Lilja's Library (78 page)
Authors: Hans-Ake Lilja
As far as I can tell Rocky & Justin haven’t left anything out of their book, and I must admit that I like that. Let’s face it, we King fans tend to be kind of goofy and want to know about everything King has ever written, even if it’s just a short note…and for that purpose
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
is the right book to use.
The only problem with
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
, and all other similar books that are out there, is that it gets outdated really quickly, since King is extremely productive. The column section in
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
stops with a column from 2006, two years before the book is released…
Lilja’s last words about
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
As an extra bonus we also get to read King’s essay “My Little Serrated Security Blanket,” and for that we can only be thankful!
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction
is the perfect book if you’re interested in learning more about what King has done in the non-fiction field.
Part 7—Afterword
Lilja’s final words about Lilja’s Library
Well, what can I say? It’s been a wild ride. Who would have imagine a book with my name as the author some years ago? Not me, that’s for sure. But as you can see it has now happened and that is very much thanks to Brian Freeman over at Cemetery Dance who approached me about doing this book. At first I wasn’t at all sure it would work but now I actually think it does and hope you feel the same after reading it.
There is so much I want to say that the Afterword itself could be an entire book but I’ll try to keep it short. I do however what to thank all of you out there who’ve been supporting Lilja’s Library over the years. Back in 1996 when I started the site it was very small and modest but thanks to all of you it has grown to one of the biggest Stephen King sites on the Net. For that I thank you!
I also want to send out a special thanks to Bev Vincent who has written a wonderful introduction to this book. For that and his never ending support.
Of all the things in the book I’m most proud of my interviews with Stephen King himself. I was, not surprisingly, very nervous about doing the interviews but once we started to talk it wasn’t that hard. Steve is very easy to talk to. He even started the first interview by telling me he enjoyed seeing me in London (we had meet a few month earlier at a publishers party) and that he liked Lilja’s Library. After that the ice was broken.
Besides Steve himself I’ve also gotten the chance to interview Frank Darabont (three times in fact) and he’s also a very kind and down to earth person. As is Peter Straub, Mick Garris, Marsha DeFilippo and all the others I have had the fortune to interview.
In the book there’s also a lot of reviews that I have written during the years Lilja’s Library has been online. The earliest are not the best reviews written but I hope that I have grown as a reviewer over the years and am getting better at it for each new review. While getting the books and movies I have reviewed I’ve also had the fortune to get to know a lot of people at a lot of different publishers. They’ve all been very kind and supportive and I want to thank them all for that; it would have been a lot harder to run the site without your help and support. Thanks!
I guess that since you’ve gotten this far into the book that you’re a fan of the site, Stephen King, both (hopefully), or maybe a reviewer forced to read this book. Either way I hope you enjoyed the time you spent with it. I have spent over 13 years with the site and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.
Even though I’d like to thank each and every one of you out there in person it’s not possible. I will however single out a few of you to whom I need to send an extra thanks:
- Stephen King for everything,
- Marsha DeFilippo for all her help and support during all these years,
- Bev Vincent for his support and nice intro,
- Mike Perkins for making the site immortal by putting it in
The Stand
comic, - Glenn Chadbourne for creating my fantastic mascot, Marv – The Library Policeman,
- Anders Jakobson for designing the look of Lilja’s Library,
- Cemetery Dance for publishing this book,
- Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster Audio, Hodder & Stoughton and Marvel for sending me numerous of books and magazines,
- Everyone else that has helped me over the years and keep on doing so as we speak, you all know who you are. Thanks!
Last I also need to send out a very special thanks to Kerry Hood at Hodder & Stoughton who invited me to a publishing party in London in 2006 where I got to meet Steve and shake his hand. For that I’ll be forever grateful!
Thank you all!
Lilja - Örebro, Sweden March 25, 2009.
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