It's always intriguing to find out what famous and newly acclaimed authors recommend from their current or past reading. Parade, the Sunday magazine that is distributed by many newspapers (including the Evansville Courier & Press), publishes an occasional column, "Parade Picks", that features the recommendations of popular authors. Recently, Nicholas Sparks commented on five novels that have moved him most. Newsweek publishes a similar column in most of its issues, "A Life in Books", asking esteemed writers to list and comment on "My Five Most Important Books", "A Book You Always Return To" , "A Book You Hope Parents Read to Their Children", and "A Classic You've Revisited With Disappointment" (interesting to see how the passage of time can affect one's attitude towards a fondly-remembered book).