11/22/63 11/22/63 11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963 (the novel's titular date). It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. The novel was announced on King's official site on March 2, 2011. A short excerpt was released online on June 1, 2011, and another excerpt was published in the October 28, 2011, issue of "Entertainment Weekly". The novel was published on November 8, 2011 and quickly became a
11/22/63 deluxe binding, photographic endpapers, and a facsimile signature, and included a DVD. On July 24, 2012, Gallery Books published a trade paperback edition of the novel (), which contains an additional "book club kit", featuring an interview with Stephen King about "11/22/63", a set of discussion questions, and a period playlist with King's commentary and recipes. Jake Epping is a recently divorced high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, earning extra money teaching a GED class. Epping gives an assignment to his adult students, asking them to write about a day that changed their lives. One of the students,