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Books of the American Midwest - Page 5

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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Electric Lit
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Henderson-Wilder library on Pinterest
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ARoomOfOnesOwn.com
Magazine devoted to Midwestern lit: http://midwestgothic.com/
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My Antonia (Antonia Shimerda)
My Antonia
161
Antonia Shimerda
My Home Is Far Away (Dawn Powell)
My Home Is Far Away
162
Dawn Powell
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
163
Gloria Steinem
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
164
Richard Wright
Nebraska (George Whitmore)
Nebraska
165
George Whitmore
Nebraska Stories (Ron Hansen)
Nebraska Stories
166
Ron Hansen
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland
167
Margo Jefferson
The Nick Adams Stories (Ernest Hemingway)
The Nick Adams Stories
168
Ernest Hemingway
No Saints in Kansas (Amy Brashear)
No Saints in Kansas
169
Amy Brashear
North Dakota: Beyond the Bedroom Wall (Larry Woiwode)
North Dakota: Beyond the Bedroom Wall
170
Larry Woiwode
North Dakota Night Dragons (Johnathan Rand)
North Dakota Night Dragons
171
Johnathan Rand
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter
172
Notes From No Man's Land (Eula Biss)
Notes From No Man's Land
173
Eula Biss
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
174
Willa Cather
Oh Democracy (Kathleen Rooney)
Oh Democracy
175
Kathleen Rooney
Ohio (Stephen Markley)
Ohio
176
Stephen Markley
On Immunity: An Inoculation (Eula Biss)
On Immunity: An Inoculation
177
Eula Biss
Orchard (Larry Watson)
Orchard
178
Larry Watson
Ordinary Love & Good Will (Jane Smiley)
Ordinary Love & Good Will
179
Jane Smiley
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
180
Judith Guest
Other Electricities (Ander Monson)
Other Electricities
181
Ander Monson
Other People We Married (Emma Straub)
Other People We Married
182
Emma Straub
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
183
Kent Haruf
Palladium (Alice Fulton)
Palladium
184
Alice Fulton
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl (Andrea Lawlor)
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
185
Andrea Lawlor
Peace Like a River (Leif Enger)
Peace Like a River
186
Leif Enger
A Person of Interest
A Person of Interest
187
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
188
Annie Dillard
The Plague of Doves (Louise Erdrich)
The Plague of Doves
189
Louise Erdrich
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
190
Kent Haruf
A Prayer for the Dying (Stewart O'Nan)
A Prayer for the Dying
191
Stewart O'Nan
The Princesses of Iowa (M. Molly Backes)
The Princesses of Iowa
192
M. Molly Backes
Private Life (Jane Smiley)
Private Life
193
Jane Smiley
The Professor's House (Willa Cather)
The Professor's House
194
Willa Cather
Pudd'nhead Wilson (Mark Twain)
Pudd'nhead Wilson
195
Mark Twain
Q Road (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
Q Road
196
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Ravelstein (Saul Bellow)
Ravelstein
197
Saul Bellow
The Raw and the Cooked (Jim Harrison)
The Raw and the Cooked
198
Jim Harrison
Revival Vol 2 (Tim Seeley)
Revival Vol 2
199
Tim Seeley
The Road Home (Jim Harrison)
The Road Home
200
Jim Harrison
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