Earlier today, Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) gave out free books in Washington Square Park.
A line of people wrapped around the park, despite the early timing and freezing temperatures.
So, while we all waited, I decided to ask: if you could give any book away for free, what would it be?
1. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
2. The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
3. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
4. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
5. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
6. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
7. Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross
8. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
9. Looking For Alaska by John Green
10. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
11. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
12. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
13. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
14. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
15. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
16. Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim
17. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
18. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
19. Everything by David Mitchell
20. The Authority by Warren Ellis
21. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
22. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
23. Feed by M.T. Anderson
24. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
25. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
26. The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
27. Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
28. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Turns out, Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler had some thoughts as well.
29. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
30. Why Did I Ever by Mary Robison
