Kirkus Review of MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES!

By Caroline Bicks / January 22, 2026 /

Many thanks to Kirkus for this fabulous review of Monsters in the Archives, a “spooky stroll through the haunted hallways of Stephen King’s mind” . . . https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/caroline-bicks/monsters-in-the-archives/

“Capes & Tights” review of my book!

By Caroline Bicks / December 1, 2025 /

Thank you to Justin Soderberg, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the fabulous Capes & Tights website and podcast, for this lovely review of Monsters in the Archives!

LitHub Interview

By Caroline Bicks / October 17, 2025 /

It was such a pleasure speaking with Drew Broussard, host of the LitHub podcast, this week. We talked about everything from Shakespeare to Stephen King to the power of communal reading: https://lithub.com/a-peek-into-stephen-kings-archive-and-behind-the-best-american-curtain-on-the-lit-hub-podcast/

Handing my book to Robin Furth!

By Caroline Bicks / October 9, 2025 /

I was so happy to hand the ARC of Monsters in the Archives to Robin Furth, co-manager of the King Archive and Stephen King’s long-time research assistant (he dedicated his most recent book, Never Flinch, to her!). Here we are in front of the Kings’ iconic Bangor home, where I spent a year diving into…

Cover Reveal!

By Caroline Bicks / September 3, 2025 /

I love the cover design for Monsters in the Archives, which Hogarth (US) and Hodder (UK) just revealed. It captures the experience of pulling an old Stephen King paperback from off of your bookshelf—that nostalgic return to the stories that scared me the most when I was a kid reading King’s books, and that fuels…