Editors' Top Picks

Listopia > Minnesota Book Lists

Ordinary Grace by William Kent KruegerEsme Dooley by Jane DonovanOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls WilderRules of Prey by John SandfordShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Books Set in Minnesota
547 books — 194 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
297 books — 184 voters

Hawaii by James A. MichenerLooking for Alaska by John GreenA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Hotel New Hampshire by John IrvingThe Colorado Kid by Stephen King
States
636 books — 60 voters
Grave Beginnings by R.R. VirdiGrave Measures by R.R. VirdiSmall Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung YooStorm Front by Jim ButcherBlood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin
Best Supernatural Investigator Novels
152 books — 46 voters

Stars Over Clear Lake by Loretta EllsworthMy Ántonia by Willa CatherThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria RussellMary, Everything by Cassandra Yorke
Historical Fiction - The American Midwest
98 books — 31 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
The United States of Books
69 books — 30 voters

One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskeyMinn of the Mississippi by Holling Clancy HollingLife on the Mississippi by Mark TwainBleeding Kansas by Sara ParetskyLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler
Name of State (USA): K-Mississippi
289 books — 28 voters
Grave Beginnings by R.R. VirdiGrave Measures by R.R. VirdiThe Ghosts of Thorwald Place by Helen PowerMissing in Miskatonic by J.P. BehrensA Fortress Defiled by Connie Johnson
Paranormal Crime Books
24 books — 28 voters

Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterLinger by Maggie StiefvaterWolves by Cary J. GriffithThe Year of Ice by Brian MalloyForever by Maggie Stiefvater
YA Books set in Minnesota
28 books — 20 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
38 books — 17 voters

Life Lessons by Kaje HarperDance With Me by Heidi CullinanLearning Curve by Kaje HarperTrouble in Taco Town by Jordan Castillo PriceUnexpected Christmas by Nell Iris
M/M Romance Books Set in Minnesota
93 books — 17 voters
Marcel's Letters by Carolyn PorterTurn Here Sweet Corn by Atina DiffleyWishing for a Snow Day by Peg MeierMinnesota State Parks by Anne ArthurBoy in the Ivy by T. McKinley
Minnesota (nonfiction)
29 books — 14 voters

The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie PetersonThe Quarryman's Bride by Tracie PetersonThe Miner's Lady by Tracie PetersonThe Heart Between Us by Lindsay HarrelOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Christian/clean books set in Minnesota
42 books — 13 voters
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceMissoula by Jon KrakauerLizz Free Or Die by Lizz Winstead
Pantsuit Nation Minnesota
73 books — 7 voters

Miael by Grea AlexanderThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorSummer Rain by Peter RobinsonMariana by Susanna Kearsley
Supernatural and Past Life Mysteries
13 books — 6 voters
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

Flames of Discontent by Gary KaunonenCeding Contempt by Colin MustfulA Popular History of Minnesota by Norman K. RisjordCreating Minnesota by Annette AtkinsChinese in Minnesota by Sherri Gebert Fuller
Minnesota History (nonfiction)
149 books — 6 voters
So B. It by Sarah WeeksThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin LevineSweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby DaggWhere Have All the Flowers Gone? by Ellen Emerson WhiteOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
I've Read (Been) Everywhere - Johnny Cash/Hank Snow
39 books — 6 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
Suddenly Royal by Nichole ChaseThe Enlightenment of Alexander by B.Q. HansonThe Return of Alexander by B.Q. Hanson
Minnesota! Romance Novels set in MN
3 books — 2 voters

The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia YangMusic Legends by Martin KellerThe Song Poet by Kao Kalia YangDown to the Last Pitch by Tim WendelBamboo Among The Oaks by Mai Neng Moua
Minnesota Biographies (nonfiction)
23 books — 2 voters
Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn HolbrookDismantling Racism One On One by John StewartDigitize and Punish by Brian JeffersonSuspect Communities by Nicole NguyenWhat God Is Honored Here? by Shannon Gibney
University of Minnesota Press Antiracist Books
36 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 New Midwestern Table by Amy ThielenThe Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean ShermanSavoring 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

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey MooreLast Summer on State Street by Toya WolfeEverywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel BumpThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonThe Turner House by Angela Flournoy
Contemporary Adult Literature Set in the Midwest by African-Americans
6 books — 2 voters
Stalking Throckmorton (1) 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

Calli Be Gold by Michele Weber HurwitzFortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos by Vivian Vande VeldeDouble Dog Dare by Lisa GraffElvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee
Maud Hart Lovelace 2015-2016
12 books — 1 voter
Hooray for Minnesota Winters! by Paul LowrieGood Night Minnesota by Adam GambleI Spy with My Little Eye Minnesota by Kathy-jo WarginMinnesota Facts and Symbols by Bill McAuliffe
Picture Books about Minnesota
4 books — 1 voter

The Kensington Runestone by Alice Beck KehoeThe Kensington Rune Stone by Richard NielsenThe Kensington Runestone Vindicated by Rolf M. NilsestuenThe Kensington Runestone by O G (Ole Godfred) 1901- Lan...Kensington Runestones by Barry J. Hanson
Kensington Runestone Reading List
7 books — 1 voter
A Year in the Wilderness by Amy FreemanLast Entry Point by Joe FriedrichsLost in the Wild by Cary J. GriffithQuetico-Superior by Mack Van AllenSinging Wilderness by Sigurd F. Olson
The Literary Portage: A Boundary Waters and Quetico Reading List
22 books — 1 voter

« previous 1

Browse By Tag