Books about the Western United States
American west - General
Fiction
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
Non-Fiction
Dreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands - read our review here
alaska
Fiction
Alaska by James Michener
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
arizona
Read all of our Arizona posts here
Fiction
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
california
Read all of our California posts here
Fiction
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
There There by Tommy Orange - Read our book review here
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
Non-Fiction
Dreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands - read our review here
Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David Alt and Donald W. Hyndman
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster
hawaii
Fiction
Hawaii: A Novel by James Michener
new mexico
Fiction
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
oregon
Fiction
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Non-Fiction
Dreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands - read our review here
washington
Fiction
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson