John Grame, newspaper carrier, Lawrence

“‘Dragons of Earth.’ It’s about human intelligence and how it’s been evolving since we were chimps.”

Mike Scott, groundskeeper, Lansing

“‘Still Life with Woodpecker’ by Tom Robbins”

T. K. Peterson, Marisco’s employee, Lawrence

“‘Kitchen Confidential’ by Anthony Bourdain. It’s about his travels as a chef.”

Emily Werner, KU sophomore, Chicago

“It’s called ‘Ceremony,’ by Leslie Silko.”

Bruce Remke, scientific specialist at Quintiles, Lawrence

“I just finished ‘Diamond Age’ by Neal Stephenson, which is a science fiction novel about nanotechnology.”