There's a certain joy in reading fiction set in a place you know like the hairs on your hand (that's a phrase, right?). The protagonist might pass through a town you recognize. If the place is fictionalized, you might know exactly where the writer was when they got the idea. A character might walk onto the page that seems like one of a hundred people you know. Well, because we needed to know, Mic.com compiled this map of the most popular book set in each state.

Mic.com came to these figures by selecting the highest rated books on Goodreads with over 50,000 ratings each. They also excluded books that were entries in a series.

The House on the Rock appears in the first few chapters of Gaiman's epic American Gods.
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American Gods, Neil Gaiman's epic take on fantasy, Americana, and folklore, is the most popular book set in either Minnesota or Wisconsin. Gaiman has lived near Menomonie, Wisconsin since 1992, and the book shows a deep appreciation and understanding of the upper midwest. American Gods is truly the most epic work of fiction set in America's Dairyland.

Another notable discovery from the map is that Stephen King dominates five states. The Stand, a cross-country post-apocalyptic journey, is the most popular book in Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, and Idaho.