Most people who follow this blog, or who know me personally, know that that one of my favorite authors is Stephen King.
Here's the strange thing: I am not even all that huge a fan of horror. There is just something about his writing that gripped me from the first. It was a friend who introduced me to his books back in 1997, urging me to pick up a copy of Needful Things. Intrigued, not really knowing what to expect, I went ahead and picked it up and read it.
And was hooked almost right away. There was just an easy style about his writing that made him not only easy to read but made me want to read more. The characters felt real, even if the situations did not. It was right around that time that I was getting into reading, and he almost instantly rose to the top of my list of favorite authors. Suddenly, I was trying to get everything that he wrote. It took some years, but I pretty much read almost everything that he has written, or at least the vast majority of his published writings.
The exceptions are probably easier to list than what I have actually read. Some of the books which I have never yet quite managed to read yet, with different reasons for each, are Danse Macabre, Secretary of Dreams I & II, The Plant, and the new children's book with artwork by Maurice Sandok, which I intend to read at some point in 2026. Probably some other works which I am not remembering, or perhaps not even really all that familiar with.
In any case, it seems that King has that kind of impact on a lot of readers. Not everyone has read almost everything that he has written and published. Yet, it seemed like this handy little chart (which likely will be out of date soon, since he publishes so many works so often) seemed like it would be a handy tool for any Constant Readers Out there.
Enjoy.
Terry Newsom Facebook page 3 December, 2025: ·
Here's my list... what should I read next? Green is have... and have read. (Note... I've already read End of the Whole Mess.)
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