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Stephen King's Reading List for Writers

These are the 96 books Stephen King recommends writers to read. Have you read any of them? Compare your list with others.
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Abrahams, Peter: A Perfect Crime
Abrahams, Peter: A Perfect Crime
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Abrahams, Peter: Lights Out
Abrahams, Peter: Lights Out
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Abrahams, Peter: Pressure Drop
Abrahams, Peter: Pressure Drop
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Abrahams, Peter: Revolution #9
Abrahams, Peter: Revolution #9
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Agee, James: A Death in the Family
Agee, James: A Death in the Family
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Bakis, Kirsten: Lives of the Monster Dogs
Bakis, Kirsten: Lives of the Monster Dogs
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Barker, Pat: Regeneration
Barker, Pat: Regeneration
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Barker, Pat: The Ghost Road
Barker, Pat: The Ghost Road
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Barker, Pat: The Eye in the Door
Barker, Pat: The Eye in the Door
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Bausch, Richard: In the Night Season
Bausch, Richard: In the Night Season
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Blauner, Peter: The Intruder
Blauner, Peter: The Intruder
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Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky
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Boyle, T.C.: The Tortilla Curtain
Boyle, T.C.: The Tortilla Curtain
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Bryson, Bill: A Walk in the Woods
Bryson, Bill: A Walk in the Woods
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Buckley, Christopher: Thank You for Smoking
Buckley, Christopher: Thank You for Smoking
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Carver, Raymond: Where I'm Calling From
Carver, Raymond: Where I'm Calling From
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Chabon, Michael: Werewolfs in Their Youth
Chabon, Michael: Werewolfs in Their Youth
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Chorlton, Windsor: Latitude Zero
Chorlton, Windsor: Latitude Zero
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Connelly, Michael: The Poet
Connelly, Michael: The Poet
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Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness
Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness
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Constantine, K.C.: Family Values
Constantine, K.C.: Family Values
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Delillo, Don: Underworld
Delillo, Don: Underworld
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Demille, Nelson: Cathedral
Demille, Nelson: Cathedral
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Demille, Nelson: The Gold Coast
Demille, Nelson: The Gold Coast
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Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
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Dobbyns, Stephen: Common Carnage
Dobbyns, Stephen: Common Carnage
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Dobbyns, Stephen: The Church of Dead Girls
Dobbyns, Stephen: The Church of Dead Girls
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Doyle, Roddy: The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
Doyle, Roddy: The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
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Elkin, Stanley: The Dick Gibson Show
Elkin, Stanley: The Dick Gibson Show
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
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William Faulkner
The Beach - Alex Garland
The Beach - Alex Garland
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George, Elizabeth: Deception on His Mind
George, Elizabeth: Deception on His Mind
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Gerritsen, Tess: Gravity
Gerritsen, Tess: Gravity
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
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William Golding
Gray, Muriel: Furnace
Gray, Muriel: Furnace
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Greene, Graham: A Gun for Sale
Greene, Graham: A Gun for Sale
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Greene, Graham: Our Man in Havana
Greene, Graham: Our Man in Havana
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Halberstam, David: The Fifties
Halberstam, David: The Fifties
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Hamill, Pete: Why Sinatra Matters
Hamill, Pete: Why Sinatra Matters
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Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
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Thomas Harris
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