This year's Mason Award went to Stephen King. We were fortunate enough to get tickets - they sold out quickly. I have never read a Stephen King book and I have only seen one or two of the movies based on his books. I am a total scaredy-cat, which is why I generally steer clear of his works/genre. The Shining pretty much scarred me for life. I never would have chosen to see it on my own. I can blame my husband for that! He insisted I would be fine. I was not.
All that being said, I was very impressed with Stephen King's presentation. He is funny, articulate, intelligent, and charismatic. He may have found a new fan in a crowd full of years-long devotees. He said his greatest inspiration/motivator is - what is the worst that could happen? Interesting!
I might give his new JFK-era novel a try. It sounds more science-fiction/historic than anything.
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