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California - In Books - Page 5

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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Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
161
Charles Yu
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
162
Jack Finney
IQ (Joe Ide)
IQ
163
Joe Ide
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
164
Sue Grafton
Ishi, Last of His Tribe
Ishi, Last of His Tribe
165
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
166
Scott O'Dell
The Jane Austen Book Club (Karen Joy Fowler)
The Jane Austen Book Club
167
Karen Joy Fowler
Jesse's Ghost (Bergen)
Jesse's Ghost
168
Bergen
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
169
Amy Tan
The King of California (Mark Arax)
The King of California
170
Mark Arax
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
171
James Ellroy
L.A. Times (Stuart Woods)
L.A. Times
172
Stuart Woods
The Land of Little Rain (Mary Austin)
The Land of Little Rain
173
Mary Austin
Land of Shadows (Rachel Howzell Hall)
Land of Shadows
174
Rachel Howzell Hall
The Last Days of California
The Last Days of California
175
Last Days of the Late, Great California (Curt Gentry)
Last Days of the Late, Great California
176
Curt Gentry
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
177
James Crumley
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
178
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Laughing Gas (P. G. Wodehouse)
Laughing Gas
179
P. G. Wodehouse
Legally Blonde (Amanda Brown)
Legally Blonde
180
Amanda Brown
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
181
Bret Easton Ellis
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
182
Susan Orlean
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
183
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
184
Michael Connelly
Little Scarlet (Walter Mosley)
Little Scarlet
185
Walter Mosley
The Lonesome Gods (Louis L'amour)
The Lonesome Gods
186
Louis L'amour
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
187
Raymond Chandler
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
188
Evelyn Waugh
Lucifer's Hammer (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
Lucifer's Hammer
189
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Luck of Roaring Camp & Other Stories (Bret Harte)
The Luck of Roaring Camp & Other Stories
190
Bret Harte
Lying Low (Diane Johnson)
Lying Low
191
Diane Johnson
Mad at the World (Souder)
Mad at the World
192
Souder
Making History (Carolyn See)
Making History
193
Carolyn See
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
194
Dashiell Hammett
A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)
A Man in Full
195
Tom Wolfe
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
196
Philip K. Dick
A Man of Two Faces (Nguyen)
A Man of Two Faces
197
Nguyen
Man-Made Disaster (Outland)
Man-Made Disaster
198
Outland
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
199
Lucia Berlin
The Mars Room (Rachel Kushner)
The Mars Room
200
Rachel Kushner
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