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Stephen King’s Co-Writer Novel Announced for October 6

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

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U.S. literary outlets compiled an Ultimate Fall Reading List containing 470 titles.
The list aggregated 41 individual lists from 26 outlets, with 84 titles appearing on three or more lists.
Stephen King announced the co-written novel Other Worlds Than These with Peter Straub, releasing October 6.
King also shared a personal fall reading list spanning crime, horror, science-fiction, mystery and nonfiction titles.

History

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In 1984 Stephen King and Peter Straub published The Talisman, a fantasy novel that earned Locus and World Fantasy Award nominations in 1985. Their partnership led to the sequel Black House in 2001 and inspired later collaborative projects. Today U.S. literary outlets cite the novel’s legacy in the Ultimate Fall Reading List of 470 titles, shaping how publishers forecast bestsellers.

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Story summary

U.S. literary outlets compiled an Ultimate Fall Reading List containing 470 titles.
The list aggregated 41 individual lists from 26 outlets, with 84 titles appearing on three or more lists.
Stephen King announced the co-written novel Other Worlds Than These with Peter Straub, releasing October 6.
King also shared a personal fall reading list spanning crime, horror, science-fiction, mystery and nonfiction titles.

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