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

The Overstory
Richard Powers
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
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
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
Moon Lake
Joe R. Lansdale
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
Starve Acre
Andrew Michael Hurley
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
When Things Get Dark
Joyce Carol Oates
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
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig
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
The Deluge
Stephen Markley
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
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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
The Drift
C. J. Tudor
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