John Grisham and Stephen King in conversation

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[@LR-rl7do]

Mr.King,I am a terminally ill gal and I don't know if you will ever get this message, 55 years old/young,lol,now but when I was growing up in two abusive families abused every way I wrote to you,not letting them know of course what I was writing, basically what was happening to me and thanking you for your books as they got me temporarily out of my real terror,and you sent me a reply and a couple of books.I just wanted you to know what that did for me as I broke down shaking and sobbing because as such a busy author you chose to care when you didn't know me when everyone else used me for their issues, it was the first real time I felt like a person, thank you so very much and I TRULY hope and pray you are blessed and happy as well as all you love and all you out there as well!!!!You will ALWAYS be my favorite author and one of the greatest human beings and soul to me,thank you!!🌈⚘🏵🌼🌺🌻🌹🥀💗👍❤👾🧚‍♂️👽

[@99Michaelthom]

You're the reason I became a writer Stephen! Took me over 30 years to finally finish my debut novel, but I did it and it came out April 3rd. It's fantasy but I would say your books were the biggest influence on the writing and the SUSPENSE which you're a master of. It's called The Vanguards of Scion. It's doing pretty good so far, maybe someday it will get big enough for you to read it. :)

[@lucygray6162]

Scion XA was great little car.

[@99Michaelthom]

@@lucygray6162 Good to know! I chose that word because it means to graft a piece of plant away from its host and use it to grow something new. In this case, a pocket dimension made to begin a new world.

[@lastjedi9442]

Congratulations ❤️

[@guitarprism]

Congratulations on completing your book. It is a battle, a war to be constantly fought, it is never truly won; but only lost once you give up. There is no finish line, only the thrill of the race. May yours never end. Best of everything.

[@lancemanchester605]

About to start the dragon maker!

[@simonedwards9450]

Tomorrow I’m going to start my Stephen King marathon, starting with Carrie, going through all his books in publication order. Can’t wait :-) would love to do the same with Grisham one day. Love the books I’ve read by him.

[@jeremiahpapa7868]

Carrie, Salem's Lot, Shining, Blaze (RB), Dolores Claireborne. Those were his first five (not in publication order but as in written order, says in afterword of D.C.). Rage (out of print, for good reason) Thinner, Road Work, Long Walk, Running Man as Richard Bachman. 50, 25 bucks? Barnes and Noble sells Carrie, Salems, and Shing in one

[@RB-mq6em]

I’ve read most by both. Some better than others but they’re always at least decent and often brilliant! I think Dolores Claiborne might be my favourite SK. Not sure I have a favourite JG but have enjoyed them since I was a kid. Good luck with your marathon!

[@Saturnia2014]

Wait till you reach The Dark Tower series. His best work.

[@RB-mq6em]

Tuna sandwich I’ve just started Book 2! Wasn’t convinced with the first, but I’m told they get better and better so will keep going.

[@vaporiiz]

enjoy!

[@babyteeth4]

What a treat! Great conversation! And you're gonna want to pause at 44:35 to see what Steve's up to!

[@too_fond_of_books]

Were you able to read what was in his notebook?

[@bmag09_65]

Too Fond of Books I was not

[@danpartridge8584]

Little late to the party haha but I did pause and zoom in a bit. The first passage on the left-hand side contains what looks to be the name "Billy" -- the timeline does fit...perhaps King was still composing "Billy Summers" at this time 🖊 ✌

[@jamesrobinson6455]

These guys are legend. Two of my favorite.

[@jamesduggan7200]

Mr. King seems to have as much respect for his contemporaries as any author can.

[@Suzy70]

Thank you from a constant reader since the seventies.

[@vonniedemers5683]

I'm disabled now and can't get out. I really miss rummaging around a bookstore. When I worked on payday after lunch with my now ex I headed to my favorite bookstore and I'd be there for a couple hours. Love your talks. Thanks for the many, many, many, many years of entertainment and enjoyment. I read my first SK book in highschool 198? and I never stopped. Also my 30 yr old son is named Stephen.

[@NiloufarTalebiAUTHOR]

Stephen King, your writing chops are incredible. I got more out of an introduction you wrote to a BEST AMERICAN volume than entire books by others. 🌱

[@lauriegremillion6230]

I enjoyed the conversation between these two writers. They are so personable and were very interesting.

[@carinaannamenyier7078]

I had visions of the Tower and Anuya Mr. Stephen King, if you read this, you are not alone. I don't care if anyone is famous but it's amazing to hear it from you. Thank you for being such an honest author.

[@dominicwyartt3598]

Steven King does Characters better than anyone.

[@dominicwyartt3598]

*Stephen, apologises.

[@debbieleonard6699]

Two rays of sunshine in these dark days. My two favorite authors. Ever. Thank you

[@parrishbooks8363]

Great conversation, entertaining and somehow comforting, a talk between old friends, feels like my old friends as well!

[@ndcurtis]

It was great to be part of a conversation between two people that genuinely like each other and who are really friends. Did not know they were so close.

[@cutiecyndyful]

Me too..didn't know they friends..

[@AzEagletarian]

I loved it what Stephen said he loves stories with characters that have strong bonds of friendship.

[@jadebethj4807]

I did not expect John Grisham would have that accent! Love it!

[@DMH-bt2zo]

He’s a southerner, born in Jonesboro Arkansas, grew up in Oxford, Mississippi.

[@michaelkeith2207]

What a treat seeing these two great writers in an informal conversation venue. Reading both authors at the moment. Hey Stephen, If It Bleeds kept me awake last night . . . happily so.

[@thealmancometh9219]

This made my day. I love listening to these guys talk about the writing process.

[@bazoa82]

It's amazing! My two favourite authors in conversation... but King is in first place!! I love him, I read all his books :-) Cheers from Italy

[@vascularcentre2923]

Watching this now due to time constraints. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN absolutely wonderful. From a Stephen King (and yes I read the Dark Tower series) and John Grisham fan, Cape Town, South Africa

[@scottbriggs2327]

People will never forget Stephen King. There's authors that go buy the wayside but he will never be forgotten.

[@tamaranielsen2688]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! BEST HOUR OF MY DAY ... ALWAYS ENJOY TIME SPENT WITH YOU, ON THE PAGE AND NOW OVER THE INTERNET! I PRAY YOU AND YOURS REMAIN IN GOOD HEALTH AND IN GOOD SPIRITS...... MOST SINCERELY, TAMARA

[@ritasworld6345]

Loved it! I love these authors, but sorry John, I have a special soft spot for Uncle Stevie. Anyway, loved the chat. John is terrific at legal thrillers but I also enjoyed his non-legal books. Wanna see more of those. As per Stephen, just keep'em coming. Constant reader here.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

I have loved his books since High School. Here are all of his books I have read so far. 1. Carrie 2. Firestarter 3. The Stand 4. The Shining 5. Eyes of the Dragon 6. 11/22/63 7. The Institute 8. The Green Mile 9. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I am still reading from my dads small collection of Stephen King Novels.

[@GrandmaMelody]

Such an enjoyable chat between 2 great authors and friends!

[@Elphaba1952]

Two giants! What a pleasure for this Constant Reader. 😊👍

[@gypsydiamond4799]

Hi Stephen King Iam enjoying the conversation, and can not wait to get my hands on your new book. Iam moving to Bangor me at the end of June or July. I would love to meet you and shake your hand . Your books keep me happy and i am all ways looking forward to your next new book.

[@grazeewonder5937]

Two living legends...♥️♥️

[@Rowebot15]

I miss the mall bookstores: B.Dalton and Waldenbooks. I would look at the latest Stephen King books through the 80s. I loved the feel of those stores the best, you can pop in and browse easily.

[@nates9029]

Yeah, those were cool. My favorite book store was a small little book store on the main street of the town I lived in. It was a one story house that was converted into a book store. It had mostly used books but it would have some new books. I got most of my Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton and John Grisham books from there when I was in high school. I miss that place. I moved away from that town after high school. Thankfully the places I moved to later all had a Barnes & Noble very close to me but those aren't the same. I still have like a dozen bookmarks from that store.

[@veronicabaranowski6976]

RIP Borders.

[@HH-xj8nh]

Stephen and John, thank you, thank you, thank you for your informative videos.🙏👏😀❤️

[@TribeWilloughby]

Collaboration... WTF do You mean ...No? so... Ha hahahahaha Bwahhh ha ha Ha Ha hahah BwaHahaha Ha ha!

[@sdreedauthor7577]

Loved this! It's so fantastic to see how much passion they both still have!

[@ClubStephenKingFR]

That was a good conversation, thank you both !

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

I'm an aspiring writer myself and as Kevin Smith once said the most important thing to focus on is getting it done not whether it sells or is a success and that's what I'm focused on.

[@joyceprice7369]

Having read both these towering authors through many, many years, it was absolutely amazing to watch them discuss stuff. John is SUCH eye candy and Stephen is recognised anywhere! Thanks for sharing!

[@tonyanderson2324]

I've only read The Dead Zone but it motivated me after years of writers block. To finish my 4th book.

[@KimsLantern]

Please, for the love of Dog, PLEASE do more talks!!!!! This was awesome. I really love Stephen and John in particular taking together. Such great authors. And such a great talk, too!!!

[@c4bb4g3]

Thanks so much for doing this. It was quite enjoyable. I'm looking forward to reading both books

[@sewfuntosew11]

Mr. Grisham, Love "That Little Book Store", in Blythville, AR

[@ej9688]

Thanks for the wonderful livestream!😍So exciting to hear about the writing processes, thoughts and bookstore tips from these absolute treasures! From a “#1 fan” not as crazy as Annie Wilkes😉

[@citykatcrafter]

Did not find the bookstore here in my new town until a month before it closed. No Stephen King books, but they did have The Book of Reuben by Tabitha King, which I did buy and enjoy.

[@Downloadeodeo]

Wow. I just realized Stephen King might read these words! Thanks for all your fine work :D

[@soniczforever5470]

Loved your fright or flight collection. 👍

[@jackthefukarupper876]

Thanks!

[@blues713317]

The ad card. SK I've never heard that term. JG It makes me smile and laugh to listen to two authors talk about parts of a book they don't know about. 🤣🤣 I love this stream, thank you gentleman, would love to see more of this.

[@markamashov]

I didn't know he had a channel, thanks Hodder!

[@BBoopQueen]

I have been a huge SK fan for years ( at least 25 ) and have almost all the books have read the all (some more than once) also have a bunch on kindle also my son is a huge fan of JP The minute a new book comes out he has to have it We swap so we can read both Love both your works Hope you are staying safe

[@ananimity7332]

My two favourite authors! I would love to meet them!

[@xmuzzledwolfx]

Please add English subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, thank you :)

[@brandoncard5586]

Click on the three dots on the top right hand corner. The third choice is "captions" that will give you a choice to turn on the English subtitles.

[@weasley2o13]

@@brandoncard5586 it's full of mistakes and it'll only confuse him further.

[@brahamandbrahamand448]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@mothershelper1981]

I loved Insomnia! I've been wanting to read it again.

[@henrikpersson4698]

the fun thing about those "ad cards" of previous books written, was that in the old days before we had internet, that was one of the few places you could find information about what else a guy had written. same with bands and their discographies .... you read the inlay booklet etc. only way to find info pretty much ... in the old days.

[@redman6372]

Mr. King if you see this comment, how about another Christine movie.....y'all come with the likes and lets see what we can come up with... maybe he will think about it.........😁😁😁😁😁

[@nickwalter2004]

You know what Stevie, I'd love to see you in Hershey Pennsylvania, I live in a very small town called McClure in Pennsylvania, and I don't get to see many people around, Hershey is the only place I know that there are plenty of "celebrities" coming around like Bon Jovi and Jeff Dunham. I would love to see you around Hershey If you tour again!

[@viktoriashaliapina]

Thank you so much for your book "How to Write Books". I recently read it and it helped me to write my own more consciously :)

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

That collaboration idea sounds fucking awesome.

[@DMH-bt2zo]

Which time stamp is that? I recall them talking about a collaboration, horror meets legal predicaments, that’s interesting!

[@BarbarosGokdemir]

Great conversation. Thank you for this.

[@AcidicDelusion]

Starts at 5:30

[@lucygray6162]

Thank you, I was getting a headache.

[@calebhall3435]

I look up to Stephen king, i like his work. I love the horror genre and I’m an inspiring writer. I have so many writings in notebooks and papers. I really wanna get into the horror business. You inspired me king ! I love the horror genre !

[@alexsantos5948]

King must be fed up with people mentioning The Stand by now. And yet, here I am. Lol.

[@laraferrari3282]

Hello from Reggio Emilia !

[@megankirrmann6624]

Legitimately two People out of the top ten writers of our times!!!!

[@krishnamuseflutetutorial]

Great man, great

[@vonniedemers5683]

I love the Castle Rock series. I love young Annie Wilkes. I rewatched Misery just yesterday, and that actress who did her was amazing. Young Annie really changed perception of Misery Annie. It really let me more into her mind. Did you have any input on young Annie?

[@sandy_the_hippy]

Kathy Bates, and she won an oscar for best actress for it

[@vonniedemers5683]

@@sandy_the_hippy I know she did but the girl on Castle Rock Season 2 who played her was just as good. Watch it if you can it's on Hulu.

[@sandy_the_hippy]

@@vonniedemers5683oh, I have. It's better than season 1 that's for sure

[@zenithgreyz3017]

i talked to this guy in 1997 when he switched over to mci for sky miles.

[@BaldingClamydia]

Hearing Stephen King talk about his wife is adorable. :D

[@TribeWilloughby]

... great way to sell books, might get some notifications too, Thank You! (done w/ King of Torts, on pg. 245 From A Buick 8)

[@scottpurcell7465]

Collaboration??? YES

[@bmoneybby]

What a class act these 2 together

[@Bookworm-ye9qi]

Two legends

[@christinarussell1994]

I love the add page ( the list of books) that’s how I keep up with your books in order

[@ngonzale3]

That was wonderful.

[@OsculumTormentum]

Live long & prosper for may the King boldly go where no other writer has gone. Let there be voyages in the universe of creative thought. And warp speed the brain engine. For they are the men of the text filled enterprises.

[@ChilliFedor]

Screenwriters say that one must have the end of your story first. But stories become alive after awhile and then it tells it self.

[@IntrovertWriter]

Both great writers. I follow in the steps of Grisham. I outline, and unlike how King's perception of outlining is like opening your Xmas presents before it's time. I see outlining as a movie or book trailer. Where I have the scenes and movement of the plot. It's motivating. And I hate getting stuck on a plot and have to go back and change it because I didn't outline.

[@kenhobbs9251]

Billy Summers was one of your best. Great ending

[@lindabonesteel364]

My favorite is insommnia, I loved Ralph, I read it at least four times. A time to kill made me cry but I loved the ending. Great book! Stephen, I have always wished you would write a story about Coffy, how old he was , where he came from, his life as a boy. On a darker note, do you feel like The Stand is coming to life ? I have been a fan of you and John for many years, thank you both for many hours of entertainment. I'm not a writer so excuse my punctuation.

[@AllOneVoice]

So funny because I feel like Insomnia gets swept under the rug or that he doesn't even really like it

[@dylanfreeland7063]

Stephen king is a great writer.

[@skinnypuppy95]

Interesting conversation but they didn't get to many fan questions. Like one on many minds is if there'll ever be a 3rd Talisman book with Straub.

[@row8017]

Didn't know there was a second Talisman?

[@dominicwyartt3598]

I’ve not read them yet currently reading Ghost story by Peter Straub. I think there style compliment each other. I’d love to see a Koontz King team up. Not a fan off Koontz’s writing style but I like his stories and Steve is just amazing in every department most of the time.

[@lifewithoutfudge]

@@row8017 Black House, published in 2002. It's good, but very different. It's more like a serial killer story in Wisconsin with fantasy elements around the edges. Jack Sawyer is a grown-up ex-LAPD detective.

[@elizabethcompton1295]

Have t read Grisham since he testified before legislator to have sentences lowered on having child pornography on a private computer. His friend was put in prison for having child pornography in his home and Grisham felt the sentencing too harsh.

[@jessierides284]

Hail to the chiefs!

[@actung74]

I love a good book store but so often they do not have a particular title I am looking for so I'd be just as quick as ordering it myself plus so often buying online is often cheaper too.

[@Airsoftdesde1996]

Señor King, O en su defecto, cualquiera que pueda responderme me gustaría si pudiera decirme por qué los personajes en la novela, It no fueron ningunos reclutados para la guerra de Vietnam, puesto que las edades coincidían con los reclutamientos forzosos. Muchas gracias

[@lastjedi9442]

My favourite thing to do is to hang out in a book store

[@afoxstale]

starts at 5:25

[@TabitaFernanda]

afoxstale grazie !

[@epiphany373]

😊

[@AuntieVeraCharles50]

Hey Stephen! I love your work more than I love my mother, but PLEASE don't make "signing books" a chore. Getting up at 6 to make asphalt is a chore.

[@ginoilpiscio3867]

che bello!

[@amankumarshaw5407]

Stephen King on KZbin! Wowwwwo

[@cirestamey9243]

Their thoughts on baseball 50:47

[@jdaywork2693]

Thanks for sharing! Are you both fans of the movie The Sandlot?

[@Novilia17]

Does he really look this great? I saw him on a photo with Carrie, boy, what a difference. I saw him on KZbin talking about his son who is handsome - well, he is getting more handsome now. I can't wait to hear more. Is he married, really, does he have any intention of staying around for his Tabitha? Does he want a relationship outside his marriage, ExtraMarital affair...not only for John Grisham.

[@alexismccourt7712]

I loved the reckoning,

[@Dapryor]

5:25 you’re welcome

[@marytruxton946]

In my opinion a time to kill is the only decent novel grishams ever written, but King has written tons of great novels including his end all be all dark tower series.

[@eazypeazy33]

Stephen is low key a New Orleans soul. 😏

[@scottpurcell7465]

I figured they just ran out of space for SK's ad cards

[@e.c.3844]

Mr. King and Stephen Colbert Relationship.

[@smartpotato1910]

Can someone tell me the music name at the beginning

[@lucygray6162]

Really Awful

[@scottpurcell7465]

Joe Hill is Stephen King reborn, in spite of Stephen King still being alive and well