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read your way across america with these 50 books that take place in each state

You won't even have to leave your house.

Reese Addison

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The setting of a book is crucial to its story-line. It sets the tone and can sometimes be so important that it almost seems like a character. Everyone likes having their town and state recognized, and reading a story in which the characters go to places you've been is exciting. It makes you feel even closer to them. Here's your roadmap to reading your way across America!

1. Alabama

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

2. Alaska

The Fugitive Wife by Peter C. Brown

3. Arizona

The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney

4. Arkansas

A Painted House by John Grisham

5. California

The Girls by Emma Cline

6. Colorado

Plainsong by Kent Haruf

7. Connecticut

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

8. Delaware

West of Rehoboth by Alex D. Pate

9. Florida

Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman

10. Georgia

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

11. Hawaii

House of Many Gods by Kiana Davenport

12. Idaho

Faraway Places by Tom Spanbauer

13. Illinois

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

14. Indiana

The Solace if Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel

15. Iowa

The Bridges of Madison County by James Waller

16. Kansas

Letters Never Sent by Sandra Moran

17. Kentucky

In Country by Boobie Ann Mason

18. Louisiana

Property by Valerie Martin

19. Maine

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (and almost every other book he's written)

20. Maryland

Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings

21. Massachusetts

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

22. Michigan

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

23. Minnesota

Torch by Cheryl Strayed

Mississippi

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

25. Missouri

The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh

26. Montana

Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith

27. Nebraska

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

28. Nevada

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

29. New Hampshire

Horns by Joe Hill

30. New Jersey

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

31. New Mexico

Where They Bury You by Steven W. Kohlhagen

32. New York

Sex in the Title by Zack Love

33. North Carolina

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allen Gurganus

34. North Dakota

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

35. Ohio

Beloved by Toni Morrison

36. Oklahoma

"That Was Then, This Is Now" by S.E. Hinton

37. Oregon

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

38. Pennsylvania

American Rust by Philipp Meyer

39. Rhode Island

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

40. South Carolina

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

41. South Dakota

Deadwood by Pete Dexter

42. Tennessee

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

43. Texas

Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce

44. Utah

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

45. Vermont

Water Witches by Chris Bohjalian

46. Virginia

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

47. Washington

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

48. West Virginia

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

49. Wisconsin

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

50. Wyoming

Bone Fire by Mark Spragg

BONUS! Puerto Rico

The House on the Lagoon by Rosario Ferré

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read your way across america with these 50 books that take place in each state

You won't even have to leave your house.

1. Alabama

2. Alaska

3. Arizona

4. Arkansas

5. California

6. Colorado

7. Connecticut

8. Delaware

9. Florida

10. Georgia

11. Hawaii

12. Idaho

13. Illinois

14. Indiana

15. Iowa

16. Kansas

17. Kentucky

18. Louisiana

19. Maine

20. Maryland

21. Massachusetts

22. Michigan

23. Minnesota

Mississippi

25. Missouri

26. Montana

27. Nebraska

28. Nevada

29. New Hampshire

30. New Jersey

31. New Mexico

32. New York

33. North Carolina

34. North Dakota

35. Ohio

36. Oklahoma

37. Oregon

38. Pennsylvania

39. Rhode Island

40. South Carolina

41. South Dakota

42. Tennessee

43. Texas

44. Utah

45. Vermont

46. Virginia

47. Washington

48. West Virginia

49. Wisconsin

50. Wyoming

BONUS! Puerto Rico

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

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