My reading rate has increased since early August. We went to Coronado for a few days and it was an enjoyable time at the beach or by the pool. I brought down the 2005 edition of the Best American Short Stories, edited by Michael Chabon. It was very enjoyable and the decision of reading short stories on vacation was one of my better ones since you never knew when it would be time to throw the kids in the pool or head out to do something else. I sometimes will get a bit cranky if I'm in the middle of a novel and have to tear myself away from the page but short stories are different so that was a plus.
At any rate, that started my return to reading. Since then, here are the books I've read though the order isn't correct:
I like the mix of books here. It's what I try to do as much as possible.
As to what I'm currently reading, at work, it's 2006 Best New American Voices short story collection. Short stories at work do well much like they did on vacation since I have a set amount of time and I can always at least finish one story before the return to the salt mines. At home, it's Andrea Seigel's To Feel Stuff which has been getting great reviews and I'm enjoying it so far.
The queue is Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, The Narrows by Michael Connelly and Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. The last two I picked up at a school carnival for $1.50.