The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
150 books — 236 voters
The Illegal Gardener by Sara AlexiThe Art of Becoming Homeless by Sara AlexiThe Gypsy's Dream by Sara AlexiCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresThe Explosive Nature of Friendship by Sara Alexi
Best Books Set In Greece
152 books — 195 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Modern Adaptations of Greek Mythology
371 books — 545 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Novels Set in Germany
422 books — 200 voters

The Chaperone by Laura MoriartyThe Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy PickardOur Boys by Joe DrapeWide Open by Larry BjornsonThe Man from the Train by Bill James
Kansas Notable Books List - Winners
67 books — 15 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy PickardThe Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Books Set in Kansas
262 books — 73 voters

Evening in the Yellow Wood by Laura   KempHole to Hell Mystery by Stephanie Parker McKeanUnder a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-DayA Cold Day in Paradise by Steve HamiltonAn Unquiet Grave by P.J. Parrish
Michigan Mysteries
57 books — 59 voters

Detroit by Charlie LeDuffMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesDetroit, I Do Mind Dying by Dan GeorgakasDetroit City Is the Place to Be by Mark BinelliThe Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow
Detroit (fiction and nonfiction)
166 books — 73 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean   DalyDewey by Vicki MyronA Thousand Acres by Jane SmileyShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Books Set in Iowa
277 books — 93 voters

The Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceTwins Found in a Box by Janine VanceGoing Back to Zen by Janine VanceYou Don't Look Adopted by Anne HeffronAdoption History 101 by Janine Myung Ja
Adult Adoptee Memoirs
24 books — 15 voters


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