I'm almost finished with Spindle's End (Robin McKinley). I've been reading her books her and there this summer, as a break from school and professional-type books. Nice, easy fantasy. I'm also plowing through the Amber series (Roger Zelazney) again. Haven't read these since junior high, but I found myself thinking about the first one so picked them up again. One observation: WOW, did the characters smoke a lot! They're literally lighting up 2-3 times on every page. I hadn't realized how rare it is to mention smoking in books anymore until reading this throwback book.
Two I recently read that I think you guys might like: for the 'people books' folks- Have You Seen Luis Veldez (Catherine Ryan Hyde). I was sent this for review (which I'm not doing much anymore), and picked it up just to look at it before sending it on to someone else. I ended up inhaling the whole book in two days. My apocalypse/dystopia peeps: The Last One was an absorbing book about a woman who is on a Survivor-type show. While she and the other contestants are out in the boonies, a wild virus sweeps the nation and wipes out something like 70% of humans. I really enjoyed this one. Can't say the same for The Power. Atwood praised it, but I found it to be an overrated and overwrought faux "gurl powerrr" story. It pandered to a certain audience but had no substance.