Lists: Business Insider's Reading through the US (by book)

Another BI list: Most famous books set in particular US states — counting the D.C. Visit the original article for more details. Some of these overlap with the other BI list.

Start: January 2014
Updated:
End:

1. Alabama // to Kill a Mockingbird // Harper Lee
2. Alaska // into the Wild // Jon Krakauer
3. Arizona // the Bean Trees // Barbara Kingsolver
4. Arkansas // a Painted House // John Grisham
5. California // East of Eden // John Steinbeck
6. Colorado // the Shining // Stephen King
7. Connecticut // Revolutionary Road // Richard Yates
8. Delaware // the Saint of Lost Things // Christopher Castellani
9. Florida // to Have and Have Not // Ernest Hemingway
10. Georgia // Gone with the Wind // Margaret Mitchell
11. Hawaii // Hawaii // James Michener
12. Idaho // Housekeeping // Marilynne Robinson
13. Illinois // the Jungle // Upton Sinclair
14. Indiana // the Magnificent Ambersons // Booth Tarkington
15. Iowa // a Thousand Acres // Jane Smiley
16. Kansas // the Wonderful Wizard of Oz // L. Frank Baum
17. Kentucky // Uncle Tom’s Cabin // Harriet Beecher Stowe
18. Louisiana // Interview with the Vampire // Anne Rice
19. Maine // Carrie // Stephen King
20. Maryland // Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant // Anne Tyler
21. Massachusetts // Walden // Henry David Thoreau
22. Michigan // the Virgin Suicides // Jeffrey Eugenides
23. Minnesota // Main Street // Sinclair Lewis
24. Mississippi // the Sound and the Fury // William Faulkner
25. Missouri // the Adventures of Tom Sawyer // Mark Twain
26. Montana // a River Runs Through It // Norman Maclean
27. Nebraska // My Antonia // Willa Cather
28. Nevada // Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas // Hunter S. Thompson
29. New Hampshire // the Hotel New Hampshire // John Irving
30. New Jersey // Drown // Junot Diaz
31. New Mexico // Red Sky at Morning // Richard Bradford
32. New York // the Great Gatsby // F. Scott Fitzgerald
33. North Carolina // a Walk to Remember // Nicholas Sparks
34. North Dakota // the Round House // Louise Erdrich
35. Ohio // the Broom of the System // David Foster Wallace
36. Oklahoma // Paradise // Toni Morrison
37. Oregon // One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest // Ken Kesey
38. Pennsylvania // the Lovely Bones // Alice Sebold
39. Rhode Island // My Sister’s Keeper // Jodi Picoult
40. South Carolina // the Secret Life of Bees // Sue Monk Kidd
41. South Dakota // a Long Way from Home // Tom Brokaw
42. Tennessee // the Client // John Grisham
43. Texas // No Country for Old Men // Cormac McCarthy
44. Utah // the 19th Wife // David Ebershoff
45. Vermont // Pollyanna // Eleanor H. Porter
46. Virginia // Bridge to Terabithia // Katherine Patterson
47. Washington // Twilight // Stephenie Meyer
48. Washington, D.C. // Lost Symbol // Dan Brown
49. West Virginia // Shiloh // Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
50. Wisconsin // Little House in the Big Woods // Laura Ingalls Wilder
51. Wyoming // the Laramie Project // Moises Kaufman

Lists: Business Insider's Reading through the US (by author)

Business Insider published a list of the States' most famous authors, one from each state (plus DC). You can see the original feature here. I typed this in a simplified list form, and will proceed reading at least one book from each author accordingly.

This list also includes the suggested books from the original article, i.e. the book that the author is most known for. I may or may not deviate from these suggestions.

Started: January 2014
Last updated:
Completed:

1. Alabama // Harper Lee // to Kill a Mockingbird
2. Alaska // Marty Beckerman // The Heming Way
3. Arizona // Jeannette Walls // the Glass Castle
4. Arkansas // John Grisham // a Time to Kill
5. California // John Steinbeck // the Grapes of Wrath
6. Colorado // Ken Kesey // One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
7. Connecticut // Harriet Beecher Stowe // Uncle Tom’s Cabin
8. Delaware // Christopher Castellani // a Kiss from Maddalena
9. Florida // Carl Hiaasen // Hoot
10. Georgia // Flannery O’Connor // a Good Man is Hard to Find, and Other Stories
11. Hawaii // Armine Von Tempski // Born in Paradise
12. Idaho // Vardis Fisher // Children of God
13. Illinois // Ernest Hemingway // the Old Man and the Sea
14. Indiana // Kurt Vonnegut // Slaughterhouse-Five
15. Iowa // Bill Bryson // a Short History of Nearly Everything
16. Kansas // William Inge // Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
17. Kentucky // Hunter S. Thompson // Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
18. Louisiana // Anne Rice // Interview with the Vampire
19. Maine // Stephen King // the Shining
20. Maryland // Nora Roberts // The Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy
21. Massachusetts // Nathaniel Hawthorne // the Scarlet Letter
22. Michigan // Jeffrey Eugenides // the Virgin Suicides
23. Minnesota // F. Scott Fitszgerald // the Great Gatsby
24. Mississippi // William Faulkner // the Sound and the Fury
25. Missouri // Mark Twain // the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
26. Montana // Maile Meloy // Liars and Saints
27. Nebraska // Nicholas Sparks // a Walk to Remember
28. Nevada // Charles Bock // Beautiful Children
29. New Hampshire // Dan Brown // the Da Vinci Code
30. New Jersey // Philip Roth // Portnoy’s Complaint
31. New Mexico // Rudolfo Anaya // Bless Me, Ultima
32. New York // Herman Melville // Moby Dick
33. North Carolina // Thomas Wolfe // Look Homeward, Angel
34. North Dakota // Louis L’Amour // the Walking Drum
35. Ohio // Sherwood Anderson// Winesburg, Ohio
36. Oklahoma // Ralph Ellison // Invisible Man
37. Oregon // Beverly Cleary // Ramona Quimby, Age 8
38. Pennsylvania // James Mishener // Tales of the South Pacific
39. Rhode Island // Cormac McCarthy // No Country for Old Men
40. South Carolina // Peggy Parish // Amelia Bedelia
41. South Dakota // Adam Johnson // Parasites like Us
42. Tennessee // Peter Taylor // a Summons to Memphis
43. Texas // Katherine Anne Porter // Flowering Judas and Other Stories
44. Utah // Thomas Savage // the Corner of Rife and Pacific
45. Vermont // Ralph Nading Hill // Contrary Country: a Chronicle of Vermont
46. Virginia // David Baldacci // the Camel Club
47. Washington // Rick Steves // Rick Steves’s Europe Through the Back Door
48. Washington, D.C. // Michael Chabon // the Yiddish Policemen’s Union
49. West Virginia // Pearl S. Buck // the Good Earth
50. Wisconsin // Laura Ingalls Wilder // Little House in the Big Woods
51. Wyoming // Patricia MacLachlan // Sarah, Plain and Tall