For Newsweek, he named his five most important books.

A classic that, upon revisiting, disappointed:Read more about West's most important books.
The poems of Philip Larkin. He's renowned for his comic sensibility, but I found mere wit and iciness.
A book you hope parents read to their children:
"The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin. His letter to his nephew is wise advice to love and serve.
--Marshal Zeringue