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Stephen King's Reading List for Writers Part II - Page 2

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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Absolute Friends (John Le Carre)
Absolute Friends
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John Le Carre
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day
42
Dennis Lehane
Up in Honey's Room (Elmore Leonard)
Up in Honey's Room
43
Elmore Leonard
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
44
Jonathan Lethem
What the Dead Know (Laura Lippman)
What the Dead Know
45
Laura Lippman
Dispatch (Bentley Little)
Dispatch
46
Bentley Little
The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
The Fixer
47
Bernard Malamud
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
48
Yann Martel
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
49
Cormac McCarthy
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
50
Ian McEwan
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
51
James Meek
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
52
Audrey Niffenegger
Aubrey / Maturin Series (Patrick O'Brian)
Aubrey / Maturin Series
53
Patrick O'Brian
Good Wife (Stewart O'Nan)
Good Wife
54
Stewart O'Nan
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
55
Joyce Carol Oates
Hard Revolution (George Pelecanos)
Hard Revolution
56
George Pelecanos
The Turnaround (George Pelecanos)
The Turnaround
57
George Pelecanos
The Abstinence Teacher (Tom Perrotta)
The Abstinence Teacher
58
Tom Perrotta
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
59
Jodi Picoult
Vernon God Little (D.B.C.Pierre)
Vernon God Little
60
D.B.C.Pierre
Fine Just the Way It Is (Annie Proulx)
Fine Just the Way It Is
61
Annie Proulx
Shatter (Michael Robotham)
Shatter
62
Michael Robotham
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
63
Philip Roth
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
64
Philip Roth
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
65
Salman Rushdie
Bridge of Sighs (Richard Russo)
Bridge of Sighs
66
Richard Russo
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
67
Richard Russo
Drood (Dan Simmons)
Drood
68
Dan Simmons
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
69
Dan Simmons
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
70
Curtis Sittenfeld
Child 44 (Tom Rob Smith)
Child 44
71
Tom Rob Smith
Voodoo Heart (Scott Snyder)
Voodoo Heart
72
Scott Snyder
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
73
Neal Stephenson
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
74
Donna Tartt
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
75
Leo Tolstoy
The Hollywood Station (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Hollywood Station
76
Joseph Wambaugh
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
77
Robert Penn Warren
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Little Stranger
78
Sarah Waters
Crooked River Burning (Mark Winegardner)
Crooked River Burning
79
Mark Winegardner
The Godfather Returns (Mark Winegardner)
The Godfather Returns
80
Mark Winegardner
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