I'm reading "The Autograph Man", by Zadie Smith. Strange, but very interesting--she is a fantastic author. I'd also recommend her "White Teeth".

Faithful Place was really good...I've read all of her books except for the latest.

I am reading The Marriage Plot.

I just finished Half a Life. It was an excellent and poignant memoir. Definitely recommend!

Started "Game of Thrones" this morning.

Night Watch by Linda Fairstein. Excellent mind candy!

I am looking for brainless reading. Any suggestions.

I love the Sophie Kinsella "Shopaholic" series or Emily Giffin's books. "Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue" are the first two.

I like the Joanne Fluke book series- first one is The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. They are really light murder mysteries. The books are as much about the characters lives as the mysteries. And there are recipes at the end of each chapter :)

I just finished up THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker, a coming-of-age story with a sci-fi twist (the world is slowing its revolutions) that is just absolutely wonderful. Very grounded, never skates by on the premise, but fully explores every implication both personal and global.

Right now I'm suffering through a cold and thus picked up a random book off my nightstand: TOOTH AND CLAW by Jo Walton, which is a Trollope or Austen-esque comedy of manners set in a society populated entirely by dragons. It is really, really well done and interesting. I thought it might be stupid but I can't recommend it highly enough.

I love Joanne Fluke, I totally second this!!
Christopher Moore- The Stupidest Angel, Lamb, You Suck... great brainless comedy.

I'm reading Sarah's Key. Interesting, I'm enjoying it so far.

Just finished The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart yesterday and started Guilty by Jonathan Kellerman today.

Looking forward to starting The Girls of Atomic City when summer break starts later this week.

finally finished Silver Sparrow after hearing a lot of good feedback. it was on a super duper sale (2.97) at books a million!
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listening to 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter. I'm so glad I downloaded the audiobook b/c listening to the story actually feels like i'm having a conversation with one of my girlfriends.
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My co-worker lent me Fifty Shades of Grey. It was different than I thought it would be, and MUCH less scandalous than I was lead to believe by all the hoopla. I'm looking forward to eventually finishing the trilogy.

Just finished House of Mirth. Just started Emma.

I am reading "The Science of Yoga: The Risks and Rewards" by William J. Broad. It is prep work for my yoga teacher training that I start in January.

More than halfway through Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - craziness.

Just started White Oleander.

bumping! *k_s e-voice* where my bibliophiles at?!

I am currently reading "Goodbye to All That," a series of short stories of writers on loving and leaving New York (fitting for where I am in life right now). I posted my list of books I'm looking forward to reading this summer in the WDYFLS thread, but I'm looking for a really good memoir or collection of short stories. Suggestions?

Would also love to hear what yall are reading these days.

I just finished reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye with my book club. It's a quiet book that starts very slowly (as in, it takes 100+ pages to get into it) but it's worth it. I was surprised but I really started to care about this quiet older man who didn't want any limelight and wasn't good at expressing himself.

I'm totally caught up with all of Rhys Bowen's murder mystery series...The Constable Evans series (I think she's done writing this series), The Molly Murphy series (ongoing), and the Royal Spyness series (ongoing).

Constable Evans is a modern day series set in North Wales. Molly Murphy is a turn of the century Irish immigrant/detective in New York. The Royal Spyness series is set in 1930s Britain, and the main character is the daughter of a Duke, who solves mysteries. They all have great characters, humor, etc. Fun summer reads -- but they got me through this long winter.

This summer, I'm really looking forward to the last-in-the-trilogy Deborah Harkness book in July, and the newest Diana Gabaldon Outlander book. I'm also looking forward to Charlaine Harris's first book in her post-Sookie series -- Midnight Crossroad. That comes out May 6.

I just finished The Talented Mr. Ripley. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.

I am almost done with "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness". I read it in about 2 weeks - which says something considering that I'm currently in graduate school.

It's a really good read if you're in to medical mysteries. I couldn't put it down!

With finals approaching the only thing I'm reading right now is A&P and Chemistry. Pathetic, I know.

I'm reading My First Ladies and Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune. So far both are equally interesting and equally different!

I read that a few years ago! What did you think about it? I have several opinions, but no one else I know here has read it. I liked it overall.

HOw was it compared to the movie? I did not like the movie at all.

I've read it a few times. Disturbing, but very good.

Right now I am reading several books:

Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolfe Gates
The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras by Nischala Devi
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long Term Health by T.Colin Campbell & thomas M. Campbell II
Walden by Henry David Thoreau


I just finished Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr. I liked this book a lot except for one small blurb in the beginning, when she is telling her story and she was wondering why she had developed cancer and mentioned all of her positives including being a Democrat. The way she worded it sounded like because she was a faithful Democrat/liberal she did not deserve cancer. That offended me a bit because no one deserves to get cancer in general, much less due to their political affiliation or beliefs. I may be making too much of it, but I found that statement a bit silly and outrageous.

I am reading Maeve Binchey's final book, Chestnut Street. I'm forcing myself to take it slowly, since it is the last one. :(

Interview of The Vampire,

Which edition are you reading? Mine most definitely has lists of characters at the back.

Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer. I just started. My mom recommended it. She has read a lot of his work and said he's pretty good. We'll see.

Just started Bob Saget: Dirty Daddy tonight. So far it's interesting but definitely not for the easily offended.

The Cuckoo's Calling

The Bletchley Park Code Breakers.

We discuss this (specifically, Turing and his Bombe machine) in my logic class. The students always seem to get into the lesson. There's a related movie coming out later this year - The Imitation Game. I'm really looking forward to it!

What I'm reading:
The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
So far, I'm a bit disappointed. I haven't read much, though, so I'm hoping my assessment is off-base.

Darwins Children.