Lisey's Story

For the miniseries, see Lisey's Story (miniseries).
Lisey's Story
First edition cover
AuthorStephen King
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror, Gothic
PublisherScribner
Publication date
October 24, 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages528
ISBN978-0-7432-8941-2

Lisey's Story is a psychological horror romance novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was released on October 24, 2006. It won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 2007.[1][2] An early excerpt from the novel, a short story titled "Lisey and the Madman", was published in McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (2004), and was nominated for the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction.[3] King has stated that this is his favorite of the novels he has written.[4][5][6]

The genesis for Lisey's Story was an incident in 2003, when King came down with double pneumonia; while he was in the hospital, his wife Tabitha decided to redesign his studio. Coming home from the hospital and seeing his books and belongings in boxes, King saw an image of what his studio would look like after his death.[7]

  1. ^ "Past Award Nominees and Winners". Horror Writers Association. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2007 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Title: Lisey and the Madman". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ King, Stephen (June 20, 2013). "I am Stephen King - novelist & executive producer on UNDER THE DOME - ask me anything!". Reddit. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Temple, Emily (June 23, 2013). "14 Things We Learned From Stephen King's Reddit AMA". Flavorwire. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Hutchinson, Chase (June 1, 2021). "Stephen King Explains How the TV Adaptation of 'Lisey's Story' Improves on His Book — Watch". Collider. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Origin of Stephen King's novel, LISEY'S STORY". YouTube. December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved February 18, 2021.