Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes “If It Bleeds,” “The Institute,” “Elevation,” “The Outsider,” “Sleeping Beauties” (cowritten with his son Owen King) and the Bill Hodges trilogy: “End of Watch,” “Finders Keepers” and “Mr. Mercedes” (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). 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 Mystery/Thriller. His epic works “The Dark Tower,” “It,” “Pet Sematary” and “Doctor Sleep” are the basis for major motion pictures, with “It” now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. His many accolades include the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Stephen King’s beloved novella, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,” the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award nominee The Shawshank Redemption about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is now available for the first time as a standalone book.
 (Simon & Schuster, 2020)

A mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” is one of Stephen King’s most beloved and iconic stories and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, mysterious and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge. Originally published in 1982 in the collection “Different Seasons” (alongside “The Body,” “Apt Pupil” and “The Breathing Method”), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. This modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and is among the most beloved films of all time.