“’Kustom Graphics’ by Korero books. I focus on tattooing. It’s just something to do on the side. This one is more mainstream.”

— James Shupe, general labor, Lawrence

“’Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ by J.K. Rowling. It’s the third book in the series. Harry meets his godfather, though he doesn’t know it at the time. He sort of comes into his own basically.”

— Talya James, legal studies student, Topeka

“’A Long Way Gone’ by Ishmael Beah. It’s about a little boy who lives in Africa and escapes from the rebels. It’s a biography.”

— Katie Long, journalism major, Lawrence

“’The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. There’s this woman and she’s married into some money and Gatsby moves in across the way and they spy on each other and always throw these parties.”

— Becca Arnold, pre-nursing major, Lawrence

“I read a short history book about the founding of Baldwin City by a local author.”

— Joy Anderton, entrepreneur, Baldwin City