According to a story in The Telegraph (UK), here are the top 10 authors by earnings for Jun 1 2007-Jun 1 2008:

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For a guy who has ‘retired’ from writing, Stephen King sure has a lot of books coming out all the time.

Of course, 2007′s BLAZE is actually a book that was written decades ago and released ‘posthumously’ after Richard Bachman (Stephen King’s alter ego) had died of ‘pseudonymous cancer’ (as he puts it). However, DUMA KEY is a new work, the first of a series he’s set in Florida. (Guess he’s gotten tired of Maine finally…!)

According to an interview done for Lilya’s Library, here’s what he had to say about the new book:
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