Dan Harris I used to read to lead a lot of fiction, mostly for the escape—to be transported to other places and times. More Dan Harris
Cathy Marie Buchanan I write because I’m compelled to create and writing is the act that best satisfies the itch. More Cathy Marie Buchanan
The Making of the President 1960 This groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner revolutionized the way presidential campaigns are reported. More
Coming of Age in Samoa A classic that brought science and literature together for both scholars and the general public. More
Fermat’s Last Theorem International number one bestseller about solving a puzzle that had confounded mathematicians since the seventeenth century. More
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pulitzer Prize winner; considered one of the classic works of creative nonfiction of the late twentieth century. More
Caroline Overington I read to observe the world as it is seen by others; to walk the planet as strangers do; to breathe a story that is not my own. More Caroline Overington
Pallavi Aiyyar I read to travel within and to range wide beyond my limited firsthand experiences. More Pallavi Aiyyar