“I'm reading 'The Aeneid,' by Virgil for my mythology class. It's the story of Aeneas following the fall of Troy.”

— Nicole Schmidt, Kansas University sophomore, Lawrence

“'Century Rain,' by Alastair Reynolds. It's about the Earth being destroyed by a disease. They find a way to go back in time to prevent it, but another faction follows them back in time to spread the disease in the past.”

— Sherman Loges, barber, Lawrence

“'The Normal Christian Life,' by Watchman Nee. He wrote the book while imprisoned in China during the 1930s.”

— Sharon Bradford, counselor, Vancouver, Wash.

“'Braking the Special Interests,' by Dorothy Robyn. It's about trucking deregulation in the 1980s and how it destroyed companies that relied on union labor.”

— John Geery, financial adviser, Lawrence