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Talking Scared Podcast Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Conversations with the biggest names in horror writing. Find out where your favourite scary stories came from. Host @nakmac. 📧 = talkingscaredpod@gmail.com

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The Overstory

Richard Powers
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I’m reading Richard Powers’ THE OVERSTORY and thinking… …how does American Fiction conjure the epic so powerfully from a few centuries of history, when British fiction has millennia to play with, but doesn’t deal in the same grandeur?

Paperback, 2019

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Kindred

Octavia Butler
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It’s #WorldBookDay2023 - introduce yourself in 7 books. I’ll start IT - @StephenKing Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë Kindred - Octavia Butler The Deluge - Stephen Markley The Monsters of Templeton - @legroff Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Lottery

Shirley Jackson
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I started reading LINGHUN at 8am and I didn't stop till i finished it three hours later. @AiJiang_ has written a totally unique ghost story. Threads of @claymcleod's GHOST EATERS, a hint of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" – all woven into a tight little tapestry of heartache. https://t.co/OkLAUlaOKS

Hardcover, 2008

$34.25$17.13 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Moon Lake

Joe R. Lansdale
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Hey all - i'm speaking the man himself @joelansdale about his new novel MOON LAKE soon. I have the luxury of a week's free reading beforehand. Which of his other books would you most recommend? I've read a fair bit, but there is so much to choose from.

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Starve Acre

Andrew Michael Hurley
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A lot of you have asked and yes… Andrew Michael Hurley WILL be on Talking Scared very soon. Getting folksy with STARVE ACRE. https://t.co/m7HPIqn79y

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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When Things Get Dark

Joyce Carol Oates
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If you are looking for a Hallowe'en read I recommend WHEN THINGS GET DARK - an anthology of stories inspired by the work of Shirley Jackson and edited by @EllenDatlow. It's a diverse, unexpected, powerhouse set of stories. Brief review of highlights below:

Paperback, 2022

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Book of Accidents

Chuck Wendig
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It’s here!! The book I’m most excited for this summer. @ChuckWendig’s THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS. Thanks @DelReyBooks (and yeah, that’s a VW Camper plant pot. What can I say? We’re whimsical people) https://t.co/N8GFht2JeY

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Deluge

Stephen Markley
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I need to read a 900 page book on five days!! Thankfully, the book in question is Stephen Markley’s THE DELUGE and from the first 50 pages I almost expect it to be one of the greatest books I’ve ever read.

Paperback, 2023

$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Ghost Story

Peter Straub
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Writerly friends of Talking Scared. Who amongst you really REALLY loves Peter Straub's GHOST STORY? Asking for reasons...

Paperback, 2016

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Drift

C. J. Tudor
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The weekend is long and hard. Take this for company. The latest episode with @cjtudor - discussing THE DRIFT, pandemics, and personal loss, science and violence, failed novels and the pleasure of going for full-bloodied horror! https://t.co/MjspMWYzi9 https://t.co/oTxey8pDU0

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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