In a piece in the magazine titled 'An Open Letter from Stephen King', he writes about possible original ideas for comics: King first talked publicly about the idea in Marvel Spotlight issue The Dark Tower (January 27, 2007), prior to the beginning of the ongoing comic book adaptation of his Dark Tower series. Like his novel Under the Dome (2009), he abandoned the project, returning to the story later in life. However, he felt a historical novel required more research than he was willing to do at the time and greater literary talent than he possessed. Background Īccording to King, the idea for the novel first came to him in 1971, before the release of his first novel, Carrie (1974). The novel was adapted into a Hulu television series in 2016, 11.22.63. It was really strange at first, like breaking in a new pair of shoes.' King commented on the amount of research it required, saying 'I've never tried to write anything like this before. The novel required considerable research to accurately portray the late 1950s and early 1960s. 11/22/63 won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller and the 2012 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the 2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. It stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks. The novel was published on Novem and quickly became a number-one bestseller. A short excerpt was released online on June 1, 2011, and another excerpt was published in the October 28, 2011, issue of Entertainment Weekly. The novel was announced on King's official site on March 2, 2011. It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. Kennedy, which occurred on Novem(the novel's titular date). 11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F.

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