Can you name me some books that are somehow about the city where they take place? [more inside]
posted by hoyland on Oct 21, 2012 - 75 answers

Can you suggest a book or article that discusses the rise of America's leading metropolitan areas? [more inside]
posted by jne1813 on Dec 13, 2010 - 6 answers

I love Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City. It's a non-fiction book about Chicago in 1893 which reads much like a novel. I'd like to read other books written in the same novel-esque style about some other cities or historic events. Know of any novel-like non-fiction reads?
posted by melodykramer on Jun 29, 2008 - 47 answers

What one book will allow others to gain the truest insight into the soul of each city or region [more inside]
posted by reenum on May 6, 2008 - 16 answers

Reading yesterday’s Tales of the City post, I got to wondering: are there any books set in Southeast Asian locations that “sell” their settings the way Tales of the City does for San Francisco, or The Number One Ladies Detective Agency does for Botswana? [more inside]
posted by micketymoc on May 4, 2008 - 7 answers

Please recommend children's books about great cities of America and/or the world. [more inside]
posted by matildaben on Sep 28, 2005 - 16 answers