Nicole Young, sales associate and barista, Lawrence

“I’m reading ‘In the Little World’ by John H. Richardson. It’s a book about being a dwarf in today’s society.”

Patrick Roberts, Cooper Union junior, New York

“‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It’s about Gatsby. It’s basically a love story.”

Cortney McKay, Kansas University junior, Sioux City, Iowa

“‘Positively Fourth Street’ by David Hajdu. It’s about the life of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina.”

Cheryl Seiwald, company president, Perry

“‘The Reckoning,’ by David Halberstam. It’s about the manufacturing process in China and Japan, and how our manufacturing processes have been shaped by them.”

Zoey Ramberg, University of Minnesota freshman, Lawrence

“I’m reading ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s about a family’s voyage to Africa and their expedition into the Congo.”