Firestarter
by Stephen King
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Jan 2026 on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
The general take
Craig Robinson credits Firestarter by Stephen King as the book that finally made him a reader as an adult, saying it was the first one that really grabbed him after years of being able to read but not actually engaging with books. He describes it as a pivotal moment where he realized what he'd been missing.
About
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, “his highest Fahrenheit reading yet” ( Time )—now featuring a stunning vintage cover! Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child. Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen—pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind. Now the merciless agents of The Shop are in hot pursuit to apprehend this unexpected genetic anomaly for their own diabolical ends by any means necessary...including
Who said what
Craig Robinson👍 Recommends
…discussing the first book that inspired craig robinson to become a reader
“I didn't become a reader until I was an adult. I knew how to read. I know the way you say that. But I was like, whoa, I missed that part. I'm going to go to school. I've told this story many times that the first book that got me to be a reader was Firestarter by Stephen King.”
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson — Tell Your Story with Jonathan Capehartat 05:05
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