Needful Things (104 page)
Authors: Stephen King
I might even have a look inside myself. I suppose most everyone in town will before everything's said and done.
Interesting name for a store, ain't it? Answered Prayers. Makes you wonder what's for sale inside.
Why, with a name like that it could be anything.
Anything at all.
October 24, 1988
January 28, 1991
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Stephen King
is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes
Mr. Mercedes,
winner of the 2015 Edgar Award for Best Novel;
Doctor Sleep;
and
Under the Dome
, a major TV miniseries on CBS. His novel
11/22/63
was named a top ten book of 2011 by
The New York Times Book Review
and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best Mystery/Thriller. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and a 2014 National Medal of Arts. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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