6 Books You Should Read in the Cities Where They Take Place

While there's something appealing about flipping through a book poolside, it's a truly transcendent experience to indulge in one in the city where the novel takes place. Take this year's popular memoir Wild, which is set along the brutally hot — and, in some places, brutally cold — Pacific Coast Trail. Imagine, for a moment, reading about then-backpacking-newbie Cheryl Strayed's adventure while in the Mojave Desert or near Mt. Hood. It takes literature to an entirely new level.