“’Rant’ by Chuck Palahniuk. It’s about time travel and it’s pretty confusing.”

— Aaron Steinert, Cork and Barrel employee, Lawrence

“’Bluebeard’ by Kurt Vonnegut. It’s about an artist who’s a hermit and has a potato barn all locked up. It asks, what is art?”

— Craig Klotz, electronic technician, Lawrence

“The Bible, the King James version. It’s a love story, it’s history. It lets your life be easier if you live it.”

— Mary Nichols, retired licensed practical nurse, Lawrence

“’The Screwtape Letters’ by C.S. Lewis. It’s written from the devil’s perspective to another demon, instructing him.”

— Ethan Kay, Veritas 12th-grader, Lawrence

“’Mallory’s Oracle’ by Carol O’Connell. It’s basically about a girl who’s a sociopath trying to solve her foster parents’ murder.”

— Anne Regel, graduate student, Lawrence