{"product_id":"if-it-bleeds-mr-harrigans-phone-the-life-of-chuck-if-it-bleeds-rat-9781982137984","title":"If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan's Phone, the Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat","description":"\u003cb\u003e*#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the novella \"The Life of Chuck,\" now a feature film adapted for the screen and directed by Mike Flanagan (\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e) and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan--a Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award winner! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new \"exceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm [King's] mastery of the form\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders adore Stephen King's novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including \"The Body\" (\u003ci\u003eStand by Me\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption\" (\u003ci\u003eShawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe four brilliant tales in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider--this time on her own. In \"Mr. Harrigan's Phone\" an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. \"The Life of Chuck\" explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in \"Rat,\" a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf these novellas show King's range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King's great concerns is evil, and in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, there's plenty of it. There is also evil's opposite, which in King's fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An adroit vehicle to showcase the...nature of evil\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e is \"exactly what I wanted to read right now,\" says Ruth Franklin in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982137984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e510492 \/ If It Bleeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch \u003c\/i\u003e(May 2025), the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker (\u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003etop ten horror book of 2024), \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2023), \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46881779974358,"sku":"9781982137984","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_7be8490b-1b7e-4dbf-9d41-cc85291cd41d.jpg?v=1747650067","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/if-it-bleeds-mr-harrigans-phone-the-life-of-chuck-if-it-bleeds-rat-9781982137984","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}