When I flew to QLD for Summit, I sat down next to a lovely lady who turned out to be an avid reader, like me. The only thing I like almost as much as reading is talking about books. Any other ...
I just finished Black Rock, White City by A S Patric. He's an Australian author who's just finding his own style which tends toward the literary, which usually turns me off. I generally like my books fast and furious, but this story about a Serbian couple living in Melbourne was a good read.