#scribner

[blondebrainpowered]

Photograph of a woman dressed as a witch or a high priestess. Taken at Emil H. Klemke's Photography Studio in Scribner, Nebraska around 1900.

[unteriors]

Main Street, Scribner, Nebraska.

[lilith-fialkova]

The entire morning that day Lilith had a feeling that somebody was watching her. At first, she didn't pay it much attention: she never cared for stares. Did she have something in the corner of her lips past breakfast? Speak or forever hold your peace! Otherwise, it's not worth Lilith's time.

But in a while it became clear. This is not a regular stare. It's a stare of another domineering woman. What did she want with Lilith? Don't they have their own territories to take care of and prey to stalk? Lilith is no one's prey!

The Ravenclaw dives past and between bookshelves until she gets to a place dark and quiet enough. She quickly turns around, cocks her gun gets her wand out and questions:

"Face me! If it's a challenge you seek, trust me, you've seen nothing of me yet!"

(@ask-scribner)

[brokehorrorfan]

Stephen King will publish You Like It Darker on May 21, 2024 via Scribner. The 512-page short story collection will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book.

It features 12 short stories, several of which have never been published - including "Rattlenakes," which serves as a sequel to 1981's Cujo. A full list can be found below, along with the synopsis.

Stories:

"Two Talented Bastids"

"The Fifth Step"

"Willie the Weirdo"

"Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream"

"Finn"

"On Slide Inn Road"

"Red Screen"

"The Turbulence Expert"

"Laurie"

"Rattlesnakes"

"The Dreamers"

"The Answer Man"

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. “Two Talented Bastids” explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,” a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes,” a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The Dreamers,” a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man” asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.

Pre-order You Like It Darker by Stephen King.

[elland-n-will]

Many happy returns of your birthday, Mr. Abott. Although I have no present for you, I will still do you a good turn and extend your loan period for Romance 101 by another week.

Dear Mrs. Scribner,

I appreciate the birthday wishes. May the passing of time be as kind to me in the future as it has been to you.

I would like to remind you, however, of our earlier agreement: I have reimbursed the library tenfolds for one accidentally misplaced book under such a title a while back. If the library did not receive the delivery of full, multiple volumes of 101 series, then I will be more than happy to look into the matter personally. After all, it is important to give young and eager minds the kind of literature that would expand their horizons and lead to happier and more fulfilling lives, won't you agree?

Thank you once again for remembering the date of my birth.

The Slytherin prefect,

William Abbott ☀️

[elleaech]

"am I too much for you?"

bonuses under cut

[deadpresidents]

I think you kinda covered it in the Presidential elections, but maybe biographies on failed Presidential candidates? I know there was a notable one on Romney that came out last year. I'd imagine maybe some candidates like Ross Perot, Bob Dole, John Kerry (snore), or John McCain would have biographies.

The Romney book you mentioned that came out in October is definitely work checking out: Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO). Romney gave Coppins incredible access -- not just when it came to extensive interviews with him and his family and his aides, but also by giving Coppins free reign to explore his personal journals, his archives, and his private e-mails. Romney obviously had a safe seat and decided that he would be retiring soon anyway, but that's still unprecedented access for a major incumbent political figure to give to a journalist. It's a really interesting book because you get a sense that Romney is somewhat tormented by his role in modern Republican politics and his inability to turn his political party back towards what it was when Romney was Governor of Massachusetts or even when his father was Governor of Michigan.

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day - Grit

Book of the Day – Grit

Today’s Book of the Day is Grit, written by Angela Duckworth and published in 2016 by Scribner. Dr. Angela Duckworth is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and a world-renowned expert in those competencies that are not directly related to our IQ. Grit, by Angela Duckworth I have read again this book in the last few days as I…

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