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Books of the American Midwest

I've only been to Chicago, but I'm fascinated by the people and landscapes of the American Midwest. I tried to use as many sources and possible in this list of books set in or written by authors of the Midwest. I deleted some of the most tangential items from some of the lists and also simply searched for the names of Midwestern States in book titles. I ended up with a really eclectic selection.
Book lists used of the "10 or 100 books about variety":
Barnes and Noble
Bookbub
Bookriot
Bustle
The Daily Beast
Electric Lit
Flavorwire
Goodreads
Guardian
Henderson-Wilder library on Pinterest
Lithub
ARoomOfOnesOwn.com
Magazine devoted to Midwestern lit: http://midwestgothic.com/
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61 Hours (South Dakota)
61 Hours
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South Dakota
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Absolutely Normal Chaos
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
3
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
5
Mark Twain
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
6
Thomas Pynchon
Against Which (Ross Gay)
Against Which
7
Ross Gay
The Age of Grief (Jane Smiley)
The Age of Grief
8
Jane Smiley
Alice's Tulips (Sandra Dallas)
Alice's Tulips
9
Sandra Dallas
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
10
Neil Gaiman
American Salvage (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
American Salvage
11
Bonnie Jo Campbell
An Ocean in Iowa (Peter Hedges)
An Ocean in Iowa
12
Peter Hedges
Annie Allen
Annie Allen
13
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
14
Chad Harbach
Ashfall (Mike Mullin)
Ashfall
15
Mike Mullin
At Paradise Gate (Jane Smiley)
At Paradise Gate
16
Jane Smiley
Attachments (Rainbow Rowell)
Attachments
17
Rainbow Rowell
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
18
Barack Obama
Babbit (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbit
19
Sinclair Lewis
Bad Blood (John Sandford)
Bad Blood
20
John Sandford
The Beet Queen
The Beet Queen
21
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
22
Toni Morrison
Benediction (Kent Haruf)
Benediction
23
Kent Haruf
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
24
Maud Hart Lovelace
Black House (Stephen King)
Black House
25
Stephen King
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
26
Craig Thompson
Blind Man With a Pistol
Blind Man With a Pistol
27
Blue Hour (Carolyn Forche)
Blue Hour
28
Carolyn Forche
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
29
Nam Le
Bootstrapper (Mardi Jo Link)
Bootstrapper
30
Mardi Jo Link
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
31
Robert James Waller
The Broom of the System
The Broom of the System
32
But Not for Long (Michelle Wildgren)
But Not for Long
33
Michelle Wildgren
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
34
Carol Ryrie Brink
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude (Ross Gay)
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude
35
Ross Gay
THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING (LAURA MORIARTY)
THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING
36
LAURA MORIARTY
Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis (Liesl Olson)
Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis
37
Liesl Olson
The City, Not Long After (Pat Murphy)
The City, Not Long After
38
Pat Murphy
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
39
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake (Amy E Reichert)
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
40
Amy E Reichert
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