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The Best Books Based in Every State

"From romance novels to thrillers, these written works will bring to life all 50 states (and the District of Columbia). Pack one in your carry-on for your next trip, or read them all to take a literary tour of the United States."
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Alabama: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Alabama: To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Alaska: Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Alaska: Into the Wild
2
Jon Krakauer
Arizona: Here and Gone (Haylen Beck)
Arizona: Here and Gone
3
Haylen Beck
Arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
Arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
California: Big Sur (Jack Kerouac)
California: Big Sur
5
Jack Kerouac
Colorado: The Shining (Stephen King)
Colorado: The Shining
6
Stephen King
Connecticut: White Fur (Jardine Libaire)
Connecticut: White Fur
7
Jardine Libaire
Delaware: A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin (Karen Hesse)
Delaware: A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin
8
Karen Hesse
Florida: Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Florida: Because of Winn-Dixie
9
Kate DiCamillo
Georgia: Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Georgia: Gone With the Wind
10
Margaret Mitchell
Hawaii: The Descendants (Kaui Hart Hemmings)
Hawaii: The Descendants
11
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Idaho: The Sheep Queen (Thomas Savage)
Idaho: The Sheep Queen
12
Thomas Savage
Illinois: The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
Illinois: The Jungle
13
Upton Sinclair
Indiana: All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
Indiana: All the Bright Places
14
Jennifer Niven
Iowa: The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
Iowa: The Bridges of Madison County
15
Robert James Waller
Kansas: In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
Kansas: In Cold Blood
16
Truman Capote
Kentucky: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Kentucky: Uncle Tom's Cabin
17
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Louisiana: The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
Louisiana: The Awakening
18
Kate Chopin
Maine: The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
Maine: The Cider House Rules
19
John Irving
Maryland: The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
Maryland: The Accidental Tourist
20
Anne Tyler
Massachusetts: The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Massachusetts: The Scarlet Letter
21
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Michigan: Once Upon a River (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
Michigan: Once Upon a River
22
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Minnesota: On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Minnesota: On the Banks of Plum Creek
23
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mississippi: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D.Taylor)
Mississippi: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
24
Mildred D.Taylor
Missouri: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Missouri: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
25
Mark Twain
Montana: A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
Montana: A River Runs Through It
26
Norman MacLean
Nebraska: Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor & Park
27
Rainbow Rowell
Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
28
Hunter S. Thompson
New Hampshire: Frindle (Andrew Clements)
New Hampshire: Frindle
29
Andrew Clements
New Jersey: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Oscar Wao)
New Jersey: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
30
Oscar Wao
New Mexico: The Green Glass Sea (Ellen Klages)
New Mexico: The Green Glass Sea
31
Ellen Klages
New York: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
New York: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
32
Betty Smith
North Carolina: The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
North Carolina: The Notebook
33
Nicholas Sparks
North Dakota: Beyond the Bedroom Wall (Larry Woiwode)
North Dakota: Beyond the Bedroom Wall
34
Larry Woiwode
Ohio: Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Ohio: Everything I Never Told You
35
Celeste Ng
Oklahoma: The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Oklahoma: The Grapes of Wrath
36
John Steinbeck
Oregon: The Jump-Off Creek (Molly Gloss)
Oregon: The Jump-Off Creek
37
Molly Gloss
Pennsylvania: Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Pennsylvania: Maniac Magee
38
Jerry Spinelli
Rhode Island: The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
Rhode Island: The Witches of Eastwick
39
John Updike
South Carolina: The Summer Girls (Mary Alice Monroe)
South Carolina: The Summer Girls
40
Mary Alice Monroe
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