creatures.

7-13 ~ You are a supporting character in a Stephen King novel.

You may not be a main character in a Stephen King novel, but I am willing to bet you have seen some weird stuff going on in your town. Keep your head down and ignore any strange things you see. It’s the only way to make it to the end.

14-19 ~ You are a main character in a Stephen King novel.

The bad news is that you ARE the main character in a Stephen King novel. There is just too much evidence to ignore it anymore, but you probably already know that. The good news is that your New England stoicism and common sense will see you through. Probably.

20 ~ You are Stephen King.

Hello! Can I have an autograph?

About the author – Danielle DeLisle is a writer and fan of Stephen King. She occasionally writes for the Innsmouth Free Press and can be reached at danielleldelisle@gmail.com.

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New acquisition this week, a rare signed limited edition first published in 1984 by King’s own Philtrum Press.

This special over-sized autographed collectible is limited to only 1,000 signed and numbered copies, this one being #657.

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A sharp clean copy of Stephen King’s Misery. Signed first edition, personally singed and inscribed in classic King style “for your #1 fan.”

Boldly signed and inscribed by King on the title page:

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Best wishes from your #1 fan!
Stephen King
1/28/94 ”

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“The Dark Tower is Stephen King’s opus of seven bestselling novels with, to date, more than 30 million copies sold in 40 countries. The novels incorporate themes from multiple genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure. After the series was completed, a prequel of comic books based on one of the characters was also published.”

Number 173 of only 250 available in this Signed Deluxe Edition. Even more rare than the signed limited edition of 1,000 copies. Click below to read more and to see photos of this limited edition:

Stephen King “Dolan’s Cadillac” Signed First Edition, Deluxe of 250.
“This first edition of DOLAN’S CADILLAC is limited to One Thousand numbered copies, Two Hundred and Fifty deluxe copies quarter bound in leather and Twenty-Six lettered copies, specially bound and slipcased, all of which have been signed by the author [Stephen King].

About Dolan’s Cadillac:

Dolan’s Cadillac is a short story by Stephen King. It is included in Nightmares and Dreamscapes, King’s fifth collection of short stories. There were plans to adapt it into a feature film starring Kevin Bacon and Sylvester Stallone, with Stacy Title in the director’s chair, but the project never came to fruition.

“This is just a note to thank the loyal subjects who have sent in pictures of my kingdom. All the accompanying captions are witty, and some are falling-down-funny. Keep them coming! You will soon see the results, I hope, in a slide-show that illuminates many odd corners of my wonderful (if often shadowy) realm. My ego has been completely re-inflated, and I think I’m ready to face any mean reviews and nuclear blogs that may appear when Full Dark, No Stars comes out in November. Instead of feeling downhearted, I’ll just remind myself of my funkadelic kingdom full of car washes, bars, restaurants, billboards…even a bottle of royal rug cleaner!” read the rest here.

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Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written three novels: Mary and O’Neil, The Summer Guest and The Passage. Awards he’s won for his fiction include the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and the Whiting Writer’s Award.

About The Passage

With The Passage, award-winning author Justin Cronin has written both a relentlessly suspenseful adventure and an epic chronicle of human endurance in the face of unprecedented catastrophe and unimaginable danger. Its inventive storytelling, masterful prose, and depth of human insight mark it as a crucial and transcendent work of modern fiction.

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