If you please—I urgently require a few good recommendations of novels that have India as a backdrop. [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on Jan 13, 2008 - 55 answers

What books should I buy for someone in jail? [more inside]
posted by suki on Nov 4, 2007 - 35 answers

Looking for mythological, fictional, and / or non-fictional characters and / or stories of a certain nature. [more inside]
posted by almostcool on Mar 7, 2007 - 36 answers

I'm trying to learn about the Edwardian era especially (but not exclusively) in England, Ireland, and Canada. What excellent materials (fiction and non-fiction books, movies, websites, etc.) have you read and seen about this period?
posted by orange swan on Mar 1, 2005 - 17 answers