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Stephen King's Reading List for Writers Part II

Books Stephen King recommended for writers in afterwords of tenth anniversary edition of his book "On Writing : A Memoir of The Craft".
"As you scan this list, please remember that I'm not Oprah and this isn't my book club. These are the ones that worked for me, that's all. But you could do worse, and a good many of these might show you some new ways of doing your work. Even if they don't, they're apt to entertain you. They certainly entertained me." - S.K.
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End of Story (Peter Abrahams)
End of Story
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Peter Abrahams
The Tutor (Peter Abrahams)
The Tutor
2
Peter Abrahams
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
3
Aravind Adiga
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
4
Kate Atkinson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
5
Margaret Atwood
Fieldwork (Mischa Berlinski)
Fieldwork
6
Mischa Berlinski
Christine Falls (Benjamin Black)
Christine Falls
7
Benjamin Black
Last Good Day (Peter Blauner)
Last Good Day
8
Peter Blauner
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
9
Roberto Bolano
The Night of the Gun (David Carr)
The Night of the Gun
10
David Carr
Spartina (John Casey)
Spartina
11
John Casey
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
12
Michael Chabon
Jack Reacher Series (Lee Child)
Jack Reacher Series
13
Lee Child
The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
14
Michael Connelly
Big If (Mark Costello)
Big If
15
Mark Costello
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
16
Michael Cunningham
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
17
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
18
Junot Diaz
White Man's Grave (Richard Dooling)
White Man's Grave
19
Richard Dooling
Zoo Station (David Downing)
Zoo Station
20
David Downing
The Garden of Last Days (Andre Dubus III)
The Garden of Last Days
21
Andre Dubus III
Peace Like a River (Leif Enger)
Peace Like a River
22
Leif Enger
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes
23
Frederick Exley
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End
24
Joshua Ferris
Strong Motion (Jonathan Franzen)
Strong Motion
25
Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
26
Jonathan Franzen
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
27
Neil Gaiman
Crosscut (Meg Gardiner)
Crosscut
28
Meg Gardiner
The Dirty Secrets Club (Meg Gardiner)
The Dirty Secrets Club
29
Meg Gardiner
The Long Home
The Long Home
30
Painting the Darkness (Robert Goddard)
Painting the Darkness
31
Robert Goddard
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
32
Sara Gruen
The Raw Shark Texts (Steven Hall)
The Raw Shark Texts
33
Steven Hall
A Soldier of the Great War (Mark Helprin)
A Soldier of the Great War
34
Mark Helprin
Hank Thompson Trilogy (Charlie Huston)
Hank Thompson Trilogy
35
Charlie Huston
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
36
Denis Johnson
Good Poems (Garrison Keillor)
Good Poems
37
Garrison Keillor
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
38
Sue Monk Kidd
Fargo Rock City (Chuck Klosterman)
Fargo Rock City
39
Chuck Klosterman
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
40
Stieg Larsson
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