Last but hardly least, thanks to my kids—Naomi, Joe, and Owen—and to my wife. If I may borrow from George R. R. Martin, she is my sun and stars.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STEPHEN KING is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Elevation; The Outsider; Sleeping Beauties (co-written with his son Owen King); and the Bill Hodges Trilogy—Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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