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What books are set in New York?
The Dogear maps 296 books set in New York, including Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and Misery by Stephen King.
Which cities in New York have the most books set in them?
New York City (150 books), Manhattan (20 books), Brooklyn, New York City (14 books), The Bronx (7 books) and Queens (4 books).
Which authors have set the most books in New York?
Edith Wharton (4 books), Don DeLillo (4 books), Colson Whitehead (4 books) and Stephen King (4 books).
Which award-winning books are set in New York?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction), The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction), The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction), Misery by Stephen King (Bram Stoker Award for Novel, 1987) and Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance, 2019).
Which books set in New York have been adapted for film or TV?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (adapted as American Psycho 2, 2002), The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (adapted as The Portrait of a Lady, 1996), The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (adapted as The Bell Jar, 1979), The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (adapted as The Great Gatsby, 2013) and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (adapted as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Netflix film, in development)).