Summer Reading

So I started dabbling with Library Thing and now I'm sort of addicted. How nerdy is that? Here's how LT works: You go in and enter all of the books you own on their online database. You get to pick cover graphics, put reviews or notes, rate the books, categorize them, and sort them. So for the book addict, you not only get to fondle your real-life books, but fondle them electronically as well.

Like I said, nerdy. I love it.

The only thing is, I can now see exactly how big my to-be-read pile is. I've always sort of prided myself on having a manageable TBR pile; I buy books in spurts, then spend months reading what I have without buying more. Still, apparently I manage to buy more books than I'll ever read. I haven't bought books in a while and I'm interested in the new Shomi line coming out and Molly O'Keefe has another one next month and it's just about time to scour eBay for some out-of-print classics. (My last eBay venture found me some weird old Mary Stewarts, and the one before that netted me Bliss and Dance by Judy Cuevas.)






To add to all that, I went to the library. After hearing several folks (Miss Snark, Megan, and Kathleen my librarian for just a few) recommend them, I picked up a Jack Reacher book (do they have to be read in order? I couldn't tell) and a Kelley Armstrong I haven't read and Heyer's The Corinthian and Stephen King's The Colorado Kid.




Oh, and I just started Pam Rosenthal's The Slightest Provocation, and so far it's terrific. So now it's a nice summer day out and all I really want to do is read. Crap.

Some days, work just gets in the way. But I've been doing a lot of writing lately so I can go read, right?

Right?

What are you reading this summer?