What are you reading?

“‘A Tale of Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens. I read the shorter version when I was very small. ... He develops characters very deeply.”

“‘Art As an Early Intervention Tool for Children With Autism’ by Nicole Martin. I read it because the author is my wife.”

“‘Peeps’ by Scott Westerfeld. It’s about vampires. ... I read some of his other books and I liked them.”

“‘From Grandmother to Granddaughter: Salvadoran Women’s Stories’ by Michael Gorkin, Marta Pineda and Gloria Leal. It’s about how gender and class roles have changed since the end of the El Salvadoran civil war.”