CITY · UNITED STATESBooks set in Manhattan
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34 books · 32 authors · 1952–2025
34 books here
Most-set authors
Tom Wolfe (2) · Fiona Davis (2) · Ling Ma (1) · Siri Hustvedt (1) · Emily St. John Mandel (1) · Michael Connelly (1)
Genres
literary fiction (13) · mystery & crime (2) · thriller & suspense (2) · science fiction (1) · romance (1) · young adult (1)
Books set here
Set in Manhattan (25)
Severance
Ling Ma
pandemic-era New York
The Blazing World
Siri Hustvedt
New York art world stage
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
Wall Street elite world
The Last Coyote
Michael Connelly
Repairman Jack urban base
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
Fictional residence of Patrick Bateman
Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
Sherman McCoys expensive apartment
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Social hub for the Fleishman family
City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg
Site of the pivotal shooting on New Years Eve 1976
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
Where Bix Bouton has a pivotal encounter near campus
The Light We Lost
Jill Santopolo
Where Lucy and Gabe first meet on 9/11
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
Kelly Harms
Where Amy attends a librarian conference
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Where Joe and Sammy have their offices
The Masterpiece
Fiona Davis
Central location for the Grand Central School of Art plot
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
primary narrative setting
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
Site of the central heist
Audition
Katie Kitamura
contemporary New York setting
City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert
1940s theater district
Clap When You Land
Elizabeth Acevedo
Where Yahaira Rios lives
Rules of Civility
Amor Towles
Site of major conversations and ambition
The Diviners
Libba Bray
Where characters perform in the Ziegfeld Follies
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
protagonist apartment, art gallery
The Emperor's Children
Claire Messud
Marina Thwaites Apartment and social hub
The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer
Where the wealthy Wolf family lives
So Happy Together
Olivia Worley
protagonist home base
Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon
Iconic gourmet grocery store where Maxine shops
Also featuring Manhattan (9)
The Glass Hotel
Emily St. John Mandel
Ponzi scheme financial world
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
Dinaw Mengestu
Marion's US residency hospital
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
The Jongas modest apartment
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai
Sunny's NYC neighborhood
Free Food for Millionaires
Min Jin Lee
high society Casey navigates
The Stolen Queen
Fiona Davis
1978 Met Gala storyline
Open City
Teju Cole
Julius apartment neighborhood
An Obedient Father
Akhil Sharma
immigrant family, new life in America
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Theo and Audreys apartment neighborhood
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