Spoken-word legend Gil Scott-Heron, who performs tonight at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, has been a lifelong reader. (His mom was a librarian and he earned a master's degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University.) He recommends some American classics.
JON BREAM
"Read 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' It's one of the books that changed America. If you like essays and things that have a point that we all need to notice, then read 'The Best of Simple' by Langston Hughes."
