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100 Must-Read California Books - Page 2

"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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I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (June Jordan)
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
41
June Jordan
Infinite City (Rebecca Solnit)
Infinite City
42
Rebecca Solnit
Innocents and Others (Dana Spiotta)
Innocents and Others
43
Dana Spiotta
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Scott O'Dell
The Jane Austen Book Club (Karen Joy Fowler)
The Jane Austen Book Club
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Karen Joy Fowler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
46
Amy Tan
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
47
James Ellroy
L.A. Times (Stuart Woods)
L.A. Times
48
Stuart Woods
The Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
The Language of Flowers
49
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
50
Bret Easton Ellis
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
51
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
52
Dashiell Hammett
Masha'allah and Other Stories (Mariah K. Young)
Masha'allah and Other Stories
53
Mariah K. Young
Maya's Notebook (Isabelle Allende)
Maya's Notebook
54
Isabelle Allende
Mexican White Boy (Matt De La Pena)
Mexican White Boy
55
Matt De La Pena
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
56
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A Model World and Other Stories (Michael Chabon)
A Model World and Other Stories
57
Michael Chabon
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
58
Robin Sloan
No Rest for the Dead (Compilation)
No Rest for the Dead
59
Compilation
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
60
John Steinbeck
Paperquake (Kathryn Reiss)
Paperquake
61
Kathryn Reiss
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
62
Octavia E Butler
Pasadena (David Ebershoff)
Pasadena
63
David Ebershoff
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
64
Isabel Allende
Postcards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
Postcards From the Edge
65
Carrie Fisher
Pulp (Charles Bukowski)
Pulp
66
Charles Bukowski
Ramona (Helen Hunt Jackson)
Ramona
67
Helen Hunt Jackson
Red Earth and Pouring Rain (Vikram Chandra)
Red Earth and Pouring Rain
68
Vikram Chandra
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
Revolutionary Suicide
69
Huey P. Newton
Ripper (Isabel Allende)
Ripper
70
Isabel Allende
San Francisco Stories (Jack London)
San Francisco Stories
71
Jack London
Sandman Slim (Richard Kadrey)
Sandman Slim
72
Richard Kadrey
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
73
Philip K. Dick
Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
Shopgirl
74
Steve Martin
Sister of My Heart (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Sister of My Heart
75
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
76
Joan Didion
Strays (Jennifer Caloyeras)
Strays
77
Jennifer Caloyeras
Sweet Valley High Series (Created by Francine Pascal)
Sweet Valley High Series
78
Created by Francine Pascal
Swimming With Maya (Eleanor Vincent)
Swimming With Maya
79
Eleanor Vincent
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
80
Armistead Maupin
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