This week at the Cafe we discussed the need or lack of need of stories in the world. Overall, as writers, of course we need stories. Most of us are voracious readers, so this for the week’s Ephemera we decided to check in and see what all of the Confabulators are reading right now.<\/p>\n
Ashley M. Poland<\/a><\/p>\n My husband got me Anathem<\/em> by Neil Stephenson. As with many Stephenson books, it doubles as a home defense device. I’m not very far into the book yet, because I’m one of those<\/em> readers. Otherwise, I’ve been sort of just reading bits of things here and there.<\/p>\n Kevin Wohler<\/a><\/p>\n I’m currently reading several novels that I started last year. I made a New Year’s resolution to clean up my half-finished novels before starting any new ones. That said, I’m currently reading Geekomancy<\/i> by Michael R. Underwood — a good urban fantasy with a lot of geek cultural references thrown in, and Odd Hours<\/i> by Dean Koontz — the fourth book in the author’s Odd Thomas series.<\/p>\n Larry Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n My current reading rotation includes The Graveyard Book<\/em> by Neil Gaiman, Wonder Boys<\/em> by Michael Chabon, and Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief<\/em> by Lawrence Wright. The last one\u2019s an audiobook, but I still think it counts. I\u2019ve listened to a lot of books while I\u2019m doing something else, and it\u2019s one of my preferred ways to study dialogue.<\/p>\n