booksFriday, October 9, 2026
Two personal stories dominate today: Stephen King's 'Carrie' almost ended up in the trash before changing his life, and Harry Connick Jr. writes a book to honor his mother. Romance and horror round out the day, but the through-line is how books emerge from deeply personal moments.
Two pieces today trace books back to their emotional roots: one nearly lost, one written to remember.
Tom Fordy tells the well-worn story of how Stephen King's debut novel was almost thrown away, but offers a fresh angle on how that moment turned a struggling writer into a juggernaut.
Harry Connick Jr. writes a book about his mother, who died when he was 13, tying it to her belief in him and his Carnegie Hall performance on her would-be 100th birthday.
Romance and horror lead the new offerings, with a sapphic family drama and a fall love story.
Cheyenne Blue's 'The Other Family' is a sapphic romance about a widow discovering her husband's double life, reviewed as poignant and emotionally layered.
Denise Hunter's upcoming fall romance 'Falling Into Us' gets an excerpt release, promising a Hallmark-style story of a woman delivering a letter and finding a family.
Mourning Star's 'Remnants: Disruption' is a post-apocalyptic thriller set in New Chicago, following a Remnant with amnesia and superpowers who consults for the police.
Thursday Treats: 10/8/2026kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com
Demonic Dino - Alex Drake - The Race [OP, Cultivation, Progression, LitRPG, Isekia]www.royalroad.com
Disability Inclusion & Rehabilitation in Modern India: Practical Approaches and Strategies for Inclusinkan.net
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