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Is there a book you love and feel does a great job of highlighting its Utah setting? Send your suggestions and please don’t forget to tell me why you think that book is a good choice for this state. It doesn’t need to explicitly be 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.
Blessed Be the Wicked (Abish Taylor Mystery #1) by D.A. Bartley, mystery
The Last Cowgirl by Jana Richman, fiction
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams, personal essays
Wish Upon a Stray by Yamile Saied Méndez, YA fiction
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Book Lover’s Adventures by Josh Hanagarne, memoir
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