Stephen King

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Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels.

Stephen King's 57 Book Recommendations

A Cosmology of Monsters
Carrion Comfort
The Strangler
The Dutch House
The Chill
And Then There Were None
Defending Jacob
The Unwilling
Ninth House
Full Throttle
Dying is Easy
Mission Flats
Cold Storage
Shaker
Koko
Charlesgate Confidential
Necessary People
Elevator Pitch
The Guest Book
A Head Full of Ghosts
Cemetery Road
Growing Things and Other Stories
Good Girl, Bad Girl
Cari Mora
The Border
The Queen of Bad Influences: “THE QUEEN OF BAD INTENTIONS, Jim Shepard: Read these stories for pleasure, read them to learn. They are brilliant. Shepard does so many different voices! The ventriloquism alone is amazing...and entertaining.”
Trad Wife: “Here's your Halloween book: TRAD WIFE, by Sarah Langan. Scary and absorbing.”
Yesteryear: “YESTERYEAR, Caro Claire Burke: Funny and sharp enough to draw blood from both sexes. This book is going to be around for a long time. It's a feminist CATCH-22.”
The Deluge: “What's happening in Europe right now is best explained in THE DELUGE, by Stephen Markley and THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE. Read these books and see the future.”
The Ministry for the Future: “What's happening in Europe right now is best explained in THE DELUGE, by Stephen Markley and THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE. Read these books and see the future.”
The Oracle's Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult: “THE ORACLE'S DAUGHTER, by Harrison Hill: This story about the rise and fall of an evangelical cult is terrifying...gripping...all true. I couldn't put it down, and it would make one hell of a movie.”
Monsters in the Archives: “MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES, Caroline Bicks: this is the best book about my process that I have ever read.”
Tom's Crossing: “Mark Z. Danielewski's novel, TOM'S CROSSING, is published today. It's big, bold, and beautiful. Set in the Utah mountains, it's as close to the Great American Novel as you can get.”
King Sorrow: “If you've bought Joe Hill's wonderful and immersive novel KING SORROW, you might look at the part titles.”
Coffin Moon: “COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: This is mind-blowingly good. A horror novel that will keep you awake long after you turn the last page.”
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne: “THE SAVAGE, NOBLE DEATH OF BABS DIONNE, Ron Currie: Terrific in-your-face crime story, featuring the unlikeliest drug family you've ever met. It's like the second coming of Elmore Leonard.”
Behind: “BEHIND, by Bentley Little: As with most of Mr. Little's books, the prosaic world slides into more surreal territory and then into the batshit horrific. ... The writing is terrific.”
The Doorman: “THE DOORMAN, Chris Pavone's wildly entertaining novel of New York, is published today. If you liked BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES, you won't be disappointed.”
How Lucky: “I'm reading a fantastic novel by Will Leitch called HOW LUCKY. ... It's suspenseful and often wildly funny. You are going to like this a lot.”
Lock Every Door: “Looking for a suspense novel that will keep you up until way past midnight? Look no further than LOCK EVERY DOOR, by Riley Sager.”
Ohio: “OHIO, by Stephen Markley: Found it on a back shelf in my local bookstore. Liked the cover. Jesus, it blew me away. Tough stuff, but I couldn't put it down.”
The Accursed: “THE ACCURSED, by Joyce Carol Oates: Wonderful gothic novel which includes searing portraits of Jack London and Upton Sinclair.”
We Live Here Now: “WE LIVE HERE NOW, Sarah Pinborough: Very scary. Turns out there's life in the haunted house plot, after all. Original and my God, so dark. You'll never guess the ending.”
The Final Score: “THE FINAL SCORE, Don Winslow: The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years. You'd think Winslow was mobbed up--it's that good.”
Dream Girl: “DREAM GIRL, by Laura Lippman: This is a very cool read. Great story, and prose as sharp as you'd want.”
City on Fire: “CITY ON FIRE, by Don Winslow: Only one word for this book--superb.”
The Ninth Metal: “THE NINTH METAL, by Benjamin Percy, is now on sale. ... You'll like this one.”
Find You First: “This book blew my mind. (quoting a post about Find You First by Linwood Barclay)”
The Plot: “I finished it last night. This is an extraordinary book. (quoting a post about The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz)”
Chasing the Boogeyman: “Reading CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN, by my sometime collaborator, Rich Chizmar. BOOGEYMAN is creepy and engrossing. You'll believe it.”
The Little Drummer Girl: “THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL was one of the best novels I've ever read.”
Troubled Blood: “TROUBLED BLOOD is as good or better than the other Cormoran Strike/Robin Ellicott novels. J. K. Rowling is a wonderful storyteller and a gifted stylist. I'm loving this one.”
The Last House on Needless Street: “I've read it and was blown away. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end. Haven't read anything this exciting since GONE GIRL.”
The Store: “THE STORE is great. So is THE BANK.”
The Bank: “THE STORE is great. So is THE BANK.”
The Second Sleep: “Terrific book. (quoting Robert Harris's post about The Second Sleep)”
Utopia Avenue: “As an old rocker, I have to say I fucking loved David Mitchell's new novel, UTOPIA AVENUE, about the flowering of British rock and roll in the mid- to late-60s. It's a hit on my Billboard list.”

Stephen King

Stephen King's 57 Book Recommendations

Books written by Stephen King