An Important Book you haven’t read: “The Man Without Qualities” by Robert Musil. It’s still in plastic, in a beautiful box set. I feel so bad about it; what can I say? I’ll get there eventually.

A book you want your kids to read: “Little House on the Prairie.” I really want them to love the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, because they were important to me, but I’m worried they won’t because they’re boys.