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Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union - Page 2

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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Unfamiliar Fishes (Sarah Vowell)
Unfamiliar Fishes
41
Sarah Vowell
Hawaii by James Michener
Hawaii by James Michener
42
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
43
Denis Johnson
In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country (Kim Barnes)
In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country
44
Kim Barnes
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
45
Marilynne Robinson
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
46
The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives
47
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
48
Sandra Cisneros
Knock on Any Door (Willard Motley)
Knock on Any Door
49
Willard Motley
So Big by Edna Ferber
So Big by Edna Ferber
50
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland
51
Margo Jefferson
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
52
Richard Wright
Crimes in Southern Indiana (Frank Bill)
Crimes in Southern Indiana
53
Frank Bill
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
54
Kurt Vonnegut
Underground Airlines (Ben H. Winters)
Underground Airlines
55
Ben H. Winters
A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana (Haven Kimmel)
A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana
56
Haven Kimmel
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion
57
Jessamyn West
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
58
Marilynne Robinson
Universal Harvester (John Darnielle)
Universal Harvester
59
John Darnielle
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
60
Bill Bryson
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
61
Jane Smiley
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
62
Truman Capote
And Hell Followed With It: Life and Death in a Kansas Tornado (Bonar Menninger)
And Hell Followed With It: Life and Death in a Kansas Tornado
63
Bonar Menninger
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
64
L. Frank Baum
Sport of Kings (C E Morgan)
Sport of Kings
65
C E Morgan
Clear Springs (Bobbie Ann Mason)
Clear Springs
66
Bobbie Ann Mason
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
67
Harriet Beecher Stowe
A Kind of Freedom (Margaret Wilkerson Sexton)
A Kind of Freedom
68
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Five Days at Memorial (Sheri Fink)
Five Days at Memorial
69
Sheri Fink
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
70
John Kennedy Toole
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
71
Elizabeth Strout
We Took to the Woods (Louise Dickinson Rich)
We Took to the Woods
72
Louise Dickinson Rich
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
73
John Irving
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor
74
John Barth
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle
75
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
76
Katherine Paterson
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
77
David Foster Wallace
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
78
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
79
Henry David Thoreau
The Turner House (Angela Fluornoy)
The Turner House
80
Angela Fluornoy
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