Anna Goins, Kansas State University graduate student, Manhattan

“I just picked up ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran,’ by Azar Nafisi. It’s a memoir about a woman living in a fundamentalist society.”

David Becker, adjunct professor, Lawrence

“‘Canoeing with the Cree,’ by Eric Sevareid. It’s an autobiography about traveling up to Hudson Bay in a canoe.”

Jason Cassock, Washington University sophomore, Seattle

“‘Macbeth.’ I’m playing him in a performance. I’m trying to become him, so I need to know him intimately.”

Ray Cross, restaurant owner, Lawrence

“‘Plan of Attack,’ by Bob Woodward. It’s about the Bush administration’s plan for the invasion of Iraq.”