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Books set in New Orleans

29.951, -90.072

7 books · 7 authors · 1899–2025

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7 books here

Most-set authors

Nathan Harris (1) · Anne Rice (1) · Rex Ogle (1) · Kate Chopin (1) · John Grisham (1) · James Lee Burke (1)

Genres

mystery & crime (2) · literary fiction (1) · fantasy (1)

Books set here

Set in New Orleans (3)

Feast of All Saints

Anne Rice

Antebellum free people of color

Road Home

Rex Ogle

primary narrative setting; Rex lives homeless here

Zeitoun

Dave Eggers

Katrina-flooded home city

Also featuring New Orleans (4)

Amity

Nathan Harris

1866 starting point for freed siblings

The Awakening

Kate Chopin

Pontellier family home

The Client

John Grisham

climax location

The Tin Roof Blowdown

James Lee Burke

Post-Katrina crime setting

Nearby books

The Pelican Brief

John Grisham

0 km · New Orleans, Louisiana

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

0 km · New Orleans, Louisiana

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

1 km · French Quarter

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice

1 km · French Quarter

The Neon Rain

James Lee Burke

1 km · French Quarter, New Orleans

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

2 km · Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans

The Moviegoer

Walker Percy

3 km · Garden District, New Orleans

The Witching Hour

Anne Rice

3 km · Garden District, New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana

2 books · 0 km

French Quarter

2 books · 1 km

French Quarter, New Orleans

1 book · 1 km

Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans

1 book · 2 km

Garden District, New Orleans

2 books · 3 km

Uptown New Orleans

1 book · 4 km

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