50 States of Literature: Book Recommendations for Every State
Books are the best way to visit a new place when you can’t actually go anywhere. Check out our infographic with a book recommendation for every state in the USA.
Which state will you visit next?
What are your recommendations for books set across the United States?
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For those who prefer text, here’s a text list of our book recommendations for every state in the USA.
50 States of Books
Alabama
Boy’s Life (1991)
Robert McCammonAlaska
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (2007)
Michael ChabonArizona
Animal Dreams (1990)
Barbara KingsolverArkansas
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
Maya AngelouCalifornia
Crescent (2003)
Diana Abu-JaberColorado
The Shining (1977)
Stephen KingConnecticut
Revolutionary Road (1961)
Richard YatesDelaware
The Book of Unknown Americans (2014)
Cristina HenriquezFlorida
Swamplandia! (2011)
Karen RussellGeorgia
Gone With the Wind (1936)
Margaret MitchellHawaii
The Descendants (2007)
Kaui Hart HemmingsIdaho
Train Dreams (2002)
Denis JohnsonIllinois
Pioneer Girl (2014)
Bich Minh NguyenIndiana
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (2013)
Karen Joy FowlerIowa
Gilead (2004)
Marilynne RobinsonKansas
The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (1998)
Jane SmileyKentucky
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
Mark TwainLouisiana
A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)
John Kennedy TooleMaine
Edinburgh (2001)
Alexander CheeMaryland
Breathing Lessons (1988)
Anne TylerMassachusetts
The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Margaret AtwoodMichigan
them (1969)
Joyce Carol OatesMinnesota
Freedom (2010)
Jonathan FranzenMississippi
Black Boy (1945)
Richard WrightMissouri
Gone Girl (2012)
Gillian FlynnMontana
Fools Crow (1986)
James WelchNebraska
One of Ours (1922)
Willa CatherNevada
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (1972)
Hunter S. ThompsonNew Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989)
John IrvingNew Jersey
American Pastoral (1997)
Phillip RothNew Mexico
Bless Me, Ultima (1972)
Rudolfo AnayaNew York
A Gesture Life (1999)
Chang-rae LeeNorth Carolina
Cold Mountain (1997)
Charles FrazierNorth Dakota
The Plague of Doves (2008)
Louise ErdrichOhio
Everything I Never Told You (2014)
Celeste NgOklahoma
Paradise (1997)
Toni MorrisonOregon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962)
Ken KeseyPennsylvania
Rabbit, Run (1960)
John UpdikeRhode Island
The Ivory Tower (1917)
Henry JamesSouth Carolina
The Prince of Tides (1986)
Pat ConroySouth Dakota
Waterlily (1988)
Ella Cara DeloriaTennessee
Suttree (1979)
Cormac McCarthyTexas
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991)
Sandra CisnerosUtah
The Executioner’s Song (1979)
Norman MailerVermont
The Secret History (1992)
Donna TarttVirginia
Against the Country (2015)
Ben MetcalfWashington
Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
Jhumpa LahiriWest Virginia
The Devil All the Time (2011)
Donald Ray PollockWisconsin
American Gods (2001)
Neil GaimanWyoming
Close Range: Wyoming Stories (1999)
Annie Proulx
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