Tom Hanks spoke with New York Times book critic Parul Sehgal about his short story collection, Uncommon Type: Some Stories as one of two keynote authors at the Portland celebration of contemporary authors and literature on Saturday, Nov. 10th.

Backstage with reporters, he shared titles he’s read recently, scrolling through book cover photos on his phone. Our Towns, by James Fallows and Deborah Fallows, “That was great.”