Books based here
Fiction and narrative nonfiction where Astoria is the setting, not a mention. Every book on the shelf was verified at a holder: the publisher, the author's own pages, or a library catalogue record. Below the line sit the leads - real books whose Astoria setting is not yet held to that standard, labeled as leads and never dressed as verified.
Set in Astoria - verified
The borderline one, with its nuance
Set in the coast towns - verified
Where to get them locally
The honest headline: neither Astoria bookshop publishes a title-level catalogue online, so no book on this shelf can promise you a copy on a shelf. What each holder's own page does say is printed below, exactly as far as it goes.
Leads - below the line
Real books, printed as leads: the setting claim rests on a single review, a reader platform, or a mention among several settings. They move up only when a publisher, author, or library record carries the setting.