Stephen King, world bestselling writer, has been a lifelong supporter of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. King has written more than forty novels and two hundred short stories. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and he also received the O. Henry Award for his story 'The Man in the Black Suit.' Among his most recent worldwide bestsellers are UNDER THE DOME, CELL, and LISEY'S STORY. King lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.