Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King

Years ago, Stewart O'Nan wrote a short novel called "Dear Stephen King" about a woman on death row relating her killing spree in letters to, you guessed it, the King of Horror. King's lawyers quickly put the kabosh on the title and it was published as "The Speed Queen" with a dedication inscribed "to my dear Stephen King".

Apparently they've made up (or hell, maybe King's lawyers handled it and he wasn't even aware of it) and even went to some ball games together last year! Both are ardent Red Sox fans and sure picked the right time to collaborate on a book about the amazing season the Sox had last year. If you saw King in the stands during the playoffs and world series, you couldn't help but notice the notepad and pen. (I hope working on the book didn't spoil the 86 year wait!) O'Nan was a little more hard to see unless you were there for batting practice. Large net in hand, he stood above the Green Monster (sacriligous that one can now do so!) snagging deep flies during pre-game warmups. No one really knew who it was and he was dubbed "Netman". One thinks that if King had been up there, he might have been recognized........

I'm sure it's a good read! Published last December.

Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King

Now for a collaborative sequel to "The Speed Queen"?