CARRIE Part 1: Birth of a Bestseller

In this first part of our multi-part CARRIE Megasode, David takes us back to the mid-70s to explore the circumstances that nearly resulted in a wildly different narrative for Stephen King, a dark alternate universe where CARRIE never became a sensational phenomenon. We'll delve into King's early days as a struggling writer, a young Doubleday editor who believed in him, and a series of happy accidents that led to King becoming one of the biggest bestselling authors of all time.
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