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California - In Books - Page 7

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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Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
241
Joan Didion
Popcorn (Ben Elton)
Popcorn
242
Ben Elton
Post Office (Charles Bukowski)
Post Office
243
Charles Bukowski
Postcards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
Postcards From the Edge
244
Carrie Fisher
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
245
James M. Cain
Properties of Thirst (Marianne Wiggins)
Properties of Thirst
246
Marianne Wiggins
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
247
Robert Bloch
Pulp (Charles Bukowski)
Pulp
248
Charles Bukowski
The Pump House Gang (Tom Wolfe)
The Pump House Gang
249
Tom Wolfe
Rabbit Boss (Thomas Sanchez)
Rabbit Boss
250
Thomas Sanchez
Ramona (Helen Hunt Jackson)
Ramona
251
Helen Hunt Jackson
Reasons to Live
Reasons to Live
252
Rebel Visions (Rosenkranz)
Rebel Visions
253
Rosenkranz
A Red Death (Walter Mosley)
A Red Death
254
Walter Mosley
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
Revolutionary Suicide
255
Huey P. Newton
Ripe (Etter)
Ripe
256
Etter
Ripper (Isabel Allende)
Ripper
257
Isabel Allende
River of Shadows (Rebecca Solnit)
River of Shadows
258
Rebecca Solnit
Rivers in the Desert (Margaret Leslie Davis)
Rivers in the Desert
259
Margaret Leslie Davis
Road Dogs (Elmore Leonard)
Road Dogs
260
Elmore Leonard
The Road to Delano (Desimone)
The Road to Delano
261
Desimone
The Road to Los Angeles (John Fante)
The Road to Los Angeles
262
John Fante
Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush (Susan Lee Johnson)
Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush
263
Susan Lee Johnson
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Roughing It
264
Mark Twain
The Royal Family (William T. Vollman)
The Royal Family
265
William T. Vollman
Rulers and Rebels (Shoup)
Rulers and Rebels
266
Shoup
Rumors of Peace (Ella Leffland)
Rumors of Peace
267
Ella Leffland
Rush for Riches: Gold Fever and the Making of California (J.S. Holliday)
Rush for Riches: Gold Fever and the Making of California
268
J.S. Holliday
San Francisco Stories (Jack London)
San Francisco Stories
269
Jack London
San Miguel
San Miguel
270
Sandman Slim (Richard Kadrey)
Sandman Slim
271
Richard Kadrey
Savages (Don Winslow)
Savages
272
Don Winslow
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
273
Philip K. Dick
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
274
Laura Hillenbrand
Season of the Witch (David Talbot)
Season of the Witch
275
David Talbot
Selected Poems of Robinson Jeffers (Jeffers)
Selected Poems of Robinson Jeffers
276
Jeffers
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
277
Paul Beatty
Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 60s (Mike Davis and Jon Wiener)
Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 60s
278
Mike Davis and Jon Wiener
Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
Shopgirl
279
Steve Martin
Silent Joe (T. Jefferson Parker)
Silent Joe
280
T. Jefferson Parker
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