The serendipity of Stephen King (how I finally found ‘The Shining’) July 27, 2016Bookish Adventures, Home, Literary Miscellany, Travels Out & AboutAntique Marketplace & Cafe, Bangor ME, bookish magic, hidden gems, literary Maine, Paddy Murphy's, Stephen King, The Shining, used books By Shannon Bowring Three years ago, I got it in my head that I needed to buy a copy of ‘The Shining’ by Stephen King. So began a quest through dozens of bookshops all over Maine….