11/22/63
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. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963 (the novel's titular date). It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. The novel was announced on King's official site on March 2, 2011. 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 published on November 8, 2011 and quickly became a number-one bestseller. It stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks. 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[8] and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
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A Maine teacher steps through a portal in a diner pantry and lands in 1958 with one mission: stop Lee Harvey Oswald. Five years of Texas heat, a love affair he didn't expect, and a past that fights back.
Yes. Hulu adapted 11/22/63 into an eight-episode miniseries in 2016, with James Franco starring as Jake Epping and J.J. Abrams executive producing. The show is a fairly faithful adaptation, though it compresses the novel's middle.
No. 11/22/63 is historical and time-travel fiction with thriller elements rather than horror. It is one of King's least scary novels, which makes it a common entry point for readers who avoid his horror catalog.
11/22/63 was written by Stephen King, published in 1925 by Gallery Books.
11/22/63 is 854 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, 11/22/63 takes most readers 13 to 19 hours to finish.
11/22/63 is a standalone novel by Stephen King, not part of a series.
11/22/63 is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
