Book Blogger Hop

Thanks Crazy-For-Books, for this week's question:


 "What are you reading now and why are you reading it?"

I usually read three books at a time from three different categories: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction and YA.

Right now I am reading: 

 I am reading Karen Russell's Swamplandia, because it sounded exactly like the sort of thing I would like: quirky, unique plot, Gothic elements.  And then the publisher was kind enough to provide a lovely finished copy (the book just came out this week).  So far, I am not disappointed at all; I am loving the book.

I am reading Jennifer Donnolly's Revolution because I have heard good things about it from other bloggers and because I was intrigued by the book's trailer.  So far, I have enjoyed reading about the narrator's life as a teenager in New York, and I am excited to read more about her experience in Paris.

I am reading Mira Bartok's, The Memory Palace, because, again, I received it from the publisher.  I read a review of this one in the New York Times and it peaked my interest because of the subject matter: narrator with a schizophrenic mother experiences her own brain trauma and explores the significance of memory.  It has also been quite a while since I read a memoir, so I was due.