Today is National Book Lovers Day, a day for all who love to read.

No matter if you like to read self-improvement, nonfiction, fiction or some other types of books, take a few minutes out of your day today to dive into another world.

Books have been around for many years, though they started out looking different from ones we have today. They started on things such as stone tablets and papyrus and were then made out of parchment or calf skin bound tightly with a wooden cover. Modern technologies such as computers and the printing press have made it even easier and cheaper to make books, and today, books can be accessed electronically on tablets and cellphones.

If you’re looking for some good reads, check out these favorites from some of the Tribune employees:

• “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

• “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte

• “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien

• “Dracula” by Bram Stoker

• “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion” by Jonathan Haidt

• “The Biology of Belief” by Bruce Lipton

• “Rich Dad Poor Dad” series by Robert Kiyosaki

• “Snow Flower & The Secret Fan” by Lisa See

• “Light A Penny Candle” by Maeve Binchy

• “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen

• “Master of the Game” by Sidney Shelton

• “Family Album” by Danielle Steel

• “The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins

• Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich

• “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult

• “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett