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Books of the American Midwest - Page 3

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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Magazine devoted to Midwestern lit: http://midwestgothic.com/
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Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
81
Louise Erdrich
Gabriel's Story (David Anthony Durham)
Gabriel's Story
82
David Anthony Durham
A Gate at the Stairs
A Gate at the Stairs
83
The Ghost Network (Catie Disabato)
The Ghost Network
84
Catie Disabato
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
85
Elizabeth McCracken
Giants in the Earth (Ole Edvart Rølvaag)
Giants in the Earth
86
Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
87
Marilynne Robinson
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
88
David Mamet
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
89
Gillian Flynn
Goodnight, Nebraska (Tom McNeal)
Goodnight, Nebraska
90
Tom McNeal
The Grass Dancer (North Dakota)
The Grass Dancer (North Dakota)
91
Harris and Me
Harris and Me
92
Heartland (Sarah Smarsh)
Heartland
93
Sarah Smarsh
Here Lies the Librarian (Richard Peck)
Here Lies the Librarian
94
Richard Peck
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
95
JD Vance
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
96
Marilynne Robinson
Homer Price (Robert McCloskey)
Homer Price
97
Robert McCloskey
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
98
Sandra Cisneros
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
99
Marilynne Robinson
The Hundred Year House (Rebecca Makkai)
The Hundred Year House
100
Rebecca Makkai
Hunger (Lan Samantha Chang)
Hunger
101
Lan Samantha Chang
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
102
Maya Angelou
Idaho (Emily Ruskovich)
Idaho
103
Emily Ruskovich
Idaho: The Sheep Queen (Thomas Savage)
Idaho: The Sheep Queen
104
Thomas Savage
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
105
Chester Himes
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
106
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
107
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods
108
In Our Time (Ernest Hemingway)
In Our Time
109
Ernest Hemingway
Indiana: All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
Indiana: All the Bright Places
110
Jennifer Niven
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
111
David Foster Wallace
Interior States (Meghan O'gieblyn)
Interior States
112
Meghan O'gieblyn
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy (W.P. Kinsella)
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy
113
W.P. Kinsella
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
114
Denis Johnson
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
115
Margaret Walker
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
116
Upton Sinclair
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker (Stanley Crouch)
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker
117
Stanley Crouch
Kansas Troubles (Earlene Fowler)
Kansas Troubles
118
Earlene Fowler
Kansas: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Kansas: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
119
L. Frank Baum
Kitchens of the Great Midwest (J Ryan Stradal)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
120
J Ryan Stradal
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