Since the season finale of HBO's "The Gilded Age" aired in late March, you may be wondering where you can get that next dose of period drama goodness. The series, created by Julian Fellows of "Downton Abbey," "The Gilded Age" tells the story of 1880s New York through fictional events played against a backdrop of some real-life historical characters such as Caroline Astor, Ward McAllister, Clara Barton and Thomas Edison as well as real events such as the New York Times building being illuminated by incandescent light in 1882. While we wait for a new season to find out what will happen after the Russells' ball and if Peggy Scott will be successful in her heart-wrenching search, several local book lovers suggested some books to tide us over until Season II.