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Books Set in Every State of the U.S. -- Goodreads List Expanded - Page 2

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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Hawaii
Hawaii
41
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
42
Kawai Strong Washburn
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
43
Alan Brennert
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen (Queen Lili'uokalani)
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen
44
Queen Lili'uokalani
Idaho
Idaho
45
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
46
Tara Westover
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
47
Marilynne Robinson
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
48
Wallace Stegner
Illinois
Illinois
49
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
50
Rebecca Makkai
Coffee Will Make You Black (April Sinclair)
Coffee Will Make You Black
51
April Sinclair
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
52
Sandra Cisneros
Indiana
Indiana
53
The Kindest Lie (Nancy Johnson)
The Kindest Lie
54
Nancy Johnson
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
55
Jennifer Niven
Flipped for Murder (Maddie Day)
Flipped for Murder
56
Maddie Day
Iowa
Iowa
57
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
58
Marilynne Robinson
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
59
Jane Smiley
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
60
Robert James Waller
Kansas
Kansas
61
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
62
Ben Lerner
The Scent of Rain and Lightning (Nancy Pickard)
The Scent of Rain and Lightning
63
Nancy Pickard
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
64
Truman Capote
Kentucky
Kentucky
65
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
66
Jojo Moyes
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
67
Kim Michele Richardson
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
68
Barbara Kingsolver
Louisiana
Louisiana
69
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
70
Brit Bennett
The Neon Rain (James Lee Burke)
The Neon Rain
71
James Lee Burke
A Kind of Freedom (Margaret Wilkerson Sexton)
A Kind of Freedom
72
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Maine
Maine
73
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
74
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
75
Richard Russo
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
76
Elizabeth Strout
Maryland
Maryland
77
Lady in the Lake (Laura Lippman)
Lady in the Lake
78
Laura Lippman
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
79
Anne Tyler
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
80
Octavia E. Butler
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