Nathan Poell, Kansas University graduate student, Lawrence

“‘Moby Dick’ and a phonology textbook and a linguistics fieldwork textbook. That’s about it.”

Shannon Leslie, nanny, Lawrence

“I just finished ‘Ishmael’ by Daniel Quinn.”

Lee Honeycutt, researcher, Raleigh, N.C.

“I just finished the Hillary Clinton biography.”

Carol Prindle, researcher, Chicago

“I’m reading a mystery by Martha Grimes called ‘The Grave Maurice.'”

Maggie Curry, KU senior, Lawrence

“The more interesting one is the ‘Blue Fairy Book’ of old fairy tale classics that I’m reading just for fun.”