BANGOR — Stephen King says he wants to help a Bangor bookstore owner who lost thousands of dollars’ worth of rare books, including original King manuscripts, in a flood caused by a broken pipe.
King told the Bangor Daily News that he was “horrified” to hear about Gerald Winters’ bookstore in Bangor. Winters says about 2,000 books were ruined, including rare first editions.
As many as seven of King’s original typed manuscripts, including, those for “Dolan’s Cadillac” and “The Eyes of the Dragon,” also were lost.
King says he plans to see if he can help Winters. The horror writer says he was heart-stricken as a book lover.
Winters opened Gerald Winters & Son in King’s hometown in 2016. Winters spent almost 20 years collecting rare King books and other items.
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TheRealZakLane on January 18th, 2018 at 19:11 UTC »
"He's going to help them by writing an entire library of books for them to sell. He expects to be done later next week."
Bang0_Skank on January 18th, 2018 at 18:39 UTC »
Calvin Tower?
IBGrinnin on January 18th, 2018 at 14:31 UTC »
This is typical Stephen King. The King residence and this book store are within easy walking distance but he is a very active philanthropist for his hometown and towns around the region.