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Article: The Bangor Daily News interview, Stephen King on turning 60, his hometown, the Red Sox and his new book
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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- January 19, 2008
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As darkness falls and the phone rings, it's appropriately Stephen
King on the line, calling from "God's Waiting Room."
"Sorry I'm late," said the master of horror. "I couldn't read my
own writing."
King is calling from his winter place near Sarasota, Fla., where
it's 72 and rainy on this recent day. He's getting ready to fly
north to visit with his grandchildren before heading to New York for
authorly duties. In this case, that means promoting his new novel,
"Duma Key," which hits bookshelves Tuesday.
In a freewheeling, 20-minute phone interview, King talked not
just about his new novel, but also his daily activities, his health,
his family and developments on the local, state and national ...