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100 Must-Read California Books

"I'm a California girl, born and raised. So when I got the chance to list 100 MUST-READ books set in this fantastic golden state, I jumped. Some aren't set completely in California, but characters spend enough (relevant) time there that I gave them a pass. All I can recommend are must-reads"
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72 Hour Hold (Bebe Moore Campbell)
72 Hour Hold (Bebe Moore Campbell)
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Adaptation (Malinda Lo)
Adaptation (Malinda Lo)
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All the Little Live Things (Wallace Stegner)
All the Little Live Things (Wallace Stegner)
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
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Ball Don't Lie (Matt De La Peña)
Ball Don't Lie (Matt De La Peña)
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Be Cool (Elmore Leonard)
Be Cool (Elmore Leonard)
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Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
Beaches (Iris Rainer Dart)
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The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
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9
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
10
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
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The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
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Brothers and Sisters (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Brothers and Sisters (Bebe Moore Campbell)
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California Caress (Rebecca Sinclair)
California Caress (Rebecca Sinclair)
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Changing Places (David Lodge)
Changing Places (David Lodge)
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Concrete Blonde (Michael Connelly)
Concrete Blonde (Michael Connelly)
18
Crescent (Diana Abu-Jaber)
Crescent (Diana Abu-Jaber)
19
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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21
Dirt (David Vann)
Dirt (David Vann)
22
Divisadero (Michael Ondaatje)
Divisadero (Michael Ondaatje)
23
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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Elsewhere, California (Dana Johnson)
Elsewhere, California (Dana Johnson)
25
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
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Everything Leads to You (Nina Lacour)
Everything Leads to You (Nina Lacour)
27
Family Album (Danielle Steel)
Family Album (Danielle Steel)
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Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
29
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
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Fifteen (Beverly Cleary)
Fifteen (Beverly Cleary)
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Funny in Farsi (Firoozeh Dumas)
Funny in Farsi (Firoozeh Dumas)
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33
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
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The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
35
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
36
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
37
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
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Hold Still (Nina Lacour)
Hold Still (Nina Lacour)
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Hot Water Music (Charles Bukowski)
Hot Water Music (Charles Bukowski)
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House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
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