Stephen King Explores Joy in Marriage, Grief in Loss

Stephen King clearly has little trouble invoking his muse: with more than 40 books to his credit, he appears to have no problem churning out the words, despite having famously said four years ago that he planned to retire.

But Mr. King, 59, best known for gripping horror fests like “Carrie,” “The Shining” and “The Stand,” says that writing a book is different from writing a truly good book. And that is what Mr. King believes he has done with “Lisey’s Story,” a novel that is being published by Scribner on Oct. 24.
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