Attention King Fans!!
In case you have not yet heard, Stephen King is releasing a sequel to The Shining next month. The Shining may just be one of his best books ever written and one of the scariest, whether you are a fan of the book or the movie. It is a true classic, and I cannot wait to see what he will bring in the sequel!The Shining features Danny, a young boy with psychic abilities. When his family moves into The Overlook Hotel for his father to care for it during the winter, Danny and his family soon discover that they may not be truly alone.The sequel, Doctor Sleep, is set to release on September 24.
In Doctor Sleep, King continues Danny's story, but Dan (as he now goes by) is now middle-aged and still trying to heal from those horrifying months at The Overlook Hotel. Dan meets a young girl that awakens and intensifies his abilities and sends him into another battle between good and evil.
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Right now is the perfect time to (re)visit The Shining in preparation for the sequel's release and I am so excited to announce that I have teamed up with Charleen from Cheap Thrills: a book blog to host a read-along in its honor! Mark your calendars now and get your hands on a copy, so you can join in the "shining" fun! Here is a quick breakdown of the details . . .
Monday, September 2: Kick Off!
Monday, September 9: Discussion through Chapter 16
Monday, September 16: Discussion through Chapter 33
Monday, September 23: Wrap-Up
Tuesday, September 24: Doctor Sleep Released!
For each of the discussion days listed above, you will have the opportunity to discuss the latest readings in the comments section as well as through linkies to your own blog. In addition, you can share any and all comments via Twitter by using the hashtag #shinealong! If you would like to join us, create your sign-up post and link it up below! Please feel free to use the buttons created above, linking back to one of our sites for credit. If you do not have a blog, then let us know your participation through the comments section.
Are you ready to get your "shine" on?!?
Thanks to you and this read-a-thon, I just preordered "Doctor Sleep" (Kindle). I'm going to have all my other books read by then so that I can start on it right away...lol.
ReplyDeleteJ. Kaye Oldner ... Mwahahaha!!!! I'm hoping to get it and read it right away too!! I can't wait!!
DeleteI want to participate via twitter. Handle is Shannan79
ReplyDeleteShannan Lee ... Yeah!!!! Can't wait to have you join us!
DeleteThis is such a terrific idea! I'd been debating whether to re-read The Shining before Doctor Sleep arrives, and Charleen was nice enough to let me know about the read-along. I'm so excited for this!
ReplyDeleteLisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies
Hmm, thought I just added a comment, but it's nowhere to be seen -- sorry if this is a duplicate! I'm so excited about this! I'd just been debating whether to re-read The Shining prior to Doctor Sleep, and then Charleen let me know about the read-along. What a great idea! Looking forward to it, thanks!
ReplyDeleteLisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies
bookshelffantasies.com ... Sorry for the confusion! I have moderation set for posts older than 14 days old to catch all the spam that comes in on older posts!!
DeleteI am sooooo excited that you will be joining in!! I cannot wait to re-read The Shining before Doctor Sleep comes out!