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Ari_Racing

09-15-2011, 03:10 PM

Dear Me. A letter to my sixteen-year-old-self is a collection of letters written by famous people (King, Hugh Jackman, Alan Rickman, James Woods and many more), imaginary sent to themselves when they were only sixteen. Book is edited by Joseph Galliano and has a foreword by J.K.Rowling. It'll be published next october 25th by Atria Books.

The cover:

http://harrypotter-es.net/noticias/data/upimages/normal_DEAR_ME.jpg

Merlin1958

09-15-2011, 08:37 PM

Is there any excerpts available?

Bev Vincent

09-16-2011, 02:17 AM

According to one reader, King writes, "Just five words: stay away from recreational drugs."

Ari_Racing

09-16-2011, 04:48 AM

The letter is one page and he focuses on that sentence particulary.

you ever seen a ghost?

09-16-2011, 05:22 AM

Is this a revised edition? It says the book is published here (different foreword and with mention of King) in 2009:

http://www.amazon.com/Dear-Me-Letter-Sixteen-Year-Old-Self/dp/1847377661/ref=tmm_hrd_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316179209&sr=8-1

-justin

Ari_Racing

09-16-2011, 05:24 AM

I don't know. King says in his letter that it's 2010, and that edition is from 2009, so it might be different.

DanishCollector

09-16-2011, 05:43 AM

I didn't find any mention of King in the 2009 version.

herbertwest

09-16-2011, 07:09 AM

I did see this notice somewhere this morning, but quickly as i thought it wasnt related to King. Thanks for the heads up guys !

jon10g

10-15-2011, 06:51 AM

This piece is published in today's Guardian newspaper colour supplement Weekend.

Bev Vincent

10-15-2011, 07:22 AM

And can be found online here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/interactive/2011/oct/14/dear-me-celebrity-letters-extract?INTCMP=SRCH) -- just click on his picture.

mae

10-15-2011, 07:36 AM

http://static.guim.co.uk/interactivesaved/2011/10/14/1318604927233/149457/letter_stephenKing.png

jhanic

10-15-2011, 08:05 AM

Thanks, Bev and Pablo!

John

Ben Staad

10-15-2011, 08:13 AM

Wow that's great and very poignant to me. Thanks for posting this.

you ever seen a ghost?

10-16-2011, 07:52 PM

This piece is published in today's Guardian newspaper colour supplement Weekend.

any chance you could scan that for me and perhaps tellme what page it is on? i need to include this entry in my bibliography.

my contact info is justinpbrooks@gmail.com

thanks!

-justin

jon10g

10-17-2011, 03:37 AM

Have sent you the scanned images.

Jon