Stephen King

I've been reading fiction since I was a child, from the Noddy books on through the Famous Five, Flowers in the Attic, Judy Blume, Stephen King, then on to Jeffery Deaver, Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters and Kate Atkinson. I had a strong Dick Francis pha...

'The Satanic Verses' author was stabbed in the neck while at a literary event...

'The Satanic Verses' author was stabbed in the neck while at a literary event...

JK Rowling and Stephen King are among the authors and notable faces voicing their disbelief after Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York state....

Locke and Key showrunners Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill discuss the series finale, Stephen King's surprising influence, and whether they'd come back for more Locke and Key.'...

Stanley Tucci, Stephen King and Bono are among the names confirmed to appear at this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival.First held in 1949, The Times and T...

The festival will return in October for ten days of literature, music and food....

EXCLUSIVE: Bohemia Group has optioned film rights to Stephen King's bestseller The Regulators, tapping George Cowan to adapt the Western horror-thriller for the big screen. First published by......

Unreliable childhood memories haunt Ella King's dark debut and new works by Carole Johnstone and Andrea Mara, while Matt and Harrison Query deliver Stephen King-lite scares...

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit attempting to stop a merger of Penguin Randomhouse and Simon & Schuster, Stephen King testifies and a literary agent weighs in....

When power becomes consolidated in more and more hands, the market gets skewed, and workers and consumers ultimately suffer....

The merger of Penguin Random House and its rival Simon & Schuster would reshape the publishing industry. Let's get you up to speed on the court case gripping the book world....

Through the first week of an expected two- to three-week trial in U.S. District Court in Washington, top publishing executives at Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and elsewhere, along with agents and such authors as Stephen King, have shared opinion...

A flashback to Poe, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein9; and Stephen King doorstoppers, and a powerful, beautiful, bloody homage to marital duty...

WASHINGTON > > Stephen King didn't break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publisher's efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did know how to please a crowd and even get the judge to thank him for hi...

Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years while richly r...

Stephen King didn't break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publisher's efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did know how to please a crowd and even get the judge to thank him for his time....

Best-selling author Stephen King is horrified by an upcoming merger of major book publishers. The 75-year-old author of "Carrie," "The Shining" and scores of other books, appeared in a Washington court on Tuesday to testify against the acq...

WASHINGTON — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the y...

Stephen King has testified against Penguin Random House's $2.18 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The best-selling author argued that the proposed acquisition would weaken competition in the publishing industry. King appeared as a government wi...

Bestselling author Stephen King testified Tuesday in a suit filed by the Justice Department to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster....

Stephen King didn't break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publisher's efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did know how to please a crowd and even get the judge to thank him for his time....

The bestselling author was a crowd-pleaser and even had the judge thank him for his time....

Legendary author Stephen King testified on behalf of the government Tuesday in the antitrust trial that aims to block Penguin Random House from acquiring fellow publishing giant Simon & Schuste......

The author Stephen King was called as a witness yesterday by the US Justice Department in its legal action opposing the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster....

The Justice Department argues that the proposed combination of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, two of the world's biggest publishers, would thwart......

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen King didn't break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publisher's efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did know how to please a crowd and even get......

Author Stephen King on Tuesday testified for the Justice Department in opposition of a merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, saying "consolidation is bad for competition."...

Author Stephen King on Tuesday testified for the Justice Department in opposition of a merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, saying "consolidation is bad for competition."...

The cult author said claims the tie-up would not hinder competition were...

Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years while richly rewarding his creati...

Best-selling author Stephen King is horrified by an upcoming merger of major book publishers. The 75-year-old author of "Carrie," "The Shining" and scores of other books, appeared in a Washington court on Tuesday to testify against the acq...

Stephen King testified for the government today, arguing that writers will be harmed if Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merge....

"I came because I think that consolidation is bad for competition," the master of the horror genre testified. The way the industry has evolved, King said, "It becomes tougher and tougher for writers to find money to live on."...

The cult author said claims the tie-up would not hinder competition were "a little bit ridiculous"....

NEW YORK, Aug 3 — Horror author Stephen King said writers will have fewer places to shop their books if Penguin Random H......

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over ...

By HILLEL ITALIE and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King has testified in a federal antitrust trial in Washington. Tracing his own history beginning as an unknown author in the 1970s, King laid out a portr...

Author Stephen King testifies for government in books merger trial...

The 75-year-old author of "Carrie," "The Shining" and scores of other books, appeared in a Washington court on Tuesday to testify against the acquisition of his long-time publisher, Simon & Schuster, by Penguin Random House.The "King o...

"Consolidation is bad for competition," Mr. King said in the trial that will determine whether Penguin Random House may acquire Simon & Schuster....

The U.S. government's argument that Penguin Random House shouldn't be allowed to purchase Simon & Schuster received backing in court Tuesday from a little "freelance writer" named Stephen King. The famed author took the stand to testify ag...

King, whose books are largely published by Simon & Schuster's Scribner imprint, said the deal would make it harder for...

The best-selling author said in court on Tuesday that writers are hurt by consolidation in the publishing industry....

Horror writer Stephen King, who has been in the industry for 50 years, signed autographs as he entered and left the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington DC today....

Wearing all gray — suit, shoes and tie — he crisply answered questions, with some moments of humor and brief flashes of gentle outrage....

Wearing all gray — suit, shoes and tie — he crisply answered questions, with some moments of humor and brief flashes of gentle outrage....

Wearing all gray — suit, shoes and tie — he crisply answered questions, with some moments of humor and brief flashes of gentle outrage....

Wearing all gray — suit, shoes and tie — he crisply answered questions, with some moments of humor and brief flashes of gentle outrage....