After a fleeting reference on another Sun Blog, (not all Sadnboxers are as obnoxiously pretentious as those who attacked you, Dave!) I've spent the week reading Helen Chappell's Oysterback Tales and Oysterback Spoken Here. I read these years ago and they were just plain fun.

Reading "Free" by Chris Anderson, his folo to "Long Tail." (OK, it's an advance reader's copy - doesn't drop until next month.)

Not as brilliant as Long Tail (which is like saying Beethoven's Fourth just doesn't measure up to the Third), but still insightful - especially about how change in the cost structure of distribution utterly disrupts traditional businesses.

A fine read - but Hal Varian's "Information Rules" implied most of this 10 years ago.

I'm reading Stacey D'Erasmo's novel, The Sky Below.
Eve, I'd like to read the Oysterback books. they remind me of the "Bert and I" CD series -- a hilarious look at life in small-town Maine.

The Night of the Gun, by David Carr..
reporter "investigates" his own memoir of drug-addled days

Beloved, by Octavia Butler
She's one of my favorite authors and since she can't write anymore books I have been putting off reading this one since it's her only book I haven't read yet.

I meant Kindred...my mind is slipping, although there are parallels between the two books...

a parent - I read Kindred in college, and it was one of the few required reading books that I really enjoyed. I keep seeing it on my bookshelf and want to pick it up and read it again!

I'm currently reading "Boneman's Daughters" by Ted Dekker. I added to my "must read" list after a suggestion by someone on here. Otherwise, I would have probably never picked up this gem. I'm really liking it so far. I'm about half way through, and it pains me every time I have to put it down. haha

I'm reading The Imperfect Enjoyment a bachelor's memoir by Dewan Gibson.. It's an interesting look at a bachelors life.

I am reading The Women, by TC Boyle
And also re-reading Cherry Ames.

Just got a bunch of 'em off Amazon, who knew they'd been reprinted? Joyous!

We got some more entries from the Twittersphere:

iurbia: "No Shortcuts to the Top"

mikenealis: "Steven Pinker’s The Stuff of Thought – Languge as a Window into Human Nature."

khager: "Enjoying the new Lisa Gardner. The Harry Potter book looks awesome but the last thing I need are more book suggestions. ;)"

Mary_Spiro: "I am reading Lewis Black's Me of Little Faith." Intended result = faith in something more than ourselves. Insightful, funny."

And Jenn, a parent: I've been eyeing Kindred for a while now...might be time to get myself to the bookstore, again.

I'm also reading The Imperfect Enjoyment by Gibson. That book is so crazy (but a little explicit)! I'm about half way through but I think he's going to get back with the Muslim girl.

I'm reading First Family by David Baldacci. Just finished In Defense of Food, about to start on Shatter.

I'm currently reading Into the Wild by John Krakauer. This is a school-assigned book, but as I get deeper into the novel, I start enjoying the main character more and appreciate his drive to be less materialistic.