CoverSpy

The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman (F, 40s, black jacket and jeans, red blouse, sunglasses propped on head, R train) http://bit.ly/168Qrnd

Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton (M, 30s, worn Nationals hat, slight stubble, green North Face, backpack, 4 train) http://bit.ly/XZwOZK

Room, Emma Donoghue (M, 30s, translucent brown glasses, earring in middle of ear, shirt rolled to the elbows, 6 train) http://bit.ly/XZwnie

The Believers, Zoë Heller (F, 30s, Orion Consultants duffle, got up so friends could sit next to each other, 4 train) http://bit.ly/XZvoP2

The Ivory Tower, Henry James (M, 50s, brown glasses, flowered shirt, tweed blazer, backpack on one shoulder, 4 train) http://bit.ly/XZrZj7

Mom and Me and Mom, Maya Angelou (F, 40s, bright orange skinny jeans, bright orange plaid scarf, 5 train) http://bit.ly/11FfuZd

Keeper of Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger (F, 40s, reading glasses, A train) http://bit.ly/11UB9LK

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Jason Stearns (F, 40s, iPad, iPhone, headphones, Darling Coffee) http://bit.ly/11UBtKz

Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez (F, 20s, extremely large sunglasses, wearing them inside, N train) http://bit.ly/N1VJqo

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot (F, 60s, opened up to page 1 and began to read, M60 bus) http://bit.ly/NMDnuc

Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (F, 60s, headphones, black backpack, C train) http://bit.ly/11UwZ6L

What is the What, Dave Eggers (F, 30s, standing on the sidewalk, waiting for the M4 bus) http://bit.ly/11UzCFt

Inferno, Dante (F, 30s, black leggings, black coat, big dropped pearl earrings, highlighted short hair, 4 train) http://bit.ly/ZlCQVL

The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick (F, 40s, grocery bag, scarf, stoic visage, C train) http://bit.ly/11Uxr4T