Ep 222: Stephen King Starter Kit Part II (What To Read + What To Skip)

10 Things To Tell You

Laura Tremaine

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This episode is ONLY book recommendations. The original Stephen King Starter Kit episode has more of the author's biography and why I think reading Stephen King matters. You do NOT need to listen to Part I to enjoy Part II. LISTEN TO STEPHEN KING STARTER KIT Part I In this episode I'm sharing my personal favorites, what I would recommend if you don't like scary/horror (because there are plenty to choose from!), what I recommend for teenagers, and which Stephen King books I would never recommend you start with (even though they're popular). JOIN STEPHEN KING SUMMER FULL SHOW NOTES ARE HERE MENTIONED in this episode: My favorite Stephen King novels of all time: IT 11/22/63 The Stand Dolores Claiborne If you don't like scary, maybe start with: Carrie Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft The Institute Billy Summers If you're okay with scary books, you might start with: The Shining (horror) Misery (psychological thriller) I wouldn't start with: Pet Sematary Fairy Tale On my own Stephen King "To Read" list: From a Buick 8 Lisey's Story SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You so you never miss an episode! CLICK HERE for episode show notes FOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram FOLLOW @10ThingsToTellYou on Facebook JOIN the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group SIGN UP for episode emails, links, and show notes JOIN the Secret Stuff Patreon BUY THE BOOK: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine BUY THE BOOK: The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Stephen King Summer is coming. My fourth annual Summer Book Club dedicated to my favorite author, Stephen King, starts June 1st.
0:12.0	For Summer 2024, we are reading Salem's Lot, that's King's second novel
0:16.6	originally published in 1975, and we're reading one of my favorite books of all time, 1122-63.
0:25.0	That one is especially great for newbies to Stephen King,
0:28.0	who don't want to read horror, don't want to read things that are scary,
0:31.0	because 112-63 is a time travel thriller novel based around the assassination of JFK.
0:38.0	We're also going to read a selection from King's new book of short stories so this is perfect if you don't want to read a whole novel you just want to read a short story or two and join us for that discussion and of course we will always have a few movie watch-alongs.
0:53.0	This year we'll be watching The Mist,
0:55.0	and we're kicking off the whole summer
0:57.0	with a movie watch-along together
0:58.8	of the original Firestarter film
1:01.8	starring a very young Drew Barrymore.
1:05.0	There's something for everyone in Stephen King Summer, longtime King fans, or just King
1:09.7	Curious.
1:10.8	Join us for one book, one movie, one discussion, or jump in for the whole ride.
1:15.0	We start June 1st and go through August.
1:18.0	To join in on the fun, go to Stephen King Summer.com and join hundreds of readers on a deep dive of the greatest living
1:24.9	storyteller Stephen King that Stephen King summer to join us Welcome to the Ten Things to Tell You podcast. I'm Laura Tremain. I always have at least
1:49.4	ten things to tell you and you have 10 things to tell. This is a show where we believe
1:56.7	that sharing yourself will make you less lonely. I am not a Stephen King expert. I am a Stephen King evangelist. I don't consider myself
2:10.8	an expert because I haven't read everything that he's ever written,
2:16.1	not even close.
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