books where nyc is integral as a setting/is its own character
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last updated April, 2026
Open City
Teju Cole
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2)
Toni Morrison
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Just Kids
Patti Smith
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