Happy Tuesday, y’all! This week, Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl is asking us to share destination titles. What does that mean? We’re looking at book titles that feature locations, real or fictional. True to form, I’ve decided to focus my post on titles with a location in common. This week, we’ll be traveling through the USA with ten book titles. These titles may make you want to do some traveling!
The books on this list are a mix of new releases and ones that may have been forgotten. But one thing is sure: their titles all include a location in the USA. You’ll find a mix of genres on this list because I love reading from various genres. One thing is sure: you’ll only see one book per author. And if the book is part of a series, I’ll only pick the first book. All titles will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
Now, let’s start traveling through the USA with these ten book titles!
Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulo
- Genre: Nonfiction, History, Food, Cooking
- Release Date: October 2022
- Setting: Various Locations in the US
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll Jr
- Genre: Nonfiction, History, Military
- Release Date: November 2023
- Setting: Honolulu, Hawaii
Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley
- Genre: Mystery, Contemporary
- Release Date: November 2013
- Setting: Cold Storage, Alaska
- Note: Listed as book 2 in a series, but was released before book 1
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
- Genre: Contemporary, Mythology
- Release Date: May 2021
- Setting: Olympus, Texas
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz
- Genre: Middle Grade, Sports, Historical Fiction
- Release Date: January 2009
- Setting: Various, but mostly Brooklyn, New York
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- Genre: Classic
- Release Date: August 1943
- Setting: Brooklyn, New York
The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine
- Genre: Contemporary
- Release Date: January 2012
- Setting: Middle America
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
- Genre: Contemporary, Translated
- Release Date: September 2013
- Setting: Broken Wheel, Iowa
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
- Genre: Mystery, Suspense
- Release Date: March 2014
- Setting: Natchez, Mississippi
- Note: This is book 4 in an ongoing series, but it is easy enough to read without first reading the others.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Release Date: January 1987
And that’s ten books to get you traveling through the USA! Have you read any of these books? What books have you read that have you traveling through the USA?
Are you looking for some more books to read? Check out my other bookish lists, book reviews, and monthly reading wrap-ups.
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Interesting titles! Have you read some of those or are they on your TBR list?
Happy reading!
The only one I haven’t read yet is Olympus, Texas.
Pam
Gotcha!
I adored The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend and Fried Green Tomatoes of course! Great selection of titles for this week’s
I’m a pie maker, and my pie-making season is coming up, so I’d love to read Sweet Land of Liberty.
Now I’m craving pie. Haha.
This is a good theme! And all of these books look so good!
I loved The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend! The Cold Storage series sounds interesting!
Omg, Natchez burning! That series is one of my favourites 😍 I can’t believe I forgot that book, haha. Great list!
Good list! I couldn’t find ANY here that weren’t history titles 😂
Great list! I couldn’t find any here that weren’t history books 😂
Good twist of the topic!
You had me at pies! That book sounds interesting. And I loved Fried Green Tomatoes!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
This was a fun idea! I haven’t read any of these books before, but The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek looks amazing!
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Fun idea for a list! I’ve only read a few of these.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I like your list a lot! I’ve read a couple of the books on your list and loved them.
I love that you specialized your destinations! I have had the Greg Iles book on my shelf for a while but haven’t read it because I need to read the first three books. I find it really hard to skip across series even when the stories aren’t sequential for some reason!😅
Haze
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I picked it up on a whim, I had a long commute and that book kept me company for a couple of weeks. I also loved the fact one of the characters has my last name.
Pam
I’ve read A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (oh, oops, I should have included that on my list today) but none of the others. I have added Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies to my TBR, though! That sounds like a lot of fun.
Sweet Land of Liberty is an interesting read, I love how they tied bits of history with pies and there are recipes included at the end of each chapter.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of my favorites classics 🙂
I love how you organized your list! Great take on today’s topic!
The only one I read is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and that was years ago. The rest of the list looks good too.
I haven’t read any on your list but I did watch the film adaptation of Fried Green Tomatoes and loved it! Great list and thanks for visiting my TTT! 🙂
Looks like you’ve picked some to feature that offer a great variety of stylings and places, not to mention eras, too! Good job. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting my list today.
Fab list!
Broken Wheel was such a sweet book. Lovely list here!
OOh nice picks! These are all new to me ones! Seeing that mysteries are a big pick this week!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
This is such a fun take on the theme!
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is in my all time top ten of books I’ve read.
Great list, Pam! I love Fannie Flagg, and Greg Iles is very popular with my library patrons. Is the author Mark Harmon also the actor Mark Harmon? Just curious. Happy Wednesday!
They are one and the same. He also narrates the audiobook.
Pam
I haven’t read any of these! Great list!
Lovely list! My first thought upon seeing The Brooklyn Nine was Jake Peralta saying “cool cool cool” 😂 I have to admit I haven’t read any of these books but they all look so interesting!
They all look good. The first one intrigues me! I’m probably very limited in my pie knowledge 😂
Have a great week!
I love how you stuck to the US, it’s a great way to narrow it down.