What are you reading right now?

I love reading. I love books. Ask some of the people who helped us the last time we moved, and they'll tell you I/we have too many books - but I would tend to disagree.

One peculiar thing I like to do is read more than one book at a time. I've always read a few books at the same time, and though I've tried the one book, then another, then another approach, it just doesn't work for me.

Almost 2 years ago, in early January 2007, I set myself a little book challenge to see if I could stick to reading one book a month. I must say I failed miserably at the task. So now, I'm back to my old habits and reading more then one book at a time. Currently, I' reading to following:

• Deadhouse Gates, by Steven Erikson (100 pages left)
• Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell (a third into the book)
• EVE - Empyrean Age, by Tony Gonzales (half-way through it)
• Wikinomics, by Tapscott and Williams (just starting)

Here's what I'll be reading next:

• A Fire in the Sun, by George Alec Effinger
• Roma, by Steven Saylor
• British Kings & Queens, by Mike Ashley
• The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett

So far, I much prefer this old approach of mine. Somehow I find that as I need time to digest a book, being able to jump into another while I do this, greatly helps me appreciate the books I read. Go figure! I'll try to write a little review as I finish reading each of these books.

And how about you? What are you reading these days?