These are my alternatives to the list created by Melia Robinson and Melissa Stanger for Business Insider. I am excluding works of nonfiction and listing my top three choices for each state. Titles included in the list compiled by Robinson and Stanger are indicated in boldface.

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Part 1, Alabama to Georgia: https://academeblog.org/2013/10/21/the-best-novels-set-in-every-state-part-1-alabama-to-georgia/

Part 2: Hawaii to Maryland: https://academeblog.org/2013/10/22/the-best-novels-set-in-every-state-part-2-hawaii-to-maryland/#more-4715

Part 3: Massachusetts to New Jersey: https://academeblog.org/2013/10/27/the-best-novels-set-in-every-state-part-2-massachusetts-to-new-jersey/#more-4755

Part 4: New Mexico to South Carolina: https://academeblog.org/2013/11/02/the-best-novels-set-in-every-state-part-4-new-mexico-to-south-carolina/#more-4819