—ALEXANDRA PENNEY, author and journalist

“Howard was a passionate and discerning reader. It was very gratifying to see the specialized books I wrote, starting with ‘Wallace K. Harrison, Architect,’ on his bookshelf alongside volumes by widely read authors such as Robert Caro and Ron Chernow.”

—VICTORIA NEWHOUSE, architectural historian

“He always brought me straight into the library when I arrived at the apartment, and he would often give me a book. I’ve recently been thinking of a Civil War novel he gave me: ‘Andersonville,’ by MacKinlay Kantor. It took him about 45 seconds to find it. He pulled it off the shelf and said, ‘I know you’re going to love this one.’”