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50 Must-Read Books Recommended by Stephen King

"Someone who reads this much must have a few reading recommendations floating around, and thankfully, the King of Horror is exceptionally generous with his book suggestions. Here are 50 must-read books recommended by Stephen King over the years, and if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list, I've made a few of my own book suggestions for the King as well."
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The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
1
Aravind Adiga
The Blind Man's Garden (Nadeem Aslam)
The Blind Man's Garden
2
Nadeem Aslam
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
3
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
4
Lauren Beukes
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
5
Roberto Bolaño
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
6
Bill Bryson
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
7
Michael Chabon
The Troop (Nick Cutter)
The Troop
8
Nick Cutter
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
9
Tananarive Due
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
10
Gillian Flynn
The Secret Place (Tana French)
The Secret Place
11
Tana French
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
12
Neil Gaiman
Deception on His Mind (Elizabeth George)
Deception on His Mind
13
Elizabeth George
Gravity (Tess Gerritsen)
Gravity
14
Tess Gerritsen
The Good Nurse (Charles Graeber)
The Good Nurse
15
Charles Graeber
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
16
Sara Gruen
HEX (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
HEX
17
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Paul Simon: The Life (Robert Hilburn)
Paul Simon: The Life
18
Robert Hilburn
The Nix (Nathan Hill)
The Nix
19
Nathan Hill
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
20
Anthony Horowitz
Natchez Burning (Greg Iles)
Natchez Burning
21
Greg Iles
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
22
Mary Karr
The Hunger (Alma Katsu)
The Hunger
23
Alma Katsu
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
24
Sue Monk Kidd
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
25
Barbara Kingsolver
The Mars Room (Rachel Kushner)
The Mars Room
26
Rachel Kushner
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
27
Harper Lee
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
Sunburn (Laura Lippman)
Sunburn
29
Laura Lippman
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
30
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
31
Michelle McNamara
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
32
David Mitchell
Darktown: A Novel (Thomas Mullen)
Darktown: A Novel
33
Thomas Mullen
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
34
Audrey Niffenegger
Doing Harm
Doing Harm
35
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
36
Ann Patchett
Red Moon
Red Moon
37
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
38
Jodi Picoult
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes
39
Sarah Pinborough
A Sight for Sore Eyes (Ruth Rendell)
A Sight for Sore Eyes
40
Ruth Rendell
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