Yep, it’s true! 95% of the First Edition, First Printings of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar have been reserved and we’re going back to press pre-publication for a second printing! The ONLY WAY to guarantee a First Edition, First Printing is to order through our the product page. None of the major booksellers are guaranteed specific printings, just FYI.

We also thought this is a good time to answer some frequently asked questions about the book, so here we go:

Q: Any chance Richard will sign more copies? I missed out on ordering during that promotion.

A: We’ve gone rogue here and put the SIGNED BY RICHARD CHIZMAR (no extra cost!) option back on the product page, but you’d better hurry before Richard notices and asks us to remove it!

Q: Any news about the Audiobook?

A: Yes! The awesome audiobook team at Simon & Schuster announced that Maggie Siff from Billions, Mad Men, and Sons of Anarchy is the narrator and there are two bonus features: a bonus story called “The Music Room” by King and an exclusive interview between Stephen and Richard! You can learn more here: Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com * Cemetery Dance Online Store

Q: Can I still order the Gwendy’s Button Box t-shirt?

A: Yes, we put that one back on the site, too, but seriously, we need to get our order rolling with our shirt guy this week, so PLEASE order today if you want one! Read more on the Cemetery Dance Limited Edition T-Shirt product page.

Q: Any movie news to share?

A: No comment.

Q: Didn’t JJ Abrams have some kind words to share about Gwendy’s Button Box?

A: “Man, I love this story! The whole thing just races and feels so right-sized and so scarily and sadly relevant. Loved the characters… and the sense of one little girl’s connection to the whole world through this weird device. It all just sang.” — JJ Abrams

Q: Are you just messing with us with those last two Q&As?

A: I have no idea what you’re talking about…

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

The first major review of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar has arrived and we’re thrilled to share what Publishers Weekly thinks of this exciting new novella:

“This absorbing novella by horror giants King (End of Watch) and Chizmar (A Long December) revisits one of King’s most popular locales. It’s 1974 when 12-year-old Gwendy Peterson is offered a magic box by a man named Richard Farris, whom she meets at the top of one of the cliffside Suicide Stairs in Castle Rock, Maine. Farris wears a “small neat black hat” and seems to know just who Gwendy is and what she wants. Eight buttons grace the mahogany box he offers to Gwendy, and a lever dispenses silver dollars and intricate chocolates that Farris claims will help Gwendy lose weight and escape being called ‘Goodyear’ by her classmates. Lose weight she does, but that’s not all. Wonderful things keep happening in Gwendy’s life, and she’s happier than she’s ever been. But when she decides to press one of the buttons, the consequences are horrendous. The novella follows Gwendy through high school and beyond, capturing the golden-hued joy of childhood and the wonder of friendship and first love, all under the shadow of temptation. This bite-size gem of a story packs quite a punch, and the only complaint readers will likely have is that it isn’t longer.”
— Publishers Weekly

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Audio: Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com * Cemetery Dance Online Store

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

We’re very pleased to officially announce READING STEPHEN KING edited by Brian James Freeman, a brand new signed Limited Edition hardcover featuring essays about Stephen King and his work from Clive Barker, Stewart O’Nan, Frank Darabont, Stephen Spignesi, Richard Chizmar, Justin Brooks, Tony Magistrale, Michael R. Collings, Rocky Wood, Robin Furth, Kevin Quigley, Hans-Ake Lilja, Billy Chizmar, Jack Ketchum, Bev Vincent, Mick Garris, and Jay Franco!

Read more or place your order while supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Hi Folks!

While organizing our warehouse, we found a few more cartons of our BEAUTIFUL hardcover edition of THE MAILMAN by Bentley Little. This is a hefty special hardcover for a great low price, and you can read more on our website or place your order while supplies last!

Read more or place your order while our supplies last!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!

Our Cemetery Dance Limited Edition T-Shirt to commemorate the publication of Gwendy’s Button Box needs to get rolling this week, so this is your last chance to preorder because no more orders will ever be accepted after Wednesday!

Please don’t wait to place your order because this will be a one-time Limited Edition printing!

Read more or place your order while our supplies last!

Don’t forget! We will be publishing the World’s First Hardcover Edition of Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, a brand new original Castle Rock novella! In addition, this title is available as an eBook from us (Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * iTunes) and an audiobook from the awesome audiobook team at Simon & Schuster (Amazon * Audible on Amazon * Audible.com * Cemetery Dance Online Store).

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enthusiasm!