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50 States of Reading

Attempt to read 2 books set in each of the 50 states!
Diverse book selections - not just old white guys.
Books are listed by state alphebetical order.
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
1
Fannie Flagg
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
2
Rachel Hawkins
Tisha
Tisha
3
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
4
Eowyn Ivey
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Timeline
5
Michael Crichton
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Dusti Bowling)
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
6
Dusti Bowling
Cottonmouths (Kelly J.Ford)
Cottonmouths
7
Kelly J.Ford
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
8
Maya Angelou
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
9
Janet Fitch
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
10
Cheryl Strayed
Hard Truth (Barr)
Hard Truth
11
Barr
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
12
Stephen King
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
13
Ira Levin
The Last Mrs. Parrish (Liv Constantine)
The Last Mrs. Parrish
14
Liv Constantine
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
15
Cristina Henriquez
Sunburn (Laura Lippman)
Sunburn
16
Laura Lippman
Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey
17
Who She Is (Diane Byington)
Who She Is
18
Diane Byington
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
20
John Berendt
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
21
Alan Brennert
Micro
Micro
22
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
23
Tara Westover
The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon
The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon
24
Breakneck (Erica Spindler)
Breakneck
25
Erica Spindler
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
26
Audrey Niffenegger
Come and Get Me (August Norman)
Come and Get Me
27
August Norman
Last Words (Michael Koryta)
Last Words
28
Michael Koryta
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
29
Jane Smiley
Iowa: What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Peter Hedges)
Iowa: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
30
Peter Hedges
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
31
Gillian Flynn
Under the Rainbow (Celia Laskey)
Under the Rainbow
32
Celia Laskey
Honor Girl (Maggie Thrash)
Honor Girl
33
Maggie Thrash
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
34
Kim Michele Richardson
Dead Girls Society (Michelle Krys)
Dead Girls Society
35
Michelle Krys
Out of the Easy (Ruta Sepetys)
Out of the Easy
36
Ruta Sepetys
Dreamcatcher (Stephen King)
Dreamcatcher
37
Stephen King
The Poacher's Son (Paul Doiron)
The Poacher's Son
38
Paul Doiron
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
39
Octavia Butler
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
40
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