Carrie - 50th Anniversary UK Hardcover

Hodder & Stoughton is thrilled to announce the publication of a stunning new hardback edition of Stephen King’s first bestseller Carrie, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the novel’s original release. The new edition will be published on 26th March 2024, just ahead of the anniversary on 5th April, and will include a brand new introduction by Margaret Atwood.

The edition will be the first in a new line of ‘Stephen King Classic’ hardbacks to be sold through the trade. Hodder has collaborated with Doubleday and Vintage Books in the US who are releasing an updated Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of Carrie in both trade paperback and mass market paperback with the same introduction by Margaret Atwood. Future ‘Stephen King Classic’ editions will include ‘Salem’s Lot in 2025, The Shining in 2027, The Stand and Night Shift in 2028.

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Sounds like it's just another reprint and nothing actually special about it.

Well, there is an intro by Margaret Atwood

The cover is a bit cool.

No artwork in the book though.

Stephen King’s First Book Is 50 Years Old, and Still Horrifyingly Relevant

“Carrie” was published in 1974. Margaret Atwood explains its enduring appeal.

This essay is adapted from her introduction to the anniversary edition of “Carrie,” published this month by Vintage.