The Mitten State
We definitely need some more books for this state! Send your suggestions and please don’t forget to tell me why you think that book is a good book for this state. The book doesn’t need to be explicitly about the state, only clearly set in it and written by someone who actually lived there. I have a bias towards books written by authors who are still living so that we can reflect more on today’s reality but I won’t turn down a classic if you make a good argument for it!
Books are in no order of preference. That they are on this list is not a reflection of my personal taste or even that I’ve read them — I want you to find what works for you.
Beach Read by Emily Henry, romance
The House of Deep Water by Jeni McFarland, fiction
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, historical fiction / family saga / LGBTQ
them by Joyce Carol Oates, historical fiction / literary fiction
Winter Study by Nevada Barr, mystery
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Purchase via Amazon? Links coming soon.
Photo credit: Erick Zajac