Reading and Q&A with Author Joe Hill

Joe Hill visited the Coralville Public Library on Sunday, May 22, 2016 for a reading and book signing. He read from his new book The Fireman, and answered questions from the audience following the reading. There was also a short intermission involving kazoos and singing which I will say no more on (watch the video for more info).

[@AnneLien1987]

I enjoyed this :D He really has that "king" vibe. Can't wait to read a book by him!!

[@ahmadabdelrahman5570]

35:35 The beginning of the Q&A

[@lewys9204]

😂 35 minutes in

[@JoyKathleeen]

that musical interlude made me smile so much

[@cyberpunkholiday]

Im so glad he talked about the comic. Love ya Joe.

[@uptown3636]

Who would've guessed that the Coralville Public Library would be the venue to host the best concert of the decade in Iowa?!

[@powerslave6944]

He looks like his daddy King.

[@paulflint6254]

yes Joe King

[@QFC-QuarryFightingChampionship]

Stephen King

[@georgexm2032]

The humor is the same too.

[@breeeegs]

Papa King

[@lukeskywalker6809]

And he emulates him, only not nearly as well.

[@micaylab1]

Somehow the story he's reading reminds me of Revival by his dad.

[@FirstLast-dc7bc]

Woah there, Joe! Bad form old chap, taking the piss out of desert island discs! :D

[@tealsoda]

That kid in the Callahan Auto Parts shirt 🤘👍👍

[@IsabelSBazan-vm3ze]

Well, this guy is definitely in my freebie list.

[@TheRamsesII]

Cool talk and Q&A. Although I've trouble believing that Joe Hill would ever actually have to worry about running out of diapers for lack of fundage :)

[@lewys9204]

Great guy, amazing writer

[@arkano6204]

Music at 32:00

[@gizmo13lol]

its so cool that he Sings with the People

[@morenovalleypubliclibrarym2854]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@salmanhyder1655]

Love you Joe ❤️🙂

[@TheNewMadridFaultLine]

shirt twins Joe.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

It must be very hard being the kid of a genius like Stephen King.

[@davidfernandes9413]

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin But he delivers

[@lukeskywalker6809]

@@davidfernandes9413 He'll never surpass his Father. Stephen will always be the King.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

@@SensiblyTina Well, it certainly didn't fall too close, either.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

@@SensiblyTina You really think that only those who write bestsellers can criticize other people? You are the one who's delusional. Who cares what's your name or mine? For all I care your name can be fake, I don't give a shit. All I care - or don't - is what you say, not who you are. And Joe Hill wouldn't be a bestseller author, hell it's very likely he couldn't have published a single novel weren't his Dad the great Stephen King. He may be talented, but his whole career exists because of his family name and his famous father. And he hasn't written ONE novel that comes even close to being as good as Stephen's novels. By the current age of Joe Hill Stephen King wrote classic masterpieces like The Stand, IT, The Shining, Misery, Carrie, Different Seasons, Pet Sematary, The Dead Zone, etc. What has Joe written? A few good and so-so novels. It's ZERO accomplishment next to his father's. If he hadn't written any books, no one would notice. If he will be remembered at all, it will be because he is the son of legendary author Stephen King.

[@tabathasheffroth7981]

@@lukeskywalker6809 Joe Hill has never attempted to surpass his father or to cash in on the King brand. That's the reason he adopted the name Hill, to succeed or fail on his own merits. And may l say he's doing an admirable job. Is he as good as his dad? No, but those shoes are difficult to fill. King is a fine and prolific writer, but there's no need to insult Joe or disrespect his fans merely because they don't agree with you. We're all entitled to our opinions. Nobody on here has shown you any disrespect. Can you not extend the same courtesy?

[@micaylab1]

Why does Joe look like a kid with an adult body?

[@user-hr3dx1ov3s]

No dead dogs!

[@JoKiR90]

great writer. huge dork.

[@JoKiR90]

kind of reminds me of Stuart Little.

[@lordwestoff]

but with a good sense of humor and a love of riding motorcycles.

[@breeeegs]

#dorkpower

[@cometcourse381]

what kind of hat is this guy wearing

[@dpacc88]

"A man who drives a vintage Rolls Royce that can travel across a bridge to an imaginary land." The bridge is Vic's inscape, not Manx's . That's embarrassing!

[@playermartin286]

Someone actually asked where he gets his ideas from...

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Easy: his Father's books.

[@RoddyTullenz]

Bah Habah...