Lorene Powell, retired, Lawrence

“Joanna Trollope’s ‘Girl From the South.’ I read all of her books. They’re usually set in England, but this one isn’t.”

Connie Loury, retired, Lawrence

“Right now I’m reading the Bible, ‘The Lost American Culture,’ and I’m trying to see if I can find ‘The Red Tent.’ I’m a voracious reader.”

Forrest Neibarger, 9 years old, St. John’s School

“I read Calvin and Hobbs books. I really like that.”

David Rush, software engineer, Kansas City, Kan.

“I’m looking for a reference book on Linux.”

Leif Pierson, KU graduate student, Lawrence

“‘The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy’ by Martha C. Nussbaum. I’m a teaching assistant at KU, and I’m teaching Western Civ.”