In this solo episode, Laura puts on her SuperFan hat to share the broad strokes of Stephen King’s life and career, including the stories and trajectories that affect how we read The Stand.

Far from a complete biography, this is an overview with some ideas, thoughts, and themes between the artist and the art. We’ll talk about his success at crossing genres, his addiction years, those wild conspiracy stories, and much more.

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Cold Open Reminders:

Our first SLOW READ Book Club meeting is Thursday, January 22

See our entire Reading Schedule for The Stand

Further reading/exploring after listening to this episode:

On Writing by Stephen King

Danse Macabre by Stephen King

Monsters by Claire Dederer

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

All Secret Stuff Stephen King Summer Book Club REPLAYS

Remastered: Devil at the Crossroads (documentary on Netflix about Robert Johnson)

How Every Stephen King Movie Is In the Same Universe (YouTube video with slight spoilers for some films - no spoilers in it for The Stand)

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