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California - In Books

I was looking for lists of books whose stories or subjects took place in California. On this web site there were exactly two. Both inadequate. So I made my own. 70% of this list is fiction. The key requirement is that a significant part of any book occurs in California. The writer's origins are irrelevant. Non-fiction provides the background on which so much of the fiction is based. It is a big, deeply complex state with an incredible history and a vein of rich literature which continues to the present day.
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Adaptation (Malinda Lo)
Adaptation
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Malinda Lo
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Aldous Huxley)
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan
2
Aldous Huxley
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (H.W. Brands)
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
3
H.W. Brands
All Involved (Ryan Gattis)
All Involved
4
Ryan Gattis
All the Little Live Things (Wallace Stegner)
All the Little Live Things
5
Wallace Stegner
Already Dead (Denis Johnson)
Already Dead
6
Denis Johnson
Alta California (Neely)
Alta California
7
Neely
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
8
Richard K. Morgan
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
Amnesia Moon (Jonathan Lethem)
Amnesia Moon
10
Jonathan Lethem
An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 (Benjamin Madley)
An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873
11
Benjamin Madley
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood (Neal Gabler)
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
12
Neal Gabler
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
13
Randy Shilts
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
14
Wallace Stegner
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
15
Mona Simpson
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
16
John Fante
Assembling California (John McPhee)
Assembling California
17
John McPhee
Bad City (Paul Pringle)
Bad City
18
Paul Pringle
Bad Thoughts (Alic Nada)
Bad Thoughts
19
Alic Nada
The Barbarian Nurseries (Héctor Tobar)
The Barbarian Nurseries
20
Héctor Tobar
Be Cool (Elmore Leonard)
Be Cool
21
Elmore Leonard
Bear Flag Rising (Walker)
Bear Flag Rising
22
Walker
The Big Four (Lewis)
The Big Four
23
Lewis
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
24
James Ellroy
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
25
Raymond Chandler
Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
Big Sur
26
Jack Kerouac
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (Henry Miller)
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
27
Henry Miller
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
28
James Ellroy
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
29
Michael Connelly
The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
The Black Ice
30
Michael Connelly
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
31
Joyce Carol Oates
The Blue Hammer
The Blue Hammer
32
The Bohemians (Ben Tarnoff)
The Bohemians
33
Ben Tarnoff
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
34
Fae Myenne Ng
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
35
Amy Tan
Boss Ruef's San Francisco (Walton Bean)
Boss Ruef's San Francisco
36
Walton Bean
Bottom Feeders (John Shepphird)
Bottom Feeders
37
John Shepphird
Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
38
David Niven
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
39
Julie Otsuka
Budding Prospects (T.C. Boyle)
Budding Prospects
40
T.C. Boyle
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