Portland Press, WABI preview Stephen King reading, talk
The Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), Ellsworth American and Sun Journal advanced Stephen King’s Nov. 7 appearance at the Collins Center for the Arts. The author will talk about his days as a student at the University of Maine and read from his new book, “Hearts in Suspension.” The 373-page book, published by the University of Maine Press, marks the 50th anniversary of King’s enrollment at UMaine in fall 1966, according to the Portland Press Herald article. Along with photographs and documents of the era, the book includes four installments of King’s student newspaper column, “King’s Garbage Truck,” reprinted for the first time, and essays by 12 of King’s classmates and friends, including Jim Bishop, one of King’s college English teachers and the book’s editor. King’s former classmates and friends will join the discussion Nov. 7, and books will be for sale at the Collins Center.