Travel Fiction / Fiction of Place

The page offers booklists for fiction whose geographical setting is important to the story. Our Travel and Place in Mystery page offers many more titles with a sense of place.

General Travel Fiction / Fiction of Place

Bibliotravel (Fiona Scannell and James Schellenberg): This is an excellent online resource for identifying books set in distinct locales. Find a mystery set in Boston, the most common city Margaret Atwood uses in her books, what countries the characters in Life of Pi or The English Patient visit, etc. Search by author, title, genre, or setting, or browse entries by category. You can also add new books or comment on books you have read. Currently (2/08) lists about 3,000 books.

At This Time and In That Place -- Fiction in Foreign Settings, Taking Place in the Present (Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore): Compiled 2004. Author, title, summary, and webcat link for books set in 13 countries (one each, except Scotland's got 2). Countries are Brazil, Cuba, England, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan/Palestine, Morocco, Scotland, Somalia, South Africa, and Taiwan.

World Regional Fiction (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication info, and summary for about 30 novels that convey a strong sense of place, listed by region of the world. Compiled 1990, updated March 2007.

Fiction Set in Different Countries (Lisa Colcord - Fiction-L): Compiled Dec. 2005. About 105 titles/series listed by country: Afghanistan, India, China, Australia, Japan, Spain and Morocco, France, England, South and Central America, Italy, Turkey, African countries, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Myanmar (Burma), Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Israel, Norway, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Greece, Germany, and Austria.

Armchair Cartography (Portland Public Library, ME): Author, title, and webcat summary for about 30 non-fiction and fiction titles involving maps and mapping; fiction titles from The Salt Letters by Christine Balint to Henderson's Spear by Ronald Wright.

You Are There: Books with a Strong Sense of Place (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 30 books, from the Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell to Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett. Updated July 2007.

Far Away Fiction (Marin County Free Library, CA): Two-page PDF file. Lists about 25 books, organised by location (Africa, Australia, and India), with author, title, publication year. Compiled March 2004.

Great Escapes (B. Hinton, Memorial Hall Library, Andover MA): 'Fiction set in exotic vacation locales.' Author, title, pub. year, summary, and webcat link for 15 books, from Judy Blume's Summer Sisters to Anthony Weller's The Garden of Peacocks. Compiled May 2004.

Americans Abroad (Wilmette Public Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, webcat link, and summary for 9 books, from Harriet Doerr's Consider This Senora to Anne Rivers Siddons' Hill Towns. Last revised March 2006.

What Should I Read Now? Vacations Gones Wrong (Tulsa City-County Library, OK): Provides authors, titles, summaries for some, and webcat links for over 30 books, from KK Beck's Peril Under the Palms to David Foster Wallace's A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again.

Dream Vacation? Think Again (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Fifteen books about vacations that don't turn out as planned. Author, title, one-line summary, from Bloody Bonsai by Peter Abresch to The Evolution of Jane by Cathleen Schine. Compiled May 2000, rev. May 2007.

Zeitgeist Novels (Mary Rindfleisch - Fiction-L): 'The main common characteristic seems to be that all of these books bring a particular place and time so vividly to life that you can believe 'you are there.'' Compiled March 2000. Author, title, time period/place for about 65 novels.

Pleasant Places (Sarah Cody - Fiction-L): Compiled Sept. 2006. Author and title for about 60 titles/series set in nice places. (Mostly gentle reads.)

A Sense of Place I (Julie Keating - Fiction-L): Compiled Jan. 1997. 'Novels where the scene, the setting, or the environment is a major character.' About 70 titles/series listed, from Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles series to Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. Followed by A Sense of Place II, compiled in Aug. 1997 by K.A.K. Keller, which lists another 30 or so similar titles, from Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits to Tim Winton's The Riders. And: A Strong Sense of Place (2004), compiled by Patti Cheney, a list of about 30 similar books published since 1998.

No Suitcase Needed: Novels Where Setting Is A Key Player (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author, title, and one-line summary for over 20 novels with a sense of place.

Amrchair Travel (Denver Public Library, CO): Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 15 books, from Backpack by Emily Barr to Hill Towns by Anne Rivers Siddons. Updated June 2007.

Armchair Travel (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, WA): Author, title, Dewey call number, and summary of about 10 books, from By the Grace of the Sea by Pat Henry to Along the Pacific Crest Trail by Bart Smith.

Real Corkers: Books to tempt the palate (Pontefract Library Readers Group): 6-page PDF file. Interesting idea. Title, author, summary for several books each from various parts of the world, along with regional wines that might be imbibed while reading. Locales are North America, South America, Italy, Australia, South Africa, France, Spain, Eastern Europe, Germany. List is in PDF format, accessible from the link cited.

Continental Drift: Fiction Set In Exotic Locales On The Seven Continents (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author, title, and one-line summary for about 75 novels in exotic locales across the continents. Arranged by continent (including Antarctica). Compiled Jan. 1995, revised May 2004.

Around the World in 80 Books (Wilton Public Library): Author, title, and country/region of 80 titles, organised by continent/region: Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Oceania/Antarctica, South America, North America/Caribbean.

Fiction Set in Rain Forests (Christine Jeffords - Fiction-L): Compiled Aug. 2000. Short (14 titles) but interesting list including two Michael Crichton novels, WH Hudson's Green Mansions, and Robert Holdstock's The Emerald Forest.

Fiction with a River Setting (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title listed for over 15 novels set on or near a river, from City of Light by Lauren Belfer to Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Compiled July 2002.

Road Novels (Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX): Author, titles, brief summaries, webcat links, for about a dozen novels about life 'on the road,' from Doris Betts' Heading West to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.

ZoomZoom: Tales from the Open Road (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title listed for over 20 novels featuring cars and road trips, from Rocket City by Carolyn Alpert to Crash Course by Kathy Hogan Trocheck. Compiled June 2002.

In Foreign Lands: Novels About Immigrants (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title listed for about 20 novels. Compiled Oct. 2002.

Postcolonial Fiction (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for 10 books, from Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses. Settings include India, Antigua, Nigeria, post-apartheid South Africa, etc. Updated July 2007.

Travelers' Tales: Journeys, Treks & Adventures of a Lifetime (Linda Bova and Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): TRUE stories. Author, title, publication year, brief summaries for over 80 travel narratives and travel adventure stories, from A Byzantine Journey by John Ash to Journey Across Tibet by Sorrel Wilby. Updated Aug. 2006.

Drowned Towns (M. Williams): Author, title, publication year, page count, and summary for about 30 crime novels and other fiction (most for adults, with a few YA and juvenile titles) featuring the intentional submerging, inundating, and flooding of towns, villages, cities, and other places as a consequence of building dams and reservoirs. Created Aug. 2006.

Africa and The Middle East

Fiction in Africa and the Middle East (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists 25 titles, by country or region, with author and summary for each book.

AFRICA

Fiction Set in South Africa (BiblioTravel): Lists about 30 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in S. Africa as a whole, and in Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Soweto, and Kruger National Park.

South Africa (Hampshire County Council, UK): Author, title, summary for about 10 novels, from A Dry White Season by Andre Brink to Frankie and Stankie by Barbara Trapido. Compiled Nov. 2007.

Fiction Set in Kenya (BiblioTravel): Lists about 40 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Kenya as a whole, and in Kisumu, Malindi, Mombasa, Nairobi, and Olorgasailie.

African Authors (Portland PL, ME): Author, title, webcat link, summary for 12 novels, from Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart by Stone Virgins by Yvonne Vera.

Novels Set in Kenya (Jasper County Public Library, IN): Author and title only (no summaries) for almost 20 novels set in Kenya.

MIDDLE EAST

Literature of the Middle East (Evanston Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary for about 40 fiction works, as well as poetry and anthologies, about Arab-Americans, Moroccans, Iranians, Algerians, Turkish, Lebanese, Saudis, Iraqis, etc., some set in the middle east and some in other places. From Diana Abu-Jaber's Arabian Jazz to Bahaa Taher's Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery.

Middle Eastern Fiction (Kingston Frontenac Public Library, ON, CN): Author, title, summary for about 30 novels, including A woman in Jerusalem by Abraham B. Yehoshua, The bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak, and The same sea by Amos Oz.

The Arab World (Hampshire County Council, UK): Author, title, one-line summary for about 10 novels set in Arab countries, from Last Chapter by Leila Abouzeid to Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif. Compiled Nov. 2007.

Fiction, Memoirs & Culture of the Middle East (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): Author, author's homeland (includes Israel), title, summary, and webcat link for 8 novels, plus some memoirs, biographies, and books of poetry. Novels by Kavita Das, Ibrahim Fawal, Mohsin Hamid, Daniel Horch, Khaled Hosseini, Betool Khedairi, Ruchama King, and Hayim Sabato. Updated Aug. 2007.

The Middle East and Central Asia: Recent Fiction and Nonfiction Titles (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for 9 recommended books of fiction and about a dozen non-fiction titles; fiction titles from The Bathhouse by Farnoosh Moshiri to Strange Fire by Melvin Bukiet. Updated July 2007.

Middle East Fiction (Robin Youngerman - Fiction-L): About 70 fiction authors and titles, no summaries. Also 9 novels for YA and 2 memoirs. Fiction from Sitt Marie Rose by Etel Adnan to Martyr's Crossing by Amy Wilentz. Compiled Feb. 2003.

Set in Afghanistan (BiblioTravel): Lists about 25 fiction and non-fiction books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Afghanistan as a whole, and specifically in Balkh, Herat, Kabul, and Kandahar.

Tales of Afghanistan (Hampshire County Council, UK): Author, title, one-line summary for 8 novels set at least partly in Afghanistan, from For a pagan song: travels in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Jonny Bealby to Behind the Burqa by Batya Yasgur Swift. Compiled Nov. 2007.

Afghanistan Stars (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews for 5 fiction titles and 11 non-fiction titles set in Afghanistan or by Afghani authors. Updated Jan. 2008.

Fiction Set in Algeria (BiblioTravel): Lists about 20 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Algeria as a whole, and in Algiers, Hassi-R'Mel, In Amenas, and Tamanrasset.

Fiction Set in Egypt (BiblioTravel): Lists about 80 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Egypt as a whole, and in Alexandria (16), Cairo (24), the Great Pyramids, Luxor, the Nile River (9), Suez Canal, etc.

Fiction Set in Egypt (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for novels set in Egypt by more than 20 authors.

Egypt (State Library of Tasmania): Fiction set in Egypt. Provides author and title, a few with summaries, for about 25 books/series. Updated Jan. 2008.

Fiction Set in Iraq (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for 5 novels set in Iraq. Also (URL to the contrary) a detailed list of 6 crime novels set in Iraq.

Fiction Set in Israel (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for about 25 novels set in Israel.

Fiction Set in Lebanon (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for about 10 novels set in Lebanon.

Fiction Set in Saudi Arabia (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for 4 novels set in Saudi Arabia and 4 crime fiction titles set there.

Fiction Set in Palestine (MiddleEast Booklover): Author, title, publication date, and summary for about 20 novels set in Palestine, from Claude Campbell's Abou and the Angel Cohen to A.B. Yehoshua's The Lover.

The Americas

Including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Caribbean, and South America.

Fiction Set in the Americas (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists over 25 titles, by country (Canada, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, the Caribbean) or ethnicity (Latin America), with author and summary for each book.

Neighbors to the North and South: Stories from Canada and Mexico (Durham County Library, NC): PDF file. Provides author, title, summary of each of about 15 works of fiction set in Mexico, and about 15 set in Canada. Compiled 2001.

Great Getaways: Fiction for a Wandering Mind (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Authors and titles of books set in Brazil (2 books), the Caribbean (10), Central America (3), Hawaii (16), Jamaica (5), Mexico (18), Puerto Rico (3), South America (4), Trinidad (3), the Virgin Islands (1), and the West Indies (1).

CANADA

Neighbors to the North and South: Stories from Canada and Mexico (Durham County Library, NC): PDF file. Provides author, title, summary of each of about 15 works of fiction set in Mexico, and about 15 set in Canada. Compiled 2001.

Novels with Canadian Settings (Sno-Isle Libraries, Marysville, WA): Author, title, webcat link and summary for about 10 novels, from Margaret Atwood's The blind assassin to Timothy Taylor's Stanley Park.

Fiction Set on the Canadian Prairie (Kitchener Public Library, Ontario, Canada): Author and title only for about 110 novels and short story collections set on the Canadian prairie, from Gail Anderson-Dargatz's Recipe for Bees to Alissa York's Mercy.

Fiction Set in Alberta (BiblioTravel): Lists about 35 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, and time period, including in 4 in Edmonton; from Albertosaurus: Death of a Predator by Monique Keiran to Willie by Heather Robertson. Includes children's books. Not all are fiction titles.

Fiction Set in British Columbia (Vancouver Public Library): Author, title, publication year, summary, and webcat link for about 15 works of fiction set in British Columbia, from Anita Rau Badami's The hero's walk Stanley Park by Timothy Taylor, followed by a list of about 15 more BC authors with webcat links. Updated Dec. 2002.

Fiction Set in Manitoba (BiblioTravel): Lists about 35 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, and time period, with 18 in Winnepeg; from Buried in Stone by Eric Wright to Wild Harmony: Animals of the North by William O. Pruitt. Includes children's/YA books. Not all are fiction titles.

Fiction Set in Montreal (BiblioTravel): Lists about 40 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period, from Across the Bridge by Mavis Gallant to The Years of Fire by Yves Beauchemin. Includes children's and YA books.

Fiction Set in Ottowa (BiblioTravel): Lists about 90 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, and time period, from All Times Have Been Modern by Elisabeth Harvor to Yarrow by Charles deLint. Includes children's books.

Fiction Set in Toronto (BiblioTravel): Lists about 130 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, and time period, from Acceleration by Graham McNamee to to The White Stone in the Castle Wall by Sheldon Oberman. Includes children's books.

Fiction Set in Vancouver (BiblioTravel): Lists about 55 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period, from Above Ground by Don Easton to Who's Got Gertie? And How Can We Get Her Back! by Linda Bailey. Includes children's and YA books.

CARIBBEAN

Fiction Set in the Caribbean (BiblioTravel): Lists about 75 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in the Caribbean area as a whole, and in Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Virgin Islands.

SOUTH, CENTRAL, LATIN AMERICA

Fiction Set in Central America (BiblioTravel): Lists about 35 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Central America as a whole, and in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala (14 books), Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Fiction Set in South America (BiblioTravel): Lists about 90 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in South America as a whole, and in Argentina (10 books), Bolivia, Brazil (22), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru (19 books), St. Helena, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (6).

South America in Fiction (Sonoma Library, CA): 1-page PDF listing author and title only for about 30 novels set somewhere in South America, from Hot Ice by Cherry Adair to Four Days to Veracruz by Owen West.

THE UNITED STATES

U.S. Regional Fiction (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication info, page count, and summary for about 40 novels that convey a strong sense of place, from Nelson Algren's A Walk on the Wild Side to Lee Smith's Black Mountain Breakdown. Books date from 1956-1989.

Novels Set in the U.S., By State (Jasper County Public Library, IN): Author and title only (no summaries) for 2 fiction titles for each state.

American Road Fiction (Wilmette PL, IL) Author, title, publication year, summary for about a dozen books, from Nelson Algren's Somebody in Boots to Stephen Wright's Going Native.

Road Trip USA (Kelly Benson - Fiction-L): Books about road trips across the United States. Fiction and non-fiction, about 25 titles each. Compiled June 2001.

Fiction About Route 66 and Sites in Between (Marla Wilckens - Fiction-L): Lists about 40 authors, some with specific titles, some with general locales. No summaries. Also four non-fiction titles. Compiled Jan. 2004.

1960s Novels Set in America (Carrie A. Herrmann - Fiction-L): About 50 titles and authors, not in any particular order. Few summaries. Compiled March 2003.

National Parks (Ann C. Jarvis - Fiction-L): Books that take place in America's national parks, listed by park. About 25 books listed. Compiled June 2001.

Book Your Destination (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Lists 4 books each set in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, and Washington state. Titles and authors only. Compiled May 1999.

Urban Fiction (Auburn Hills Public Library, MI): 'Stories about the bright lights of the big city.' Author and title only for about 30 books, by authors such as Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, Sandra Cisneros, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Upton Sinclair, and Plum Sykes. Updated July 2007.

The South

Southeastern Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 50 books set in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Southern Accent (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 books (mostly fiction) set in the southern U.S., from Tina McElroy Ansa's The Hand I Fan With to Bailey White's Quite a Year for Plums.

Fiction of the South (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title, author, and summary for almost 20 works of fiction set in the southern U.S., from Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison to Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White. Compiled 2001.

A Florida Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in the state of Florida; see esp. the FICTION, CRIME FICTION, and TRAVEL IMPRESSIONS sections, with over 20 books listed. Author, title, summary.

Florida Fiction (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews, for about 20 novels set in Florida, from Flamingo Rising by Larry Baker to Tampa Burn by Randy Wayne White. Updated Jan. 2008.

New Orleans Fiction (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews, for about 30 fiction titles and mysteries (listed separately) set in New Orleans, from Cold Steel Rain by Kenneth Abel to A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Updated Jan. 2008.

Kentucky in Fiction 1951-1980 (University of Kentucky Libraries): An annotated bibliography of 83 fictional works set in Kentucky. Also provides publication data. Updated March 2007.

North Carolina Fiction 1901-1980 (Anne Berkley, Durham County Library, NC): Lists author, title/series, publication date, awards won, and sometimes specific setting for over 65 novels set in North Carolina and written from 1901-1980. Their North Carolina Fiction: 1980-1997 is one big image file and lists more NC-set titles. Compiled June 1997.

Virginia in Fiction (Williamsburg Public Library): List of 'works of fiction whose setting, and sometimes main subject, is Virginia.' Author and title listed only for over 40 works. Also introductory paragraph about Virginia in fiction.

Nature and the Environment in Appalachian Literature: Literature for Adults (Tina L. Hanlon, Ph.D., Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA): Books about humans' relationship with the land, with Appalachian setting. Author, title, publication info, extensive summary for 7 books. Created June 2002; updated 2004.

Appalachian Fiction (Lukie Marriott, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for about 40 novels about mountain people, from Harriette Arnow's The Kentucky Trace to Ashley Warlick's The Distance from the Heart of Things. Updated Feb. 2006.

Books By a West Virginia Author or About West Virginia (Kanawha County PL, Charleston, WV): Author, title, webcat link and summary for about 40 fiction and 60 non-fiction titles.

Novels Set in Nashville (Nashville PL, TN): Author, title, webcat link for about 30 books, from The Wind in the Wheat by Reed Arvin to Harry James Denton series by Steven Womack. Compiled 2006.

Dixie Chicks (Harris County PL, TX): 'Books featuring strong southern women.' Author, title, webcat link, summary for about 40 books, from Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina to Rebecca Wells' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

The Southwest and the West

A Southwest USA Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in the U.S. southwest; see esp. the SOUTHWEST IN FICTION section, with about 15 books listed. Author, title, summary. Titles include Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead; Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage; Tony Hillerman's mysteries; Willa Cather's Death Comes For The Archbishop; and others.

Great Plains Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 50 books set in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Southwest Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 45 books set in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

Heart of the Southwest: A Selective Bibliography of Novels, Stories and Tales Laid in Arizona and New Mexico & Adjacent Lands (Lawrence Clark Powell): By author (almost 60), with title, pub. info, and one-paragraph summary. Author and title indexes.

Contemporary Fiction Set in Texas (San Antonio Public Library, TX): About 25 novels, with author, title, year of publication, and summary for each, from Janis Arnold's Daughters of Memory to Diego V?zquez' Growing Through the Ugly. Updated Sept. 2004.

Fiction Set in San Antonio (San Antonio Public Library, TX): Almost 60 titles. Author, title, summary, and publication year for each book. Updated July 2005.

Novel Houston (Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX): Author, titles, brief summaries, webcat links, for about 20 novels set in the Houston area, from Frederick Barthelme's Natural Selection to Paula Webb's Domestic Life.

Galveston Bound (Harris County PL, TX): Author, title, webcat link, summary for 10 books, from Linda S. Bingham's Born on the Island: A Novel of Galveston to Ashley Warlick's The Summer After June.

Murder in the Lone Star State (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Excellent list. Author, titles, publication info, and summary for each of 131 titles. Series are noted and summarised.

Horny Toads and Ugly Chickens: A Bibliography on Texas in Speculative Fiction (Bill Paige, Texas A&M University): Excellent and extensive 'list of science fiction, fantasy and horror novels that are set in Texas.' Also some short story citations. Over 90% of the books listed were published after 1970. Provides author, title, publication info, and summary for each, and some author info (dates, whether Texan or not).

New Mexico Fiction List (Betty Reynolds, Santa Fe Public Library): Extensive bibliographic list of New Mexico fiction, last updated in 1992. By author, lists titles, publication info, sometimes page counts.

New Mexico Mysteries (Santa Fe Public Library): Lists series authors; single titles (with authors); and mysteries set in the wider west (Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, West Texas and the border, Utah, Wyoming, and a few set in multiple states) by state. All link to webcatalog for more info.

What Should I Read Now? Sooner Tales: Fiction Set in Oklahoma (Tulsa City-County Library, OK): Provides authors, titles, short summaries, publication years and webcat links for over 40 books, from Rilla Askew's Strange Business to John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.

California and the Northwest

North by Northwest Fiction (Multnomah County Library, OR): Author, title, publication year, summary for fiction written after 1960 by authors who live, or have lived in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska (excluding the Arctic), and who write about those regions. Over 105 titles, from Hazard Adams's Home: A Novel to MK Wren's Gift Upon the Shore.

Pacific Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 45 books set in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington state.

Northwest Fiction (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, WA): Author, title, and summary of a dozen books, such as Two Old Women by Velma Wallis to Ricochet River by Robin Cody.

Stories of the Pacific Northwest (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Lists 25 mysteries series, with author, first title in series and publication date, and identity/occupation of sleuth; also another 20 fiction books set in the Pacific northwest.

Alaskan Tales: Mystery and Adventure (Addison Public Library, IL): Title, author, summary, webcat link for 7 books, from Alaska by James Michener to The Winter Wolf by Richard Parry. Compiled Dec. 2002.

Washington State Fiction (Seattle Public Library): 'A selection of fiction set in Seattle and Washington State.' Author, title, short summary for over 25 fiction titles, from Jane Adams' Seattle Green to Nancy Van Winckel's Curtain Creek Farm.

Set in Seattle/Puget Sound Area (Sno-Isle Libraries, Marysville, WA): Author, title, webcat link and summary for about 10 novels, from Peter Donahue's Madison House : a novel to Jonathan Raban's Waxwings.

Novels Set in Portland (OR) (Multnomah County Library, OR): Author, title, and publication year (no summaries) for about 35 fiction titles and 9 mysteries set in Portland.

California Fiction (Los Angeles PL, CA): 'An index to fiction for adults which takes place in California. Can be searched by author, title, locale, decade in which story takes place, and major characters.' Details for about 1,300 books.

A San Francisco Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in the city of San Francisco, CA; see esp. the FICTION AND POETRY section, with about 30 books listed. Author, title, summary. Titles include poet Gary Snyder's Left Out in the Rain; Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club; Armistead Maupin's novels; Frank Norris's McTeague: A Story of San Francisco; some Dashiell Hammett novels; Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle; and more.

California Historical Fiction (Marin County Free Library, CA): Two-page PDF file. Author, title, publication year, and summary for 15 recommended books, from The Bear Flag by Cecelia Holland to What You Owe Me by Bebe Moore Campbell. Compiled Sept. 2002.

The Midwest

Midwest Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 55 books set in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Illinois! Illinois! (Thomas L. Kilpatrick and Patsy-Rose Hoshiko): Excellent, huge list. 'This project attempts to identify a body of fiction about Illinois or set in Illinois and treat it as regional literature.' The list was first published in 1979 under the title, Illinois! Illinois! An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction; that book contained 1554 entries, and this online version has an additional 679 entries. You can browse by author, title, or subject or work, or you can follow Illinois fiction chronologically (Pre-Statehood Years: to 1818; The Prairie Years: 1818-Civil War; The Turbulent Years: Civil War-1914; Illinois Comes of Age: 1914-1945; and 1945-1976). Each entry provides title, author, publication info, and summary of the work; some include photos of the book covers.

Illinois Authors: A Sampling (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, page count, and summary for about 40 titles that provide 'a sampling of twentieth century fiction penned by those either born in Illinois or who spent a significant part of their career in Illinois. Short story collections are included. Many are set in the state.' From Nelson Algren's The Man With the Golden Arm to Richard Wright's Native Son.

Iowa: A Literary Landscape (Busse Library, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA) : Exceptionally well-presented bibliography of fiction with an Iowa setting. Adult books in alpha order by author's name, short stories/novellas, and children's books, with indexes by author, Iowa town, Iowa county, and Iowa region. Author, title, detailed publication info (various editions listed), and a note about the setting/time period. Seems to be about 600 works listed so far.

Fiction with an Iowa City Setting: An Annotated Checklist (Earl M. Rogers): Very detailed annotations/summaries for about 100 works of fiction set in Iowa City, IA. Author, title, publication info, page counts.

Illinois Fiction and Fiction Authors (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists about 45 titles, with author, author's Illinois hometown or place of residence, and summary for each book. Also: about 25 Illinois Classics.

My Kind of Town: Chicago (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title, author, and summary for over 20 works of fiction set in Chicago. Sept. 2001.

City Songs: Fiction Set in Chicago (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Authors and titles only (no summaries) for almost 40 books set in Chicago, from Leavin' Trunk Blues by Ace Atkins to An Echo of Death by Mark Zubro. Compiled Oct. 2000.

Cincinnati: The City in Fiction (Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH): Author, title, summary for about 40 novels -- in categories of Historical, Twentieth Century Cincinnati, Mystery Series Set in Cincinnati, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction and Fantasy. Aug. 2003.

Fiction Set in Minnesota (Hennepin County Library, MN): Lists over 75 authors (many with titles or series names) of fiction set in Minnesota.

A Literary Tour of Michigan (Plymouth District Libraries, MI): Title, author, publication year, summary for about 30 fiction and non-fiction books set in Michigan or written by Michigan authors during the 1990s, listed by city or town.

Fiction Set in Duluth (Duluth Public Library, MN): Author and title only (no summaries) for almost 25 novels set in and around Duluth, MN, from Scott D. Anderson's Unknown Rider to J F Trainor's Target for Murder.

Missouri Fiction (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): Lists 18 titles set or partially set in Missouri, with author and detailed summary of each title. From Baby, Would I Lie? by Donald E. Westlake to Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg.

Set in Ohio (Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, OH): Author, title, synopsis for each of about 120 books set in Ohio, from Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson to The Metal Shredders by Nancy Zafris.

New England

New England Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 50 books set in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Authors: Authors with ties to or settings in N.E. (Debbie Spear - Fiction-L): List of over 120 authors with links to New England. Titles provided in a few cases, no other information. No note of which state is associated with these writers. Compiled Sept. 1999.

Gerald Richman's Annotated Bibliography of Fiction Set in Boston (working draft) Extensive list of fiction set in Boston. Author, title, publication info, some links. Categorised: Anthologies, Multi-Century Sagas, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st+ Century, Mysteries, and Autobiographies. For English 398AE - Boston: A City in Fiction, taught at Suffolk University. Updated 2008.

Books About New Hampshire: Fiction (New Hampshire State Library): Alphabetical list (by title) of fiction set in New Hampshire, with author, publication info, and summary of each book. Nicely done. About 90 books listed. Elsewhere on this site are other bibliographies: Natural Landscape and Guidebooks; Arts and Crafts; History; Legends and Folklore; New Hampshire Cooking; People of New Hampshire; Personal Views: Essays, Journals, Etc.; Poetry and Drama; Politics and Government; and Books for Children and Young Adults.

Fiction Set in Maine (M. Williams): Author, title, publication year, summaries for over 600 fiction works set in Maine.

Maine is the Main Thing: Novels Set in Maine (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): About 35 titles listed, with author, publication information, and summary.

20th Century Fiction Set in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Center for the Book): Briefly summarises books set in Rhode Island, listed by town, as well as a group of books that aren't set in any specific town. Lists about 80, with most set in Newport and Providence. Updated Feb. 2007.

The Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic Fiction and Mystery (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Author, title, summary for about 50 books set in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in New York City (BiblioTravel): Lists about 250 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period, from 2095 by Jon Scieszka to Zelda, a biography by Nancy Milford. Includes children's and YA books.

A New York Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in the city of New York; see esp. the NEW YORK IN FICTION section, with about 65 books listed. Author, title, summary. Titles include Edith Wharton's Old New York (collection of stories); Isaac Bashevis Singer's Enemies; Sarah Schulman's lesbian detective stories set in contemporary New York; Joseph Koenig's Little Odessa ; Henry James' Washington Square; Oscar Hijuelos's Our House in the Last World; Chester Himes's The Crazy Kill; some Tama Janowitz stories and a novel; and many more.

New York City Books (Silvia Fernandez - Fiction-L): Author and title only for about 120 books set in NYC, from Jiro Adachi's Island of the Bicycle Dancers to Herman Wouk's Marjorie Morningstar. Compiled Feb. 2005.

Upper Crust New York Fiction (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh): Author, title, webcat link, and summary for 9 novels, from Her Infinite Variety by Louis Auchincloss to Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes.

Long Island Locale (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Title, author, publication info, summary for each book. 44 books listed. Italic typography is a little hard to read.

Saratoga County Settings (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, NY): Novels set in and around Saratoga County, NY. Author and title only for about 20 books, from Caleb Carr's The Angel of Darkness to Matt Witten's Jacob Burns Mysteries.

Local Flavor: Novels Featuring Baltimore 2004 (Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore): Compiled 2004. More than 20 books set in Baltimore listed, published between 1997 and 2004, with author, title, webcat link, and summary, from Peter Abresch's Killing Thyme to Blair S. Walker's Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes.

Books About/Set in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (Reader's Advice): Mostly fiction set in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland; some non-fiction. Author, title, and Amazon link for about 15 titles, from Margaret L. Carter's Shadow of the Beast to Leslie Walker's Sudden Fury (true crime). Created Aug. 1999, updated 2003.

Books About/Set on or Around the Chesapeake Bay (Reader's Advice): Mostly fiction set on or around the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland/Virginia); some non-fiction. Author, title, and Amazon link for about 40 titles, from John Barth's Coming Soon!!! to John R. Wennersten's The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay. Created Aug. 1999, updated 2004.

Books About/Set in Maryland (Reader's Advice): Mostly fiction set in Maryland; some non-fiction, some books by Maryland authors. Author, title, and Amazon link for over 75 titles (some in series), from Peter E. Abresch's James P. Dandy series to Deborah Wiles' Love, Ruby Lavender.

The Arctic and Antarctic

Set in Antarctica (BiblioTravel): Lists about 30 fiction and non-fiction books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Antarctica as a whole, Cape Adare, Cape Crozier, King George Island, McMurdo Station, Paulet Island, the South Pole, Weddell Sea, etc.

In and Around the Arctic Circle (Lake County PL, IN): Author and title for about 20 fiction titles set in the Arctic, plus some non-fiction titles.

Asia

Fiction Set in Asia (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists about 30 titles, by country, with author and summary for each book.

Books Set in Southeast Asia (Jenne Bergstrom - Fiction-L): About 30 titles and authors listed, mostly fiction, most without summaries, from Gordon Beld's A Gentle Breeze from Gossamer Wings to Wilbur Wright's Carter's Castle. Compiled Feb. 2004.

South Asian Fiction (Johnson County Library, Overland Park, KS): 'Novels from India, Pakastan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.' Author, title, cover image, webcat link, publication year, and one-line summary for about 65 books. Updated July 2007.

Your Passage To India (B. J. Seitzer, Durham County Library, NC): Provides author, title, summary of each of 25 novels that take place, at least partially, in India. From Vikram Seth's An Equal Music to Shasi Tharoor's Show Business. Compiled August 2000.

Stars of India (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews, for about 30 fiction titles about India or by Indian writers, plus a few non-fiction.

Indian Literature (Evanston Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, webcat link for works by about 45 authors, as well as poetry, anthologies, non-fiction titles, and videos, about India and Indians. From Ahmed Ali's Twilight in Delhi to Vineeta Vijayaraghavan's Motherland.

Passage to India (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title, author, and summary for more than 15 works of fiction set in India, from In Beautiful Disguises by Rajeev Balasubramanyam to Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan. Compiled 2001.

Stories from Other Lands: East India (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, and webcat link for about 35 recommended books by 14 authors, including Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Ruth Prawe Jhabvala, Bharati Mukherjee, Vikram Seth, etc.

Fiction Set in India (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author, title, pub. year listed for over 20 novels set in India, from What the Body Remembers by Shawna Singh Balwin to Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri. Compiled March 2001.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in India (BiblioTravel): Lists about 60 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in India as a whole, and in Mumbai (Bombay), Calcutta, New Delhi, Varanasi, and many other cities and states.

Asia Reading List (Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System, British Columbia): Fiction set in Japan, China, India, or elsewhere in Asia. Simply lists author and title. Over 70 books.

Chinese Take Out (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title, author, and summary for almost 20 works of fiction set in China, from The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell to The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan. Compiled 2002.

China (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels set in China, from Alai's Red Poppies to Qui Xiaolong's Death of a Red Heroine.

Set in China (BiblioTravel): Lists about 90 fiction and non-fiction books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in China as a whole, and in Beijing (7), Lanzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Taklamakan Desert, the Yangtze River, and other provinces and places.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Japan (BiblioTravel): Lists about 100 books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Japan as a whole, and in Kyoto (9), Nagasaki, Osaka (7), Tokyo (43 books), Yokohama, and others.

Japanese Literature (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 10 recommended books, from Kobo Abe's The Woman in the Dunes to Banana Yoshimoto's NP. Updated July 2007.

Japanese Culture (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title and author only (no summaries) for more than 45 works of fiction and 7 mysteries set in Japan. Compiled 2003.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Russia (BiblioTravel): Lists about 50 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Russia as a whole and in Moscow (19 books), Siberia (5), St. Petersburg (Leningrad) (7), and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

Australia and The Pacific

Set in Australia (BiblioTravel): Lists about 70 fiction and non-fiction books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in various places in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, Brisbane, etc.) and generally on the continent.

Land Down Under: Novels Set in Australia (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): 37 titles, with author, publication info, and summary for each. From Thea Astley's The Slow Natives to The Dreaming by Barbara Wood.

World Fiction: Australia (Vancouver Public Library): Author, title, publication year, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels set in Australia, from Murray Bail's Camouflage : stories to Tim Winton's Dirt music, followed by a list of 12 more Australian authors (with webcat links). Compiled July 2002.

Australia (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels set in Australia, from Emily Barr's Baggage to Janet Tanner's All That Glisters.

Tasmanian Fiction (State Library of Tasmania): Fiction set in Tasmania or written by Tasmanian authors. Provides author and title, some summaries, for about 45 books.

Fiction In Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists over 20 titles, by country or continent, with author and summary for each book.

Australia: Fiction Set Down Under (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author, title, and one-line summary for a dozen books set in Australia, from Vanishing Points by Thea Astley to Blueback by Tim Winton, and titles/authors only listed for two dozen more.

Stories from Under the Southern Cross (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Lists author and title only of about 50 works of fiction with an Australian setting. Compiled 2001.

Australian Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author, title, pub. year listed for over 25 novels set down under. From Murray Bail's Eucalyptus to Barbara Wood's The Dreaming. Compiled March 2001.

An Australia Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books about and set in Australia; see especially the fiction, classics, anthologies, and aboriginal people's writings lists.

Australian Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author, title, pub. year listed for more than 25 novels set in Australia, from Eucalyptus by Murray Bail to The Dreaming by Barbara Wood.

Set in Oceania (BiblioTravel): Lists about 120 fiction and non-fiction books by place, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period. Includes books set in Australia (67), Cook Islands, Fiji, Marquesas, New Zealand (19), Niue, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Samoa (8), Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Takaku, and Tonga.

Europe/Britain/Ireland

Fiction Set in Europe (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists over 30 titles, by country (from France to Yugoslavia), with author and summary for each book.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Prague (Czech Republic) (BiblioTravel): Lists about 35 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period, from The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein to The Widow Killer by Pavel Kohout. Includes children's and YA books.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Denmark (BiblioTravel): Lists about 20 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, set in Denmark as a whole and in Copenhagen, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland (11), and Jutland.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in France (BiblioTravel): Lists about 170 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, set in France as a whole and in Paris (111), Marseilles (5), Brittany (3), and other towns and regions of France.

France (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels set in France, from Elizabeth Adler's The Hotel Riviera to Graham R. Wood's Detective Lariant Investigates: A WorldKrime Mystery.

Fiction Set in France (Sheila Davis, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for about 30 novels, from Cara Black's Murder in the Marais to Hilary Whelan's A Shoulder to Die On.

Frolicking in France: Fictional Travels (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count, for 14 novels set in France, from Regine Deforges' The Blue Bicycle to A.N. Wilson's Love Unknown.

Fiction Set in Paris (BiblioTravel): Lists about 110 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, and time period, from Accelerando by Charles Stross to Zelda by Nancy Milford. Includes children's books and some non-fiction.

Paris in Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author, title, pub. year listed for about 20 novels (many classics) set in Paris, from Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac to Married Man by Edmund White.

April in Paris: A Selection of Books Set in Paris (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and titles only for about 30 novels and 4 mystery series set in Paris.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Germany (BiblioTravel): Lists about 65 books (some non-fiction) by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, set in Germany as a whole and in Berlin (23 books), Dresden, Frankfurt (9), Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, etc.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in England (BiblioTravel): Lists about 380 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in England as a whole and in London (234 books), Oxford (15), the Lake District, Liverpool, Yorkshire (18), the Thames Valley/River, etc. Includes children's and YA books.

Fiction In Great Britain (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists about 15 titles, by country, with author and summary for each book.

Oh, To Be In England... (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Fiction set in England. Author, title, one-line summary for about 15 books, from Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson to Part of the Furniture by Mary Wesley. Compiled March 2000.

Fiction Set in London (BiblioTravel): Lists about 235 books in alpha order by title, with author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period, from The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames to Youth by J.M. Coetzee. Includes children's and YA books.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Greece (BiblioTravel): Lists about 20 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Greece as a whole and in Athens (8 books), Corfu, Crete, and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

Fiction from the Emerald Isle (Johnson County Public Library, MO): Title, author, webcatalog link, and summary for more than 60 books, from John Banville's The Book of Evidence to Robert McLiam Wilson's Eureka Street: a Novel of Ireland Like No Other.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Ireland (BiblioTravel): Lists about 45 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Ireland as a whole and in Dingle Penisula, Dublin (8 books), Galway, Limerick, and other towns. Includes children's and YA books.

Fiction, Mystery and Biography In Ireland (Northbrook Public Library, IL) : Lists over 50 titles, by genre, with author and summary for each book.

Irish Authors (Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for 10 recommended books (fiction and poetry), from Táin Bó Cúailnge by anonymous to WB Yeats' The Collected Poems.

It's a Long Way to Tipperary...About the Irish and Ireland (Park Ridge Public Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and summary for about 10 novels, from Evening Class by Maeve Binchy to Woman of the House by Alice Taylor.

Irish Fiction (Lisa Mettauer - Fiction-L): Author and title listed only. About 65 titles listed, from Sebastian Barry's The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty to Niall Williams's As It Is In Heaven. Compiled Feb. 2000.

Beyond Leprechauns: Contemporary Fiction from Ireland (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author, title, and one-line summary for a dozen Irish novels, from Sebastian Barry's The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty to B.M. Spaight's God On The Wall. Compiled Feb. 2000.

Read Green: A selection of recent Irish writing (Kansas City Public Library): Lists author, title, and summary for 7 books of Irish fiction and 2 of non-fiction, from Fall of Light by Niall Williams to This Troubled Land: Voices from Northern Ireland on the Front Lines of Peace by Patrick Michael Rucker. Feb. 2003.

A Dublin Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in Dublin, Ireland; see esp. the FICTION section, with about 35 books listed. Author, title, summary.

That's Italian! (Elmhurst Public Library, IL): Extensive booklist of all things Italian. Lists almost 40 works of fiction and 9 mysteries that involve Italians, Italian-Americans, or take place in Italy, all with summaries; 33 biographies or autobiographies of Italians; 26 books on the arts and culture of Italy; and more non-fiction. Updated Aug. 2001.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Italy (BiblioTravel): Lists about 125 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Italy as a whole and in Florence, Rome (30 books), Sicily, Venice (24 books), Florence (10), and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

Italy (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels set in Italy, from Elizabeth Adler's Summer in Tuscany to Susan Vreeland's The Passion of Artemisia.

Fiction Set in Italy (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author, title, pub. year listed for about 50 novels set in Italy, from Summer in Tuscany by Elizabeth Adler to The Passion of Artemesia by Susan Vreeland.

An Italian Idyll: Fictional Travels (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count, for 10 novels set in Italy, from June Barraclough's Familiar Acts to Marianne Willman's The Court of the Three Sisters.

Venice: Fiction and Non-Fiction (Overbooked): Fiction and nonfiction set in Venice, Italy. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews, for about 10 titles.

What Should I Read Now? Norse/Icelandic Sagas (Tulsa City-County Library, OK): Provides authors, titles, series notations, and webcat links for dozens of sagas of Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland.

Fiction of Scandinavia (Kathleen Martin - Fiction-L): Fiction (in English) of Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, and of the Viking era. Author and title listed only. About 70 books listed. Compiled Sept. 1997.

Spanish Settings (Hampshire County Council, UK): Author, title, one-line summary for 7 novels, from The Lone Woman by Bernardo Atxaga to Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Compiled Nov. 2005.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Spain (BiblioTravel): Lists about 50 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Spain as a whole and in Madrid (10 books), Barcelona (9 books) and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Switzerland (BiblioTravel): Lists about 40 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Switzerland as a whole and in Geneva (16 books), Zurich (10), and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Scotland (BiblioTravel): Lists about 85 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Scotland as a whole and in Edinburgh (21 books), Glasgow (6), Loch Ness (4), the Orkney Islands (8), the Highlands (10), and other regions. Includes children's and YA books.

An Edinburgh Reading List (Anglistik Guide, State and University Library at G?ttingen, Germany): Suggested books set in Edinburgh, Scotland; see esp. the FICTION section, with 12 books listed. Author, title, summary.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Turkey (BiblioTravel): Lists about 40 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Turkey as a whole and in Ankara, Istanbul (16 books), Izmir, and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.

(Mostly) Fiction Set in Wales (BiblioTravel): Lists about 25 books by place, with title, author, publication year, genre, brief summary, and time period for each, in Wales as a whole and in Bangor, Cardiff, Mount Snowdon, and other areas and towns. Includes children's and YA books.