{"product_id":"monsters-in-the-archives-my-year-of-fear-with-stephen-king","title":"Monsters In The Archives: My Year Of Fear With Stephen King","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Fascinating, FirstOfItsKind Exploration Of Stephen King And His Most Iconic Early Books, Based On Groundbreaking Research And Interviews With KingAll Conducted By The First Scholar To Be Given Extended Access To His Private ArchivesA Treat For Fans Of Stephen King.Paul TremblayA Master Class In CraftAnd A Peek Behind The Curtain.Stephen Graham JonesIlluminating And Original.Amy TanIt Will Be Treasured By Admirers Of KingS Novels And Is A Must Read For Anyone Curious About How Great Books Get Written.James Shapiro, Professor Of English, Columbia Universitya Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book Of The Yearafter Caroline Bicks Was Named The University Of Maines Inaugural Stephen E. King Chair In Literature, She Became The First Scholar To Be Granted Extended Access By King To His Private Archives, A Treasure Trove Of Manuscripts That Document The Legendary Writers Creative ProcessMost Of Them Never Before Studied Or Published. The Year She Spent Exploring KingS Early Drafts And HandWritten Revisions Was Guided By One Question Millions Of Kings Enthralled And Terrified Readers (Including Her) Have Asked Themselves: What Makes Stephen KingS Writing Stick In Our Heads And Haunt Us Long After WeVe Closed The Book?Bicks Focuses On Five Of His Most Iconic Early WorksThe Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, salems Lot, And Night ShiftTo Reveal How He Crafted His Language, Story Lines, And Characters To Cast His Enduring Literary Spells. While Tracking KingS Margin Notes And Editorial Changes, She Discovered Scenes And Alternative Endings That Never Made It To Print But That King Is Allowing Her To Publish Now. The Book Also Includes Interviews Bicks Had With King Along The Way That Reveal New Insights Into His Writing Process And Personal History.Part Literary Master Class, Part Biography, Part Memoir And Investigation Into Our Deepest Anxieties, Monsters In The ArchivesAuthorized By Stephen King HimselfIs Unlike Anything Ever Published About The Master Of Horror. It Chronicles What Bicks Found When She Set Out To Unearth How King Crafted Some Of His Scariest, Most Iconic Moments. But ItS Also A Story About A GrownUp English Professor Facing Her Childhood Fears And Getting To Know The Man Whose Monsters Helped Unleash Them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hogarth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954147836149,"sku":"DADAX0593736729","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81J4qXB8ckL.jpg?v=1775502206","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/monsters-in-the-archives-my-year-of-fear-with-stephen-king","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}