What are you reading?

“'The Devil in the Kitchen,' by Marco Pierre White. It's a memoir by the first British chef to get a Michelin star.”

“'Nature Girl,' by Carl Hiaasen. There's a whole lot of crazy characters that are all tied together by a revenge plot on a telemarketer who interrupted dinner.”

“'The Meaning and End of Religion,' by Wilfred Cantwell Smith. It's a book of religious theory I'm reading for a comprehensive exam for my master's degree.”

“'The Inheritance of Loss,' by Kiran Desai. It's a novel about people who live in the Himalayas set in the 1980s. It's a beautiful book.”

“'The Game,' by Neil Strauss. It's a book about various pickup artists teaching shy guys how to put themselves out there. It's a pretty entertaining read. He's a very good, and funny, author.”