I'm reading Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks since he'll be in town next week.

I am reading two books at once. One is "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan, and the other is "This Land is Their Land" by Barbara Ehrenreich.

I rolled from The Help by Kathryn Stockett, which is about life as a "colored" (I just cringed as I typed that) maid in the early 60s, which was very compelling and I actually held my breath on a couple of parts, straight into Sandra Dallas' Tallgrass where I became very involved with the lives of the WWII-era Colorado beet farmers (yeah, I laughed at that, too) and the Japanese interned (interred? but doesn't that mean dead and buried?) just outside town. Has that To Kill A Mockingbird thing going on. Once more, with the breath-holding. They were both terrific books but all of that involvement wore me out.

I'm re-reading Laura Lippman's Baltimore Blues in an attempt to decompress. I like Tess Monaghan just fine but I don't lose sleep over her.

I am reading Perdido Street Station, the masterpiece by China Mieville (yes, I've read it before). The ebook was offered free by Amazon for the Kindle - Mieville's descriptions of grungy New Crubazon are just as vivid in the ebook as they were when I read the trade paperback.

I am reading a fiction book and an essay:
the fiction one is A most wanted man, by John le Carre;
the essay is Warped passages; unraveling the mysteries of hidden dimensions, by Lisa Randall.

Eve, my wife and daughter were sobbing all through our vacation, as thy took turns reading The Help. They both loved it. While we were in Colorado, I picked up Tallgrass. I agree completely about the TKAM flavor.
Richard, The City and The City was my first Mielville, and I was really impressed. I'll have to pick up his others now.

I'm reading "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan.

I've just started reading this book entitled "What is the What" by Dave Eggers (who seems like an amazing author). The topics of his books are so random, but on subjects that are near and dear to my heart.
The beautifully illustrated "Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is next on my list.

I am reading "Haunting Bombay" by Shilpa Agarwal. I'm only on the 3rd chapter, but the intro chapter pulled me into the story right away.

I have just finished reading "John Adams" by David McCullough. It was not an easy read, but it's definitely a worthwhile read.

Dave, thank you for "Graffiti World." I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Now I'll be able to look at graffiti the world over and then conclude that New York's is the best.

I'm reading "The Sari Shop Widow" by Shobhan Bantwall. It's the story of a young Indian widow in Edison, NJ, who finds romance as she helps her parents save a family business from bankruptcy.

I'm reading The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks. I've been waiting for this 3rd book of his trilogy. Plus it's the first decent length book I'm going to read on my new IPod touch (using secure eReader) so I'm doubly excited.

I'm almost through all 3 Black CATs novels by Marylander Leslie Parrish. She comes to sign tomorrow and I'd like to finish all 3 beforehand. Good thrillers - cyber crime but still kinda gritty for all that. Somewhat darker than Laura Lippman but not David Simon-dark.

I'm reading The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett... for those of us who love books beyond whats written in the pages, this is a wonderful true tale!

I've been flipping around in a gardening book from the library, You Grow Girl.
My reading group chose a brand new book not yet available from the library. I picked it up at the Book Escape. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies