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Every book Edgar Wright recommended on podcasts

Guest on SmartLess · 1 book · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Edgar Wright

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  1. The Running Man

    Stephen King · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Running Man is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, depicting a lethal game show in a grim future society.

    Discussed
    “Yeah, it was um it was one of the books he wrote under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. He wrote like five novels before he got rumbled, maybe four novels before he got rumbled as Richard Bachman. It was this pseudonym that he wrote for like nonhorror stuff.”
    SmartLess Edgar Wright 2025-10-20 Listen at 47:29
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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Edgar WrightSmartLess2025-10-201
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Gremlins
“We went up to the cinema manager with a copy of the novelization of Gremlins and said to the manager, "Hey, um we've already read the book, so we know what happened, so we're not going to be scared, so you should let us in."”
SmartLess Edgar Wright 2025-10-20 Listen at 9:14