15 New Yorkers' Favorite Books

Amy Poehler

"When I was growing up, I was a voracious reader; I loved sitting in my house and jumping into new worlds. But more important, I loved meeting new people. Reading was a way to make friends or enemies, a way to discover how all these different people exist in the world and to rub shoulders with them." —Amy Poehler, actress and comedienne

Books that made a difference to Amy Poehler:

I Like You by Amy Sedaris 

Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Away by Amy Bloom

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving