Regional fiction

gardenreadermom Host

3 participants (4 books)

04 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I enjoy regional fiction and want to challenge myself to "armchair travel" to at least six new areas of the United States this year.  The challenge is to read six books set in different areas of the United States that you know relatively little about by an author from that region.

Challenge Books

All books added
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

Black Woods, Blue Sky

Eowyn Ivey

306 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez

The Book of Unknown Americans

Cristina Henríquez

286 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton

The Hideaway

Lauren K. Denton

345 pages • 2017

fiction romance lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Midwives

Chris Bohjalian

374 pages • paperback • 1997

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced