Seven Stephen King facts for his 70th birthday

Stephen King celebrates his 70th birthday on 21st September, a day his UK publisher Hodder & Stoughton is marking with a campaign called King for a Day. King for a Day includes screenings of adaptations of King's books at the BFI and the very first author-based Twitter emoji - a typewriter dripping blood - that will appear automatically alongside the #KingforaDay hashtag 26th September. Here are seven King facts - one for each decade of his life. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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King’s crowning glory

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Billy Graham's Centennial Birthday Prompts New Looks

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