List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

California - In Books - Page 8

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.
Read More
43 users · 4,290 views
 
made by cvb51
avg. score: 22 of 351 (6%)
required scores: 1, 6, 12, 17, 22 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 8 of 9
The Silverado Squatters (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Silverado Squatters
281
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
282
Christopher Isherwood
Sister of My Heart (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Sister of My Heart
283
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Sleeping Dog (Dick Lochte)
Sleeping Dog
284
Dick Lochte
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
285
Joan Didion
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
286
Eve Babitz
Soul on Ice (Eldridge Cleaver)
Soul on Ice
287
Eldridge Cleaver
Southern California: An Island on the Land (Carey McWilliams)
Southern California: An Island on the Land
288
Carey McWilliams
Southland (Nina Revoyr)
Southland
289
Nina Revoyr
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
290
Anne Fadiman
The Splendid Idle Forties (Gertrude Atherton)
The Splendid Idle Forties
291
Gertrude Atherton
Stay True (Hua Hsu)
Stay True
292
Hua Hsu
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
293
Walter Isaacson
Storm (George R. Stewart)
Storm
294
George R. Stewart
Strangers From a Different Shore (Takaki)
Strangers From a Different Shore
295
Takaki
The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac)
The Subterraneans
296
Jack Kerouac
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
297
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
298
Armistead Maupin
Tapping the Source (Kem Nunn)
Tapping the Source
299
Kem Nunn
A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story (Elaine Brown)
A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story
300
Elaine Brown
Tattoo the Wicked Cross (Floyd Salas)
Tattoo the Wicked Cross
301
Floyd Salas
Telegraph Avenue (Michael Chabon)
Telegraph Avenue
302
Michael Chabon
Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen)
Tell Me a Riddle
303
Tillie Olsen
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
304
Tommy Orange
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
305
Horace McCoy
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (Philip K. Dick)
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
306
Philip K. Dick
Tijuana Straits (Kem Nunn)
Tijuana Straits
307
Kem Nunn
To Live and Die in L.A. (Gerald Petievich)
To Live and Die in L.A.
308
Gerald Petievich
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
309
T.C. Boyle
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
310
John Steinbeck
Trees in Paradise: A California History (Jared Farmer)
Trees in Paradise: A California History
311
Jared Farmer
Tripmaster Monkey (Maxine Hong Kingston)
Tripmaster Monkey
312
Maxine Hong Kingston
Trouble Is My Business
Trouble Is My Business
313
True Confessions
True Confessions
314
True West (Sam Shepard)
True West
315
Sam Shepard
Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana)
Two Years Before the Mast
316
Richard Henry Dana
Under the Feet of Jesus (Helena Maria Viramontes)
Under the Feet of Jesus
317
Helena Maria Viramontes
The Underground Man (Ross MacDonald)
The Underground Man
318
Ross MacDonald
Up and Down California in 1860-1864 (Brewer)
Up and Down California in 1860-1864
319
Brewer
Valis (Philip K. Dick)
Valis
320
Philip K. Dick
Page 8 of 9
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'California - In Books'
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN