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50 Books, 50 States: A Literary Map of America

Throughout the year, there are infinite opportunities to do a whole lot of reading. You might be looking for great books to take on a plane or in a car for your various vacations. Or maybe you're staying put, but you'd love a great read to bring to the beach or a local cafe. Whatever the case, we've got an eclectic list of amazing books that should be perfect for whatever your 2016 holds. That's right, we're presenting a book-lover's tour of America. Scroll through these 50 books — one for each of the 50 states — and find out what takes place in your home state! Or, you know, maybe that state you've always wanted to visit.

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Alabama: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Alaska: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Arizona: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
California: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Colorado: The Shining by Stephen King
Connecticut: The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Delaware: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Florida: Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Georgia: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Hawaii: The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Idaho: The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman
Illinois: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Indiana: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Iowa: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Kansas: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Kentucky: And One Last Thing by Molly Harper
Lousiana: The Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris
Maine: Carrie by Stephen King
Maryland: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Massachussetts: Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Michigan: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Minnesota: The Long-Shining Waters by Danielle Sosin
Mississippi: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Missouri: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Montana: The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
Nebraska: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
New Hampshire: Horns by Joe Hill
New Jersey: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
New Mexico: Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
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