Lafayette College Library

The NYRB Classics imprint publishes an eclectic mix of titles. Among Skillman's recent additions from this collection is One Straw Revolution, which Michael Pollan has called "one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement."

Irene, who's a fan of some of the titles in this series, can't wait until January, when a new edition of Olivia Manning's "Balkan Trilogy" novels will be released. She plans to press it on as many people as she can, so if you're not interested in reading novels about young British expatriates in Bucharest and Athens in the early days of World War II, steer clear of Irene in January.

See a complete list of NYRB Classics in Skillman's collection.