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Books of the American Midwest - Page 6

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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Magazine devoted to Midwestern lit: http://midwestgothic.com/
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Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition
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The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
202
Louise Erdrich
Running Out of Time (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Running Out of Time
203
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Selected Poems (Robert Hayden)
Selected Poems
204
Robert Hayden
Serve It Forth (M. F. K. Fisher)
Serve It Forth
205
M. F. K. Fisher
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
206
Ling Ma
Shoeless Joe
Shoeless Joe
207
Shotgun Lovesong (Nickolas Butler)
Shotgun Lovesong
208
Nickolas Butler
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
209
Theodore Dreiser
Skyscrapers of the Midwest by Joshua Cotter
Skyscrapers of the Midwest by Joshua Cotter
210
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
211
Kurt Vonnegut
So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow
212
Some Luck (Jane Smiley)
Some Luck
213
Jane Smiley
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
The Song of the Lark
214
Willa Cather
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
215
Toni Morrison
South Dakota: A Long Way From Home (Tom Brokaw)
South Dakota: A Long Way From Home
216
Tom Brokaw
South Dakota: The Personal History of Rachel Dupree (Ann Weisgarber)
South Dakota: The Personal History of Rachel Dupree
217
Ann Weisgarber
Space Between (Kali Vanbaale)
Space Between
218
Kali Vanbaale
Split Images (Elmore Leonard)
Split Images
219
Elmore Leonard
Still Life With Crows
Still Life With Crows
220
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
221
Carol Shields
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
222
Williams
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
223
David Wroblewski
Strangers in Their Own Land (Arlie Russell Hochschild)
Strangers in Their Own Land
224
Arlie Russell Hochschild
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
225
Toni Morrison
Sure Signs (Ted Kooser)
Sure Signs
226
Ted Kooser
Terrible Justice: Sioux Chiefs and U.S. Soldiers on the Upper Missouri, 1854-1868 (Doreen Chaky)
Terrible Justice: Sioux Chiefs and U.S. Soldiers on the Upper Missouri, 1854-1868
227
Doreen Chaky
Them
Them
228
These Happy Golden Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
These Happy Golden Years
229
Laura Ingalls Wilder
This Bright River (Patrick Somerville)
This Bright River
230
Patrick Somerville
This I Know (Eldonna Edwards)
This I Know
231
Eldonna Edwards
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
232
Jane Smiley
Tie That Binds (Kent Haruf)
Tie That Binds
233
Kent Haruf
Time Will Darken It (William Maxwell)
Time Will Darken It
234
William Maxwell
Tracks
Tracks
235
The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel
236
William Gass
The Turner House (Angela Flournoy)
The Turner House
237
Angela Flournoy
Undead Series (Maryjanice Davidson)
Undead Series
238
Maryjanice Davidson
Vintage (Susan Gloss)
Vintage
239
Susan Gloss
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
240
Jeffrey Eugenides
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