<h2>Recent Posts</h2>
<ul>
<?php
$recent_posts =  wp_get_recent_posts(array('post_type'=>'books','stories','movies'));
foreach( $recent_posts as $recent ){
    echo '<li><a href="' . get_permalink($recent["ID"]) . '" title="Look '.esc_attr($recent["post_title"]).'" >' .   $recent["post_title"].'</a> </li> ';
}
?>
</ul>

'post_type' => array('books', 'movies', 'tvshows')