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100 Essential New England Books From Boston Globe

From the Boston Globe: We picked the top books about New England or written by local authors.
This list spans kids book to adult fiction and nonfiction.
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
3
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
4
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
5
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
6
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracey Kidder)
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracey Kidder
7
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
8
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley and Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley and Malcolm X
9
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
10
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
11
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Famil
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Famil
12
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
13
All Souls: A Family Story From Southie (Michael Patrick MacDonald)
All Souls: A Family Story From Southie
Michael Patrick MacDonald
14
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
15
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
16
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
17
Paul Revere's Ride (David Hackett Fischer)
Paul Revere's Ride
David Hackett Fischer
18
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
19
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
20
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
Stephen King
21
John Adams
John Adams
22
Blues (John Hersey)
Blues
John Hersey
23
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Edwidge Danticat
24
Affliction by Russell Banks
Affliction by Russell Banks
25
The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley (1874-1958) (Jack Beatty)
The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley (1874-1958)
Jack Beatty
26
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
27
Boston Boy: Growing Up With Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions (Nat Hentoff)
Boston Boy: Growing Up With Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions
Nat Hentoff
28
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
Wally Lamb
29
Cod
Cod
30
The Prince of Providence (Mike Stanton)
The Prince of Providence
Mike Stanton
31
Three Junes
Three Junes
32
Self-Reliance [And Other Essays] (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Self-Reliance [And Other Essays]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
33
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favor (Trevor Corson)
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favor
Trevor Corson
34
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
35
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49
David Halberstam
36
Mayflower and the Pilgrims New World
Mayflower and the Pilgrims New World
37
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
Sebastian Junger
38
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
39
Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
40
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri
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