“Home interior and decorating magazines. I just bought my first house, so I'm really interested in decorating right now.”

— Ashli Garbrandt, salon manager, Tonganoxie

“I read a lot of Catholic blogs. 'New Advent' is a good aggregate of some of the best.”

— Brian Nelson, director of sacred liturgy and music at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence

“'Caribbean' magazine and a magazine about treasure hunting. I go diving, so I like to read about the best places to go, and I like finding out the kind of stuff people find.”

— Don Henderson, FedEx employee, Lawrence

“The 'Bone' series by Jeff Smith. He creates a good story — the characters are really human, though they're not humans in the story.”

— Maximillian Tompkins, unemployed, Lawrence

“'Relentless Forward Progress' by Bryon Powell. It's a how-to guide for ultra-marathons, with some essays, too. I ran my first ultra-marathon — 50 miles — this week. ”

— Alex Beecher, manager, Milton's, Lawrence