We read novels for varying reasons. Some of us want to fall immediately into a plot that compels us to read on. Others long for settings in faraway lands or places comfortably familiar. Still others read for the quality of the writing, the play of language, the deliberate creation of a character. Interesting stories sit at the intersection of more than one of these elements, and here the commonality is found in the richly drawn characters whose vibrancy guides the action.

Presenters: Anthony Marra, Chris Pavone, Laura Warrell

Moderator: Dianna E. Morgan