Stephen King speaks with media ahead of book launch at UMaine

Author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King spoke with the Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) about his latest book ahead of his Nov. 7 appearance at the Collins Center for the Arts. At the event, King will read from his newest book, “Hearts in Suspension,” and will talk about his days as a student at UMaine during the Vietnam War era. The event also will include a conversation with King’s former classmates and friends who were at UMaine with him during this time and who co-authored the collection. “Coming to the University of Maine after [growing up in a small town] was like all at once you discover a brand new world. I know that I was shocked the first time that I heard people challenge my beliefs, because I wasn’t used to that,” King told the BDN. “Little by little, my eyes were opened. Everybody’s were after a while, if you were in school, and if you were paying attention and using your intellect and listening to teachers and everything.” The book’s publication marks the 50th anniversary of King’s entrance into UMaine in 1966, according to an Associated Press report advancing the book launch. Fox News and Myrtle Beach Online carried the AP report.