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Books Set in Every State of the U.S. -- Goodreads List Expanded - Page 3

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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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
81
Writers and Lovers (Lily King)
Writers and Lovers
82
Lily King
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
83
David Foster Wallace
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
84
Dennis Lehane
Michigan
Michigan
85
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls (Anissa Gray)
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
86
Anissa Gray
The Marsh King's Daughter (Karen Dionne)
The Marsh King's Daughter
87
Karen Dionne
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
88
Jeffrey Eugenides
Minnesota
Minnesota
89
The Lager Queen of Minnesota (J Ryan Stradel)
The Lager Queen of Minnesota
90
J Ryan Stradel
Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
Ordinary Grace
91
William Kent Krueger
Virgil Wander (Leif Enger)
Virgil Wander
92
Leif Enger
Mississippi
Mississippi
93
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
94
Jesmyn Ward
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
95
William Faulkner
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
Mudbound
96
Hillary Jordan
Missouri
Missouri
97
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
98
Gillian Flynn
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
99
John Williams
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
100
Tennessee Williams
Montana
Montana
101
Fourth of July Creek (Smith Henderson)
Fourth of July Creek
102
Smith Henderson
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
103
Nicholas Evans
Montana Sky (Nora Roberts)
Montana Sky
104
Nora Roberts
Nebraska
Nebraska
105
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
106
Rainbow Rowell
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
107
Willa Cather
The Rim of the Prairie (Bess Streetcar Aldrich)
The Rim of the Prairie
108
Bess Streetcar Aldrich
Nevada
Nevada
109
Better Luck Next Time (Julia Claiborne Johnson)
Better Luck Next Time
110
Julia Claiborne Johnson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
111
Hunter S. Thompson
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
112
Don Delillo
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
113
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman
114
Joe Hill
Surviving the White Gaze (Rebecca Garroll)
Surviving the White Gaze
115
Rebecca Garroll
Fortune's Rocks (Anita Shreve)
Fortune's Rocks
116
Anita Shreve
New Jersey
New Jersey
117
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
118
Bruce Springsteen
4 3 2 1 (Paul Auster)
4 3 2 1
119
Paul Auster
Unsheltered (Barbara Kingsolver)
Unsheltered
120
Barbara Kingsolver
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