The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Kansas

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
109 In Cold Blood Truman Capote 1966 American English
693 Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1935 American English
3177 Priestdaddy Patricia Lockwood 2017 American English
4163 The Good Lord Bird James McBride 2013 American English
5638 Was Geoff Ryman 1992 British English
5805 Mysterious Skin Scott Heim 1995 American English
9960 Prairie Gothic J. M. Hayes 2003 American English
10448 The Topeka School Ben Lerner 2019 American English
11438 Readme.Txt Chelsea Manning 2022 American English
11660 Brown Kevin Young 2018 American English
11939 The Autobiography of William Allen White William Allen White 1946 American English
14488 A Certain Rich Man William Allen White 1909 American English
14943 Picnic William Inge 1953 American English
15827 The Little House Collection Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932 American English
15897 Cimarron Edna Ferber 1929 American English
16587 Butcher's Crossing John Williams 1960 American English
17117 Thank You For Your Service David Finkel 2013 American English
17117 Dark Places Gillian Flynn 2009 American English
17117 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17117 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17117 Empire Of The Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne 2010 American English
17117 Kingdom Come Mark Waid 1996 American English
17117 The Thing About Luck Cynthia Kadohata 2013 American English
17117 Desperadoes Ron Hansen 1979 American English
17117 Aberration In The Heartland Of The Real Wendy S. Painting 2015 Unknown English
17117 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17117 All Star Superman, Vol. 2 Grant Morrison 2009 British English
17117 The New Climate War Michael Mann 2021 American English