Stephen Howard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Stephen Howard on XWriter, drinker, meandering thinker. Author of Beyond Misty Mountain and Condemned To Be. Stories in @LostBoysPress @NosleepPodcast @mag_meta & more. He/Him.

The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor LavalleYup, this is every bit as good as I’d heard. A really wonderful, powerful novella, some fine cosmic horror. Go read it. #horror Read my 5-star review of The Ballad of Black Tom by @victorlavalle https://t.co/5sgV7OkEQd
Paperback, 2016
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki MurakamiIntroduce yourself in 7 books: 1. Men at Arms, Terry Pratchett 2. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami 3. Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro 4. Jade City, Fonda Lee 5. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson 6. Lote, Shola von Reinhold 7. Young Romantics, Daisy Hay https://t.co/e1SurwAonF
Paperback, 1998
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist, Vol. 20
Kazuki TakahashiSuch a shame. Yu-Gi-Oh is a brilliantly inventive series and I still watch the anime to this day. R.I.P Kazuki Takahashi. https://t.co/GAz871lSvG
Paperback, 2007
$7.95Member price:$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last Shift
Matthew Kenneth BakerChecked out Last Shift. Excellent film. Creepy, tense, with real scares and a strong lead performance from Juliana Harkavy. Would recommend.
Paperback, 2014
$28.27Member price:$14.14 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Love Sick: Stories
Tiffany HigginsMy multi-genre short story collection, Condemned To Be, is ‘a riveting collection of original and engrossing stories’ & is packed full of stories with ‘scope, unpredictability, and masterful writing’. https://t.co/BvBAVSr889 https://t.co/5TXdwC2IFH
Paperback, 2023
$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
Cormac McCarthyI love this breakdown of Cormac McCarthy’s style using Blood Meridian. If you’re interested in the craft of writing, take a glance at the thread. https://t.co/paZLQsOQhk
Paperback, 1992
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Word for World Is Forest
Ursula K. Le GuinAnother audiobook down and my first Le Guin. Looking forward to reading more. Read my 4-star review of The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin https://t.co/ldf3HQXvO3
Paperback, 2010
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bound Feet
Kelsea YuAn excellent novella. Tragic and heartfelt, intriguing and clever. Bound Feet leans on Chinese folklore and history to create a truly affecting ghost story. #amreading #horror Read my 4-star review of Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu @anovelescape https://t.co/E1EsiawmcQ
Paperback, 2022
$13.24Member price:$6.62 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony DoerrOoh I’m starting on a new audiobook today: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Excited to get into it. #amreading #audiobooks #WritingCommunity
Paperback, 2017
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ghost Story
Peter StraubFinally finished Ghost Story and it absolutely did not disappoint. Well worth its reputation. Read my 5-star review of Ghost Story by Peter Straub https://t.co/lOg5fQZX2W
Paperback, 2016
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book