Do we have a list of dates when each King book was released? I mean day and month, not just year. It's easy enough for the newer books (just look on Amazon), but it'd be nice to have this reference for all of them.
The List
Since full release dates were not generally recorded for books, it can be difficult to discover correct dates, especially for earlier books. Verified dates are listed in bold.
- 1974: Carrie (April 5)
- 1975: ‘Salem’s Lot (October 17) [Illustrated: November 1, 2005]
- 1977: The Shining (January 28)
- 1977: Rage (September)
- 1978: Night Shift (February)
- 1978: The Stand (September) [Uncut: May 8, 1990]
- 1979: The Long Walk (July)
- 1979: The Dead Zone (August 30)
- 1980: Firestarter (September 29)
- 1981: Roadwork (March)
- 1981: Danse Macabre (April 20)
- 1981: Cujo (September 8)
- 1982: The Running Man (May)
- 1982: The Gunslinger (June 10) [Revised: June 23, 2003]
- 1982: Creepshow (July)
- 1982: Different Seasons (August 27)
- 1983: Christine (April 29)
- 1983: Cycle of the Werewolf (November) [Trade: April 1985]
- 1983: Pet Sematary (November 14)
- 1984: The Talisman (November 8)
- 1984: Thinner (November 19)
- 1985: Skeleton Crew (June 21)
- 1985: The Bachman Books (October 4)
- 1986: It (September 15)
- 1987: The Eyes of the Dragon (February 2) [Limited: December 10, 1984]
- 1987: The Drawing of the Three (May)
- 1987: Misery (June 8)
- 1987: The Tommyknockers (November 10)
- 1988: Nightmares in the Sky (November)
- 1989: The Dark Half (October 20)
- 1990: Four Past Midnight (September)
- 1991: The Waste Lands (August)
- 1991: Needful Things (October)
- 1992: Gerald’s Game (May)
- 1992: Dolores Claiborne (November)
- 1993: Nightmares & Dreamscapes (September 29)
- 1994: Insomnia (September 15)
- 1995: Rose Madder (June)
- 1996: The Green Mile (March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27, July 25, August 29) [Hardcover: October 3, 2000]
- 1996: Desperation (September 24)
- 1996: The Regulators (September 24)
- 1997: Wizard and Glass (November 4)
- 1998: Bag of Bones (September 22)
- 1999: Storm of the Century (February 1)
- 1999: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (April 6)
- 1999: Hearts in Atlantis (September 14)
- 2000: On Writing (October 3)
- 2000: Secret Windows (October)
- 2001: Dreamcatcher (March 20)
- 2001: Black House (September 15)
- 2002: Everything’s Eventual (March 19)
- 2002: From a Buick 8 (September 24)
- 2003: Wolves of the Calla (November 4)
- 2004: Song of Susannah (June 8)
- 2004: The Dark Tower (September 21)
- 2004: Faithful (December 2)
- 2005: The Colorado Kid (October 4) [Hardcover: March 2007]
- 2006: Cell (January 24)
- 2006: Lisey’s Story (October 24)
- 2007: Blaze (June 12)
- 2008: Duma Key (January 22)
- 2008: Just After Sunset (November 11)
- 2009: Under the Dome (November 10)
- 2010: Full Dark, No Stars (November 9)
- 2011: 11/22/63 (November 8)
- 2012: The Wind Through the Keyhole (February 21) [Trade: April 24]
- 2013: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (June 4)
- 2013: Joyland (June 4) [Hardcover: June 11]
- 2013: Doctor Sleep (September 24)
- 2014: Mr. Mercedes (June 3)
- 2014: Revival (November 11)
- 2015: Finders Keepers (June 2)
- 2015: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (November 3)
- 2016: End of Watch (June 7)
- 2017: Gwendy's Button Box (May 16)
- 2017: Sleeping Beauties (September 26)
- 2018: The Outsider (May 22)
- 2018: Elevation (October 30)
- 2019: The Institute (September 10)
- 2020: If It Bleeds (April 21)
- 2021: Later (March 2) [Hardcover: March 30]
- 2021: Billy Summers (August 3)
- 2022: Gwendy's Final Task (February 15)
- 2022: Fairy Tale (September 6)
- 2023: Holly (September 5)
- 2024: You Like It Darker (May 21)