1. "Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse
2. "By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" by Paulo Coehlo
3. "The Genius of The Italian Theater" by Eric Bentley
4. "Lighning Field" by Dana Spiotta
5. "Belzhar" by Meg Wolitzer
6. "Lying Awake" by Mark Salzman
7. "The Strange Case of the Mad Professor" by Peter Kobel