7 Must-Read Historical Novels
- BOOK LISTS, BOOKS & HISTORY
- April 25, 2025
These 10 must-read books set in North Carolina include award-winning fiction and nonfiction. Visit the Tar Heel State with these books that take place in North Carolina. 1. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens “For years, rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So
READ MOREAwaken your inner flower child with these 10 must-read books about hippies. Get ready to board Ken Kesey’s bus with the “Merry Pranksters” and discover (or relive) counterculture, Woodstock, Haight-Ashbury, and free love that began in the 1960s and 1970s with these books about hippies. 1. Schooled by Gordon Korman “Capricorn Anderson had never watched
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in New Mexico include memorable reads that take place all over the state, from the city of Albuquerque to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation, Northern New Mexico, and the sleepy hamlets, rural towns, and villages in the New Mexico mountains. Travel to the Land of Enchantment with these books that take
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in New Jersey include bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning fiction, unputdownable mystery series, and fascinating memoirs. Take a trip to the Garden State with these books that take place in New Jersey. 1. American Pastoral by Philip Roth “Here is Philip Roth’s masterpiece—an elegy for the American century’s promises of
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in New Hampshire include bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning books. Visit the Granite State with these books that take place in New Hampshire. 1. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving “‘The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in Nevada feature Las Vegas, Reno, and small towns far away from the Las Vegas Strip. Take a trip to the Silver State with these books that take place in Nevada. 1. Better Luck Next Time: A Novel by Julia Claiborne Johnson “It’s 1938 and women seeking a quick, no-questions
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