“I'm reading 'This is the Faith,' by Canon Francis Ripley. It's a book about Catholicism and why Catholics believe what they believe.”

— Eliza Smithson, Kansas University freshman, Lawrence

“'Final Impact,' by John Birmingham. It's the final book of a trilogy in an alternate history series about World War II if it were fought with modernized weapons.”

— Curtis Bost, baker, Lawrence

“'A New Earth,' by Eckhart Tolle. It's about nonduality. He's a great teacher. He has many books and CDs, but has recently released his first DVD of a lecture he gave.”

— Linda Champion, retired, Lawrence

“I just read 'Sophie's Choice,' by William Styron. It's about a woman who was sent to a concentration camp for stealing food, but it's really more about how it affected her psychologically and how it affects her relationships with others.”

— Layne Alexander, Kansas University freshman, Lawrence