stephen king – MARY LAMPHERE AUTHOR

October 2, 2017

In the Presence of Kings

When Anderson Bookshop announced at the end of June, that authors Stephen King and Owen King would be making a stop in Naperville on September 29, I put the time and date of ticket release on my phone calendar. There was NO way I was missing this event! Like many of

Literary Palate Cleanser

I haven’t read Danielle Steel in years. More than years, decades. But I used to. Books like Star, Wanderlust, and Kaleidoscope were just what I needed after having the bejesus scared out of me by Stephen King in The Stand and IT, or venturing through the depths of books like Snow Crash and The Diamond

What I learned from a Bad Book

Stephen King says, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” I believe this to be true. I can’t help but notice the voices in my head respond differently depending upon what I’m reading. A well-written book nourishes my mind, stimulates my ideas