50 Books, 50 States: A Literary Map of America

The fictional Michigan school at the heart of The Art of Fielding, Westish College, is the perfect backdrop for this novel about baseball and so much more. It's centered on a gifted young shortstop, but don't be turned off by thinking it's just a book about sports. It's about love, relationships, and what it means to be exceptional; the setting of the midwest is an important part of telling this quintessentially American story.