CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) \u2014 A Cedar Rapids bookstore is featured in award-winning author Stephen King’s latest novel. <\/p>\n
In “Never Flinch,” page 206 mentions Next Page Books in the city’s NewBo neighborhood. The character in the book gets a car and driver from the store.<\/p>\n
“I would love to have a driver. But I\u2019m afraid that\u2019s beyond my means,” Owner Bart Carithers wrote on Facebook. “In another life. As for appearing in King\u2019s latest, that\u2019s pretty phenomenal.”<\/p>\n
“From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines\u2014one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker\u2014featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters,” the synopsis of “Never Flinch” reads on the Simon & Schuster website. <\/a><\/p>\n This isn’t the first time the bookstore got recognition from a bestselling author. James Patterson granted $500 holiday bonuses<\/a> in December to independent shops across the country, including Next Page Books. <\/p>\n