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Suggestions for books set in California.

Reading through the states of the US.

Today’s state is California.

Suggestions for books set in California.

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Michelle

Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner; Gold Fame Citrus-Claire Vaye Watkins

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Joan

The Valley Of The Giants, by Peter B Kyne.

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Päivi

Steinbeck’s Cannery Row ♥️

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Päivi

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

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Kathy

Anything by Ann Lamott. I loved Blue Shoe, although the subject matter is a little tough.

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Mickey

Steinbeck!!!

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Leslie

Agree. Anything Steinbeck.

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Rey-Philip

Read some Joan Didion.

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Ruth

Steinbeck

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Marilyn

Pasedena
Check out Pasadena by David Ebershoff
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/869609

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Teresa

This one is mine by Maria Semple.

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Rebecca

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31624980-the-girl-who-knew-too-much?ac=1&from_search=true

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Jackie

East of Eden!!!

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Margaret

The Bennie Harper series by Earlene Fowler. Written and set in California. Gotta support my local gal. 🙂

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Kathleen

Two Years before the Mast – excellent nonfiction account by Dana about his time as a seaman – described California before the gold rush

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Kathleen

Raymond Chandler noir novels

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Justine

Pick a Steinbeck, any Steinbeck!

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Divya

I second that!!

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Stacy

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

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Stacy

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

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James

East of Eden by Steinbeck

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Elizabeth

A bunch of Christopher Moore’s books are set in California!

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Heather

The Girls

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Allissa

The Big Exit by David Carnoy

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Anne

Steinbeck’s Cannery Row

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Lou

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

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Shannon

White Oleander by Janet Finch

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MaryAnn

The Treasure of Pleasant Valley by Frank Yerby

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Greta

Allie and Bea
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Take me With You
Both by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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Jill

Sharon McCone series by Marcia Muller

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Carin

There’s a dystopian one called California & it’s awesome

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Robin

Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Cannery Row.

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Lea

California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker. Also Sue Grafton’s alphabet series.

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Winky

The sue Grafton series! Get busy..

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Michele

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

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Greta

Good one!

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Leda

Thomas Pynchon – Crying of lot 49/Vineland/Inherent Vice

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Deborah

What a great idea!

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