Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

We won't call these children's books, because - really - any adult worth their salt will cherish them as much as any kid.

Ten Books Chosen by Maaza Mengiste

The Booker Prize finalist nominates the books that would find a place on her desert island.

Ten Timeless Beach Reads

We plundered the One Grand Books archives to identify ten picks from ten different curators that will elevate your beach towel this summer. If you go easy on the daiquiris you might just read them all in time for fall.