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The Most Famous Book Set in Every State

Business Insider's list of the most famous book set in every state. Listed in alphabetical order by state.
There are 52 books on this list. Tennessee was given two of John Grisham's works (perhaps they couldn't decide?) and Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) was included.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
2
Jon Krakauer
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
3
Barbara Kingsolver
A Painted House (John Grisham)
A Painted House
4
John Grisham
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
5
John Steinbeck
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
6
Stephen King
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
7
Richard Yates
The Saint of Lost Things (Delaware)
The Saint of Lost Things (Delaware)
8
To Have and Have Not (Florida)
To Have and Have Not (Florida)
9
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
10
Margaret Mitchell
Hawaii (Hawaii)
Hawaii (Hawaii)
11
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
12
Marilynne Robinson
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
13
Upton Sinclair
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
14
Booth Tarkington
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
15
Jane Smiley
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
16
L. Frank Baum
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Kentucky)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Kentucky)
17
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
18
Anne Rice
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
19
Stephen King
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
20
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
21
Henry David Thoreau
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
22
Jeffrey Eugenides
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
23
Sinclair Lewis
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
24
William Faulkner
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
25
Mark Twain
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
26
My Ántonia
My Ántonia
27
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
28
Hunter S. Thompson
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
29
Drown (New Jersey)
Drown (New Jersey)
30
Red Sky at Morning (New Mexico)
Red Sky at Morning (New Mexico)
31
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
32
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
A Walk to Remember
33
Nicholas Sparks
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
34
Louise Erdrich
The Broom of the System
The Broom of the System
35
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
36
Toni Morrison
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
37
Ken Kesey
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
38
Alice Sebold
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
39
Jodi Picoult
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
40
Sue Monk Kidd
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