I tend to move towards more historical types of books on leadership and political books with historical perspective. I dont have any titles in mind right now but id like to read nonfiction and i think thats probably what ill stick with. How do you select the books you read . I do it a couple of ways. Sometimes i get suggestions from friends. I used to be in a book club back in the day and illget there reading selections and pick from that. Then ill just, i read the book review sections of the newspaper to see whats good and whats considered page turning so i tried tomix it up. You share books with your colleagues and friends . We share books, we share book ideas. Roy blunt a good friend of mine, is an avid reader and i asked him the other day what he was reading and he mentioned a daniel silva book so i picked that up as a quick read and so far it hasnt disappointed. What books have meantthe most to you throughout your lifetime . I think thats a hard question. I used to read nancy drew books and then of course to kill a mockingbird had a great impression on me as a younger person in school and everything i know i learned in kindergarten. I have a biography about my dad, arts meant a lot to me because i learned a lot about him at the same time so those are meaningful books and im sure ill have more in my future. When and where do youread . I read usually in my den. I read in my family room when im surrounded by my family and then i do read before igo to bed. If im on a trip ill read on an airplane or read at my destination. I tried to read, i read a lot of current events, newspapers and things of that nature. But generally its in the evening hours andthats when i read. If youre interested in hearing more about the books members of congress are reading visit booktv. Org and search what are you reading at the top of the page. Today at 7 pm eastern alive discussion with Pulitzer Prize winning author bob woodward on his new book rage which looks at president Trumps National and Foreign Policy decisions. Watch book tv on cspan2. California welcomes to its distinguished forum the president of the unitedstates of america