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Books of the American Midwest - Page 2

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":
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ARoomOfOnesOwn.com
Magazine devoted to Midwestern lit: http://midwestgothic.com/
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A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
41
Steve Hamilton
Consider the Oyster (M.F.K. Fisher)
Consider the Oyster
42
M.F.K. Fisher
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
43
Jonathan Franzen
Cow Country (Adrian Jones Pearson)
Cow Country
44
Adrian Jones Pearson
Crossing to Safety
Crossing to Safety
45
Dairy Queen (Catherine Gilbert Murdock)
Dairy Queen
46
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Dakota (North Dakota) (Martha Grimes)
Dakota (North Dakota)
47
Martha Grimes
Dakota (Matt Braun)
Dakota
48
Matt Braun
Dakota: A Spiritual Geography (Kathleen Norris)
Dakota: A Spiritual Geography
49
Kathleen Norris
Dakota Home (Debbie Macomber)
Dakota Home
50
Debbie Macomber
The Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi (Clifford Canku)
The Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi
51
Clifford Canku
The Dakota Winters (Tom Barbash)
The Dakota Winters
52
Tom Barbash
Dangling Man (Saul Bellow)
Dangling Man
53
Saul Bellow
The Dean's December
The Dean's December
54
Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
55
Julie Schumacher
Dear Daughter (South Dakota) (Elizabeth Little)
Dear Daughter (South Dakota)
56
Elizabeth Little
The Deep End of the Ocean (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
The Deep End of the Ocean
57
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Derby Girl (Shauna Cross)
Derby Girl
58
Shauna Cross
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
The Devil All the Time
59
Donald Ray Pollock
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
60
Erik Larson
A Doubter's Almanac (Ethan Canin)
A Doubter's Almanac
61
Ethan Canin
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
62
Barack Obama
The Dresden Files Series (Jim Butcher)
The Dresden Files Series
63
Jim Butcher
Driftless (David Rhodes)
Driftless
64
David Rhodes
The Driftless Area (Tom Drury)
The Driftless Area
65
Tom Drury
Drowning Ruth (Christina Schwartz)
Drowning Ruth
66
Christina Schwartz
Eden Springs (Laura Kasischke)
Eden Springs
67
Laura Kasischke
Elbow Room (James Allan McPherson)
Elbow Room
68
James Allan McPherson
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
69
Rainbow Rowell
Eventide (Kent Haruf)
Eventide
70
Kent Haruf
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
71
Celeste Ng
The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs (Janet Peery)
The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs
72
Janet Peery
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
73
Rainbow Rowell
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
74
John Green
The Feast of Love (Michigan) (Charles Baxter)
The Feast of Love (Michigan)
75
Charles Baxter
Field of Prey (John Sandford)
Field of Prey
76
John Sandford
The Florist's Daughter (Patricia Hampl)
The Florist's Daughter
77
Patricia Hampl
For the Time Being (Annie Dillard)
For the Time Being
78
Annie Dillard
Freckles (Gene Stratton-Porter)
Freckles
79
Gene Stratton-Porter
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
80
Jonathan Franzen
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