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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Jungle by Upton SinclairDivergent by Veronica RothBinding Arbitration by Elizabeth Marx
Books Set in Chicago
772 books — 346 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsA Cold Day in Paradise by Steve HamiltonFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Books Set in Michigan
608 books — 273 voters

Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-DayThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThey Call Me Crazy by Kelly Stone Gamble
Midwest Authors
302 books — 188 voters
Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. LyonsThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerGhost Hand by Ripley PattonThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Books Set in Illinois
361 books — 122 voters

PixieWorks by Nancy Tardiff LessemDead Beat by Jim ButcherStorm Front by Jim ButcherSmall Favor by Jim ButcherFool Moon by Jim Butcher
Best SF and Fantasy set in Chicago
68 books — 52 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Books Set in Missouri
180 books — 44 voters

Stars Over Clear Lake by Loretta EllsworthMy Ántonia by Willa CatherThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Last Runaway by Tracy ChevalierThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Historical Fiction - The American Midwest
106 books — 42 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe Color of Law by Richard RothsteinConspiracy in the Streets by Jon WienerDetroit by Charlie LeDuffThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Histories of United States Cities I (nonfiction)
284 books — 38 voters

The Year of Ice by Brian MalloyWar for the Oaks by Emma BullWhen the House Burns by Priscilla PatonThe St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Days of Rondo by Evelyn Fairbanks
Twin Cities Tales
39 books — 18 voters
De la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JATCHEMiles Davis and American Culture by Gerald EarlyMissouri's Black Heritage by Lorenzo Johnston GreeneJamestown by Joyce CrawfordThe Dred Scott Decision by Brendan January
African American History in Missouri (nonfiction)
48 books — 12 voters

Roadside Guide to Michigan Plants, Trees, and Flowers by Edwin ArnfieldUnder Michigan by Charles Ferguson BarkerPigeon River Country by Gordon CharlesGreat Lakes Nature by Mary BlocksmaDance of the Wolves by Roger Peters
Michigan Natural History (nonfiction)
91 books — 10 voters
Jamestown by Joyce CrawfordThe Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan EganLadies of the Lights by Patricia MajherDetroit by Jon MilanRight in Michigan's Grassroots by JoEllen Vinyard
Michigan History (nonfiction)
17 books — 7 voters

Country Ham by Steve CoomesThe New Midwestern Table by Amy ThielenThe Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean ShermanSavoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland by Beth DooleyThe Life of Cheese by Heather Paxson
Regional Foodways & Cuisine: The Midwest
33 books — 7 voters
Crushing It by Erin BeckerMonarch by Candice WuehleThe Late Americans by Brandon TaylorThe Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick BurdDon't Forget the Girl by Rebecca McKanna
Queer Books Set in Iowa
7 books — 6 voters

Florida’s Changing Waters by Lynne BuchananNets & Doors by Jack LeighExposure by Robert BilottThe Silent Language of Power by Raluca NitaA Realistic Path to Peace by Dee Knight
International Holidays: World Water Day (March 22)
200 books — 5 voters
The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam SassThe City Beautiful by Aden PolydorosI'll Take Everything You Have by James KliseIsaac's Song by Daniel BlackThe Case of the Missing Maid by Rob Osler
Queer Books Set in Chicago
38 books — 5 voters

Marry Me a Little by Robert KirbyCamp QUILTBAG by Nicole MellebyThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichSilhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth GriffinMimosa by Archie Bongiovanni
Queer Books Set in Minnesota
22 books — 5 voters
The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen RandallThe Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. AndersonNikhil Out Loud by Maulik PancholyTrue Biz by Sara NovićLinus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon
Queer Books Set in Ohio
29 books — 5 voters

Exchanged by Dan PeruccoThe Sky Blues by Robbie CouchAccidentally on Purpose by Kristen KishNorth of Tomboy by Julie A. SwansonThe Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
Queer Books Set in Michigan
27 books — 4 voters
Always the Almost by Edward UnderhillSmall Game by Blair BravermanHemlock by Melissa FalivenoAll This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam MathewsReal Life by Brandon Taylor
Queer Books Set in Wisconsin
13 books — 3 voters

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney C. StevensMartin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa ZaczekMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonA Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui
Queer Books Set in Indiana
17 books — 3 voters
Making the Second Ghetto by Arnold R. HirschThe Quest for College Heights by Sherman LewisBlueprint for Disaster by D. Bradford HuntAmerican Project by VenkateshOff the Books by Sudhir Venkatesh
Chicago Housing (nonfiction)
18 books — 2 voters

The Infamous Harry Hayward by Shawn Francis PetersThey're Lying by Liz CollinGot to Be Something Here by Andrea SwenssonBar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes by Jim WalshThe King of Skid Row by James Eli Shiffer
US Cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (nonfiction)
78 books — 2 voters
The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesWhere the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick OffermanThe Cheeses of Wisconsin by Jeanette HurtPaddle Your Own Canoe by Nick OffermanWisconsin Family Weekends by Susan Lampert Smith
Celebrating American Adventures Month (USA)
99 books — 2 voters

Stalking Throckmorton by Gary F. JonesTrempealeau by John T. UmhoeferThe Iceman's Curse by Gary F. JonesThe Bride Price by Mai Neng MouaChampion Chocolatier by Amanda Zieba
Book Talk Reads @ La Crosse County Library
18 books — 2 voters
The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiBelonging to the Air by Avery IronsCharmed and Dangerous by Shelly PageThe Curse by Alexandra RileyLiar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
Queer Books Set in Non-Chicago Illinois
9 books — 2 voters

Death Stalks Door County by Patricia SkalkaDeath at Gills Rock by Patricia SkalkaDeath in Cold Water by Patricia SkalkaDeath Rides the Ferry by Patricia SkalkaDeath by the Bay by Patricia Skalka
Wisconsin Authors: Patricia Skalka
6 books — 1 voter
Dirty, Wicked Town by David L. BristowFoods You Will Enjoy - The Story of Buffett's Store by Bill BuffettThe 1931 Hastings Bank Job & the Bloody Bandit Trail by Monty McCordCigars and Wires The Omaha Underworld's Early Years by Jon L.BlechaThomas Rogers Kimball by Joan M. Fogarty
Great Books About Nebraska History
11 books — 1 voter

The Beast of Bray Road by Linda S. GodfreyI Know What I Saw by Linda S. GodfreyReal Wolfmen by Linda S. GodfreyWeird Wisconsin by Linda S. GodfreyHunting the American Werewolf by Linda S. Godfrey
The Beast of Bray Road Reading List
10 books — 1 voter
Blankets by Craig ThompsonPolar Vortex by Denise DorranceLocal Man Vol. 1 by Tim SeeleyLocal Man Vol. 2 by Tim SeeleyLackadaisy by Tracy J. Butler
Graphic Novels Set in the Midwest
5 books — 1 voter

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