A must on any political leader's reading list: "The Power Broker," by Robert A. Caro. Photo by Josh Kurtz
First of two parts
Most politicians aren’t usually at a loss for words.
But when a new colleague asked Del. Marc Korman (D-Montgomery) a couple of years ago for suggestions on things he should read to prepare for life in the General Assembly, Korman didn’t know how to respond.
“I didn’t have an immediate answer, which was a little embarrassing to me,” Korman recalled in a recent interview.
Korman is a bibliophile, someone who is known to read just about anything. And as he pondered the question, he turned to a friend and colleague who is also a voracious reader, particularly books about government, politics and leadership — state Sen. Cory V. McCray (D-Baltimore City). The two young lawmakers — Korman is 39, McCray is 38 — entered the House of Delegates together in 2015 and have been trading books since before they were even elected.
