From his “By the Book” Q&A in the New York Times Book Review:

• “The Devil's Candy,” by Julie Salamon
• “Five Came Back,” by Mark Harris
• “The Disenchanted,” by Budd Schulberg
• “Kazan on Directing”
• “Not My Father's Son,” by Alan Cumming

I also like his answer on the book he was supposed to like but didn't:

The Bible. It's just not working for me. I wish it was. Wouldn't it be great if it did work for me and I had the peace one gets when knowing the universe is just and kind and guided by eternal intelligence? Maybe I'm reading it wrong. I am more of a “Why Good People Do Bad Things” by James Hollis, kind of guy.