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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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The Devil's Dictionary (Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
81
Bierce
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
82
Jack Kerouac
Dirt (David Vann)
Dirt
83
David Vann
Divisadero (Michael Ondaatje)
Divisadero
84
Michael Ondaatje
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
85
Philip K. Dick
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
86
Dogs of Winter (Kem Nunn)
Dogs of Winter
87
Kem Nunn
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer
88
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
89
Dr. Bloodmoney (Philip K. Dick)
Dr. Bloodmoney
90
Philip K. Dick
Dreams From Bunker Hill (John Fante)
Dreams From Bunker Hill
91
John Fante
The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California (Mark Arax)
The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California
92
Mark Arax
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
93
George R Stewart
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
94
John Steinbeck
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster (Mike Davis)
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
95
Mike Davis
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
96
Tom Wolfe
Elsewhere, California (Dana Johnson)
Elsewhere, California
97
Dana Johnson
Empire of the Wheel (Bosley)
Empire of the Wheel
98
Bosley
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
99
James Ellroy
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
100
Percival Everett
Eve's Hollywood (Eve Babitz)
Eve's Hollywood
101
Eve Babitz
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
102
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
103
Raymond Chandler
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
104
Cameron Crowe
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City
105
Leonard Gardner
Floodpath (Jon Wilkman)
Floodpath
106
Jon Wilkman
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
107
Philip K. Dick
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History (Manny Pacheco)
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History
108
Manny Pacheco
Frog Music
Frog Music
109
The Galton Case (Ross MacDonald)
The Galton Case
110
Ross MacDonald
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard P. Feynman (James Gleick)
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard P. Feynman
111
James Gleick
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
112
Elmore Leonard
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America (Jill Leovy)
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
113
Jill Leovy
Ghosts of Gold Mountain (Gordon H. Chang)
Ghosts of Gold Mountain
114
Gordon H. Chang
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
115
Emma Cline
Gold Fame Citrus (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Gold Fame Citrus
116
Claire Vaye Watkins
Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963 (Kevin Starr)
Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963
117
Kevin Starr
The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
The Golden Gate
118
Vikram Seth
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
119
Charles Webb
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
120
John Steinbeck
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