Central New York Books: Fiction - Author used to live in CNY
- Arabian Jazz
by Diana Abu-Jaber.
(Harcourt, 1993).
ISBN: 0393324222 (paperback, 384 pages, Norton, 2003) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0517155850 (hardcover, Random House, 1995) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0156000482 (paperback, 392 pages, Harvest Books, 1994) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0151078629 (hardcover, 374 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,topic]
- Crescent
by Diana Abu-Jaber.
(Norton, 2003).
ISBN: 039305747X (hardcover, 352 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 1565117735 (abridged cassette, Penguin Audiobooks, 2003) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 1565117743 (abridged audio CD, Penguin Audiobooks, 2003) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- Active Service
by Stephen Crane.
(1899).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- George's Mother
by Stephen Crane.
(1896).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets
by Stephen Crane.
(1893).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane.
(1895).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- Whilomville Stories
by Stephen Crane.
(1900).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- Wounds In The Rain
by Stephen Crane.
(1900).
Stephen Crane attended Syracuse University for one semester.
[formerly,fiction]
- The Washingtonienne
by Jessica Cutler.
(Hyperion Books, 2005).
ISBN: 1401302009 (hardcover, 304 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- Princess in Blue
by Kathleen Dain & Floyd Dain.
(12tBooks Library, 2003).
ISBN: 1410734676 (paperback, 232 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 141073465X (hardcover, 232 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,historical,fiction]
- Antonio's Wife
by Jacqueline DeJohn.
(Regan Books, 2004).
ISBN: 0060558008 (hardcover, 448 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,historical]
- The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley.
(1941).
[fiction,formerly]
- Laurie's Heaven and Other Stories
by Alma Aquilino Ilacqua.
The author is a retired professor of LeMoyne College.
[fiction,anthology,formerly]
- Thirty: Fifty-two Short Poems and Three Short Stories
by Alma Aquilino Ilacqua.
(Dorrance, 2002).
The author is a retired professor of LeMoyne College.
ISBN: 0805954503 (hardcover, 92 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[poetry,fiction,anthology,formerly]
- The Pleasing Hour
by Lily King.
(New York: Simon & Schuster).
Softcover; the author went to Syracuse University.
[fiction,formerly]
- Evil Seed
by Carolyn G. McGovern-Bowen.
(1stBooks Library, 2001).
ISBN: 0759647801 (paperback, 506 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 140333272X (hardcover, 520 pages, 1stBooks Library, 2002) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,sf]
- Bright Lights, Big City: A Novel
by Jay McInerney.
(1984).
The author was a student at Syracuse University.
ISBN: 0394726413 (paperback, 182 pages, Random House, 1987) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0394756886 (paperback, 238 pages, Random House, 1987) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0394558154 (audio cassette, 1987) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0394553713 (audio cassette, abridged, Random House, 1986) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- As Best We Could: A Civil War Story of the 101st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and their loved ones at home
by Jean Marie McLain.
(1st World Library, 2003).
ISBN: 0971856222 (paperback, 480 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,historical]
- The Barrens: A Novel of Suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates.
(Carroll & Graf, 2001).
The author attended Syracuse University.
ISBN: 0786708476 (hardcover, 320 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,mystery]
- Faithless: Tales of Transgression
by Joyce Carol Oates.
(Ecco Press, 2001).
The author attended Syracuse University.
ISBN: 0060185252 (hardcover, 352 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,anthology]
- I'll Take You There
by Joyce Carol Oates.
(Ecco Press, 2002).
The author attended Syracuse University. The book is set in a university in Syracuse.
ISBN: 0060501170 (hardcover, 290 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0792727371 (audio CD, 2002) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 079272710X (audio cassette, 2002) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,topic,fiction]
- Them
by Joyce Carol Oates.
(1969).
The author attended Syracuse University.
ISBN: 0449206920 (paperback, Fawcett Books, 1996) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0679640258 (hardcover, 432 pages, Random House, 2000) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates.
(Penguin, 1996).
Oprah book club selection.
ISBN: 0525942238 (hardcover, 454 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0452282829 (paperback, 464 pages, Penguin, 1996) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 1565114949 (audio cassette, HighBridge Company, due 3/5/2001) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- Tilting at Windmills
by Joseph Pittman.
(Pocket Books).
The author used to live in the Syracuse area. He uses "Linden Corners" as the name of a fictional town in upstate New York.
ISBN: 0743407377 (hardcover, 320 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- The Lovely Bones: A Novel
by Alice Sebold.
(Little Brown & Company, 2002).
The author attended Syracuse University.
ISBN: 0316666343 (hardcover, 288 pages) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 1402521154 (unabridged cassette, Recorded Books, 2002) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 1402532903 (audio CD, 2002) Try Amazon.com; ISBN: 0786245972 (large print hardcover, 527 pages, Thorndike Press, 2002) Try Amazon.com.
[fiction,formerly]
- Pelican Watch
by Rose Senehi.
(iUniverse.com, 2004).
The author used to live outside Cazenovia.
ISBN: 0595325661 (paperback, 240 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,romance]
- Shadows in the Grass
by Rose Senehi.
(iUniverse.com, 2001).
The author used to live outside Cazenovia.
ISBN: 0595182240 (paperback, 280 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,topic,romance]
- Windfall
by Rose Senehi.
(iUniverse.com, 2002).
The author used to live outside Cazenovia.
ISBN: 0595212026 (paperback, 200 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[fiction,formerly]
- Bakerman's Dozen
by Keith R. Stroud.
(Xlibris Corporation, 2000).
ISBN: 0738814318 (paperback 161 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction,anthology]
- The Dance
by Keith R. Stroud.
(1983).
The author lived in CNY.
ISBN: 0970276605 (paperback 314 pages, Morris Publishing, 2000) Try Amazon.com.
[formerly,fiction]
- A Mendocino Mystery
by Mary Cesario Weaver.
(Lost Coast Press, 2003).
The author is a Syracuse native. The main character's name is "Syracuse".
ISBN: 1882897749 (paperback, 184 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[fiction,mystery,formerly,topic]
- Captain Blackman
by John A. Williams.
ISBN: 1566890969 (paperback, 336 pages, Coffee House Press, 2000, Minneapolis) Try Amazon.com.
[fiction,formerly]
- Old School
by Tobias Wolf.
(Knopf, 2003).
The author was formerly on the Syracuse University faculty.
ISBN: 0375401466 (hardcover, 208 pages) Try Amazon.com.
[fiction,formerly]