Big Books of 2026
Genres

Midwestern


Midwestern Books

Gone Girl
In Cold Blood
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Faith
Home (Gilead, #2)
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Everything I Never Told You
Dark Places
O Pioneers!
Stoner
The Bridges of Madison County
This Tender Land
Ordinary Grace
Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2)
More midwestern books...

Lists

Ninja at First Sight by Penny ReidWinning Love by Abby NilesHard Time by Cara McKennaEleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellOn Any Given Sundae by Marilyn Brant
Contemporary Romance Novels with Midwestern Leads
63 books — 6 voters
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellBurn Our Bodies Down by Rory PowerThe Crystal Prison by Robin JarvisCows in the Corn by Joyce FusseyA Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips
Corn Books
34 books — 6 voters

Tracks by Louise ErdrichBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia YangElectric Arches by Eve L. EwingA Person of Interest by Susan Choi
Midwestern Literature by Authors of Color
15 books — 1 voter
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean ShermanThe New Midwestern Table by Amy ThielenSavoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland by Beth DooleyLife of Cheese by Heather PaxsonPrairie Home Cooking by Judith M. Fertig
Regional Foodways & Cuisine: The Midwest
32 books — 2 voters