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Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union

Literary Hub compiled an interesting list of books for every state of United States. They list a fiction, a nonfiction and a famous book option for every state (sometimes multiple choices for a state). The states are in alphabetical order, if you want to confirm (and read the article) which books belong to which state check out the link below. How many of these books have you read?
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
1
Fannie Flagg
South to a Very Old Place (Albert Murray)
South to a Very Old Place
2
Albert Murray
All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin'
3
Rick Bragg
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
4
Bryan Stevenson
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
5
Agee
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
6
Harper Lee
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
7
Eowyn Ivey
Ordinary Wolves (Seth Kantner)
Ordinary Wolves
8
Seth Kantner
The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat (Nick Jans)
The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat
9
Nick Jans
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
10
Jack London
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
11
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Devil's Highway (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The Devil's Highway
12
Luis Alberto Urrea
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
13
Barbara Kingsolver
The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks (Donald Harington)
The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks
14
Donald Harington
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
Boy Erased
15
Garrad Conley
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
16
Maya Angelou
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
17
Paul Beatty
Pocho (Jose Antonio Villareal)
Pocho
18
Jose Antonio Villareal
Take This Man (Brando Skyhorse)
Take This Man
19
Brando Skyhorse
The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory (Norman M.Klein)
The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory
20
Norman M.Klein
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
21
John Steinbeck
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
22
Joan Didion
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
23
Kent Haruf
Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River (David Owen)
Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
24
David Owen
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
25
Stephen King
Edwin Mullhouse (Steven Millhauser)
Edwin Mullhouse
26
Steven Millhauser
Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England's Stone Walls (Robert M.Thorson)
Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England's Stone Walls
27
Robert M.Thorson
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
28
Richard Yates
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
29
Cristina Henriquez
And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer (Ann Rule)
And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer
30
Ann Rule
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
31
Chuck Palahniuk
Ninety-Two in the Shade (Thomas McGuane)
Ninety-Two in the Shade
32
Thomas McGuane
Orchid Thief (Susan Orlean)
Orchid Thief
33
Susan Orlean
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
34
Zora Neale Hurston
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
35
Jean Toomer
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
36
Carson McCullers
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
37
Margaret Mitchell
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place
38
Harry Crews
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
39
Alice Walker
Shark Dialogues (Kiana Davenport)
Shark Dialogues
40
Kiana Davenport
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