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Books Set in Every State of the U.S. -- Goodreads List Expanded

Goodreads posted a list of 21st century books set in each U.S. state plus Washington D.C. and there were many comments of books readers would choose instead or in addition. The below list has three books for each state or territory, the first of which is from the original Goodreads list with the next two recommended by readers or, in the absence of recommendations for a particular state, a variety of books to round out the list. I was unable to find books set specifically in American Samoa, Guam or Mariana Island but did add Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the list.
Thanks to Goodreads and all those who gave recommendations! Happy reading! =)
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Alabama
Alabama
1
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
2
Yaa Gyasi
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
3
John Green
The Almost Sisters (Joshilyn Jackson)
The Almost Sisters
4
Joshilyn Jackson
Alaska
Alaska
5
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
6
Kristin Hannah
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
7
Eowyn Ivey
Two Old Women (Velma Wallis)
Two Old Women
8
Velma Wallis
Arizona
Arizona
9
The Line Becomes a River (Francisco Cantú)
The Line Becomes a River
10
Francisco Cantú
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
11
Barbara Kingsolver
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (Nancy E. Turner)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
12
Nancy E. Turner
Arkansas
Arkansas
13
Boy Erased (Garrard Conley)
Boy Erased
14
Garrard Conley
A Painted House (John Grisham)
A Painted House
15
John Grisham
Shakespeare's Landlord (Charlaine Harris)
Shakespeare's Landlord
16
Charlaine Harris
California
California
17
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
18
Tommy Orange
The Lady Upstairs (Halley)
The Lady Upstairs
19
Halley
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
20
Raymond Chandler
Colorado
Colorado
21
The Gifted School (Bruce Holsinger)
The Gifted School
22
Bruce Holsinger
Tallgrass (Sandra Dallas)
Tallgrass
23
Sandra Dallas
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
24
Peter Heller
Connecticut
Connecticut
25
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
26
Jodi Picoult
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
27
Ocean Vuong
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
28
Richard Yates
Delaware
Delaware
29
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
30
Cristina Henriquez
The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach Town (Rich Barnett)
The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach Town
31
Rich Barnett
And Never Let Her Go (Ann Rule)
And Never Let Her Go
32
Ann Rule
Florida
Florida
33
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
34
Colson Whitehead
A Land Remembered (Patrick D. Smith)
A Land Remembered
35
Patrick D. Smith
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
36
Zora Neale Hurston
Georgia
Georgia
37
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
38
Tayari Jones
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
39
Margaret Walker
Pretty Girls (Karin Slaughter)
Pretty Girls
40
Karin Slaughter
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