So I am working on the latest story and realized, "Why, I have no idea what one does when one is marooned on a desert island! I shall have to do research!"
I am sure there are books out there like "Twenty-Five Foolproof Tips for Surviving on a Desert Island" or "Marooning and You: What You Need To Know", but I'm not so much interested in the best way to weave a lean-to out of palm fronds as what other writers have done with the same sort of situation. So I've compiled a little reading list: