King sided with Ukraine in the war unleashed by Putin.
American writer Stephen King has officially suspended cooperation on all new contracts in Russia, which is waging war in Ukraine. The writer's agent informed AST, which publishes books in Russia, Medusa reports.
A spokesman for the publishing house said that “for a while” the last book of the writer in Russia will be “Billy Summres”, which will appear in bookstores of the aggressor country on April 6, digital release should take place on April 15.
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“The rights to all previously purchased works remain with AST for the duration of the contracts (next three to four years), but there will be no new novels and extensions of expired rights in the near future,” AST said.
King is the best-selling author in Russia, with 6.7 million copies of the writer's books sold in the country since 2016.
From the very beginning, King supported Ukraine in the war unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. On March 5, he wrote on Twitter that he would not renew his book contracts in Russia.
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