The following 27 books are “recommendations for an evening of good reading,” compiled yearly by William Neenan, SJ, vice president and special assistant to the president. In a time when technology sometimes overwhelms us, the Library and Fr. William Neenan urge you to take time to sit down with a good book, maybe one of these suggestions, and rediscover the simple act of reading for pleasure. View the cumulative list since 1982.