A team of publishing nerds hits the subways, streets, parks & bars to find out what New Yorkers are reading now.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (M, 20s, Purple headphones, long dreads, kissing pretty lady, F train) http://bit.ly/AAqAjI
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote (F, 20s, long, green puffy coat, wool beanie, silver bangle with little elephants, 6 train) http://bit.ly/AeOt1A
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (F, 20s, grey wool coat, curly hair in high bun, black tights/booties, 5 train) http://bit.ly/AbMrQG
Ada, or Ardor, Vladimir Nabokov (M, 20s, very slim, gray pegged pants, brown leather briefcase, 6 train) http://bit.ly/AmIxSN
Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens (M, 20s, tucked under arm, too crowded to read, 6 train) http://bit.ly/zHIFjV
The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan (M, 30s, taller than everyone else, crowded train, holding coffee, 6 train) http://bit.ly/xDqJY1
The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (F, 20s, red coat, Gucci tote, brown nail polish, standing, 6 train) http://bit.ly/A458uW
Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (F, 20s, black coat, discreet pearl earrings, smoky eyes, 6 train) http://bit.ly/s0JW2p
Truman, David McCullough (M, 30s, black pea coat, black Nikes, carrying a long blue pole, M101 bus) http://bit.ly/w3pGSd
Heroes of the Valley, Jonathan Stroud (M, under 12, navy blue hoodie, chinos, big brown school bag, 6 train) http://bit.ly/xhO354
Au-DelĂ de L’Avenue D, Phillippe Marcadè (F, 40s, standing, MTA map bookmark, bobby pins in hair, 6 train) http://bit.ly/yQtscU
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (M, 30s, grey coat, balancing book on messenger bag, John Hodgman look-alike, 6 train) http://on.mtv.com/fDW1lp
Indiana Jones Omnibus vol 1, William Messner-Loeb (F, teens, pierced lip, lace-up boots, Takashi Murakami bag, L train) http://bit.ly/xstFPR
Market Wizards, Jack D. Schwager (M, 30s, big headphones, grey sweater, coifed black hair, L train) http://bit.ly/yDIcA9
The Human Factor, Graham Greene (F, 20s, black pea coat, dark brown cords, black sneaks, L train) http://bit.ly/wlnnaJ