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California - In Books - Page 4

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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Grave Error (Stephan Greenleaf)
Grave Error
121
Stephan Greenleaf
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
122
Jim Thompson
Gum Moon (Staley)
Gum Moon
123
Staley
Gun, With Occasional Music (Jonathan Lethem)
Gun, With Occasional Music
124
Jonathan Lethem
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
125
Charles Bukowski
The Harder They Come (T.C. Boyle)
The Harder They Come
126
T.C. Boyle
Hearst Castle (Kastner)
Hearst Castle
127
Kastner
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
128
Dave Eggers
Heartbroke (Chelsea Bieker)
Heartbroke
129
Chelsea Bieker
Hellacious California (Not)
Hellacious California
130
Not
Hell's Angels (Hunter S. Thompson)
Hell's Angels
131
Hunter S. Thompson
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
132
Vincent Bugliosi
Herb Caen's San Francisco (Caen)
Herb Caen's San Francisco
133
Caen
High Country (Nevada Barr)
High Country
134
Nevada Barr
The High Sierra (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The High Sierra
135
Kim Stanley Robinson
High Sierra (W.R. Burnett)
High Sierra
136
W.R. Burnett
Highway 99 (Yogi)
Highway 99
137
Yogi
Highwire Moon (Susan Straight)
Highwire Moon
138
Susan Straight
The History of Forgetting (Klein)
The History of Forgetting
139
Klein
Hollywood (Charles Bukowski)
Hollywood
140
Charles Bukowski
Hollywood (Gore Vidal)
Hollywood
141
Gore Vidal
Hollywood Babylon
Hollywood Babylon
142
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (D. J. Waldie)
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir
143
D. J. Waldie
Hot Water Music (Charles Bukowski)
Hot Water Music
144
Charles Bukowski
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
145
N. Scott Momaday
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
146
Mark Z. Danielewski
House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
House of Sand and Fog
147
Andre Dubus III
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
148
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
149
Richard Matheson
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
150
Chester Himes
Imperial (William T. Vollmann)
Imperial
151
William T. Vollmann
Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin (Gray Brechin)
Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin
152
Gray Brechin
In America (Susan Sontag)
In America
153
Susan Sontag
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
154
Dorothy B. Hughes
Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization (Jackson)
Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization
155
Jackson
Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants (Lightfoot)
Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants
156
Lightfoot
Infinite City (Rebecca Solnit)
Infinite City
157
Rebecca Solnit
The Informers (Bret Easton-Ellis)
The Informers
158
Bret Easton-Ellis
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
159
Thomas Pynchon
Inner City Blues (Paula L. Woods)
Inner City Blues
160
Paula L. Woods
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