Joyland: New novel - June 2013

[skyofcrack]

Both Doctor Sleep and Joyland sound like novels that should be released around Halloween time. Maybe we'll get a two-fer next fall.

[Empath of the White]

I'm amused to hear that he has pet turtle. Joyland sounds interesting. I wonder if it'll be set in a decrepit old amusement park or one that is still in use.

[herbertwest]

I think herbert meant "except Wind"

Exactly. So Marsha never said that there will be no King novel in 2012 after THE WIND?
edit : i guess that was : "Doctor Sleep won't be out until 2013 but whether something else comes out before then hasn't been decided."

[beam*seeker]

Joyland sounds awesome, combing Stephen King with amusement parks and serial killers. Trifecta!

[Merlin1958]

From what I can gather "Dr. Sleep" is done and ready for publication except, for Agent haggling and "Joyland" is not quite finished. So, it seems she was on the mark and TWTTKH will be the only book for 2012!!

[mae]

I hope Joyland is dark dark dark. Violent and dark. But not supernatural. It sounds like it may well be that. Sort of a Full Dark, No Stars/Black House type book.

[beam*seeker]

I hope Joyland is dark dark dark. Violent and dark. But not supernatural. It sounds like it may well be that. Sort of a Full Dark, No Stars/Black House type book.

I'd be down with that.

[Heather19]

I hope Joyland is dark dark dark. Violent and dark. But not supernatural. It sounds like it may well be that. Sort of a Full Dark, No Stars/Black House type book.

I hope so to! I'm actually super excited about this one. The premise sounds really good.

[johnsmith87]

Yes yes yes, just heard about this. Sounds awesome! Should be a fun ride.

[Jimimck]

Yup, I'm on board with a dark dark dark book too!

Please, oh please, don't let S&S get anywhere near a limited version of this if there is going to be one....

[Merlin1958]

For some reason "Burnsie" working at an Amusement park comes to mind!!!

[skyofcrack]

"Doctor Sleep won't be out until 2013 but whether something else comes out before then hasn't been decided."

They're marketing Doctor Sleep here as King's next novel so it'll probably come out in the Spring of 2013 while Joyland in the Fall of 2013.

[Clacke]

Joyland to be published under the Hard Case Crime imprint in June 2013:

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ne...ase-crime.html

A new novel by Stephen King, Joyland, is to be published by Titan Books imprint Hard Case Crime in June 2013.

The book will be released as a paperback first, with e-book to follow at a later date. King said: "I loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we're going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book."

The title, set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

Hard Case Crime editor Charles Ardai bought world rights in the title, with King's novel The Colorado Kid previously released under the imprint. The deal does not affect King's relationship with his usual UK publisher, Hodder.

Ardai said: "Joyland is a breathtaking, beautiful, heartbreaking book. It's a whodunit, it's a carny novel, it's a story about growing up and growing old, and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time.

"Even the most hardboiled readers will find themselves moved. When I finished it, I sent a note saying: 'Goddamn it, Steve, you made me cry.'"

[biomieg]

That sounds very promising! Thank you Clacke.

[Stockerlone]

´The book will be released as a paperback first, with e-book to follow at a later date.

[Jimimck]

Does an initial paperback release bode well for a hardback down the track? Should we be expecting a limited edition at some stage?

[mae]

Hopefully like with The Colorado Kid the hardcover will follow too.

[herbertwest]

Cant wait!

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/books_b...?title=Joyland

[biomieg]

Does an initial paperback release bode well for a hardback down the track? Should we be expecting a limited edition at some stage?

Maybe PS Publishing will do something special, like they did with the Colorado Kid.

*edit: what Pablo said, in other words (I missed his post).

[Ben Mears]

Based on the publisher my guess is Joyland will likely be more along the lines of a novella which isn't a bad thing considering some of SK's best work has been in that format.

[mattgreenbean]

I was glad he did the Hardcase novel, it got me to read some of the other Hardcase books which I really liked. Fifty-To-One was a pretty fun read.

[RichardX]

I was hoping for a full blown horror novel. This sounds more like a short "project". Should be enjoyable as always but not exactly what I expected from the early information.

[Heather19]

Yeah, I really want something super scary too! Which this doesn't really sound to be but more like a murder mystery. Still sounds good though and I'm really excited for it. And maybe its just me but I'm glad he's not releasing it in e-book right away.

[mikeC]

What about audio version? come one meow.

[DanishCollector]

Well, Doctor Sleep is a full-blown horror novel, so there's that one to look forward to regarding being scared