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Books Set in New York City

Plenty more, but here's a good introductory list of fiction and non-fiction books set in New York City. Happy reading of the Big Apple!
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"Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Th (Michael Daly)
"Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Th
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Michael Daly
& Sons (David Gilbert)
& Sons
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David Gilbert
31 Bond Street (Ellen Horan)
31 Bond Street
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Ellen Horan
740 Park: The World's Richest Apartment Building (Michael Gross)
740 Park: The World's Richest Apartment Building
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Michael Gross
A Cricket in Times Qquare (George Selden)
A Cricket in Times Qquare
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George Selden
A House on the Heights (Truman Capote)
A House on the Heights
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Truman Capote
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
7
Hanya Yanagihara
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Betty Smith
A Winter in New York (Josie Silver)
A Winter in New York
9
Josie Silver
All the Beauty in the World (Patrick Bringley)
All the Beauty in the World
10
Patrick Bringley
American Eve (Paula Uruburu)
American Eve
11
Paula Uruburu
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
12
Bret Easton Ellis
An Anonymous Girl (Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen)
An Anonymous Girl
13
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
14
Tony Kushner
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
15
Jacqueline Woodson
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
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Ayn Rand
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
17
Imbolo Mbue
Bellevue (David Oshinsky)
Bellevue
18
David Oshinsky
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Truman Capote
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
20
Jay McInerney
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
21
Colm Toibin
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
22
Gore Vidal
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
23
Henry Roth
Carnegie Hill (Jonathan Vatner)
Carnegie Hill
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Jonathan Vatner
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
25
Patricia Highsmith
Christ in Concrete (Pietro Di Donato)
Christ in Concrete
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Pietro Di Donato
Church of Marvels (Leslie Parry)
Church of Marvels
27
Leslie Parry
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
28
Cassandra Clare
City on Fire (Garth Risk Hallberg)
City on Fire
29
Garth Risk Hallberg
Closing Time (Joseph Heller)
Closing Time
30
Joseph Heller
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
31
Abraham Verghese
Down the River Unto the Sea (Walter Mosley)
Down the River Unto the Sea
32
Walter Mosley
Duel With the Devil (Paul Collins)
Duel With the Devil
33
Paul Collins
Eloise at the Plaza (Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight)
Eloise at the Plaza
34
Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
35
Jonathan Safran Foer
Falling Angel (William Hjortsberg)
Falling Angel
36
William Hjortsberg
Forever (Pete Hamill)
Forever
37
Pete Hamill
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
38
Min Jin Lee
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler (E. L Konisburg)
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler
39
E. L Konisburg
Gilded Needles (Michael Mcdowell)
Gilded Needles
40
Michael Mcdowell
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