At the moment I'm reading the novel Susi gave to us yesterday "Die da kommen".

Oh, I'm reading "Electric Pink Hand Grenade" again at the moment. It's one of my favourites. 

Like you I'm a reading fanfic (a lot), "A Letter to Mary" by Laurie King and "1916" by Morgan Llywelyn for research. 

I've just finished the fanfic "The Blog of Eugenia Watson" (which worked for me in a strange way, probably because the writing is really good) and will put my Kindle aside for a while to read "The Univited" by Liz Jensen .

Davina wrote:

Still reading the Game of Thrones but I am on the second book now.

Is the series good? I haven't seen the TV show. Bought the first book the other day.

Currently reading 'Ruth' by Elizabeth Gaskell.

The books are pretty much the same as above. Really enjoyable as well.

Right now I'm reading a series of books by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong, called "Women of the Otherworld", it is of the supernatural genre. Very good so far , I've also just finished reading The Legend of Zelda Hyrule Historia and Dragon Age World of Thedas, and a few novels by author Libba Bray. I love her stuff, the Gemma Doyle Trilogy and Going Bovine are great books! I highly reccomend them 

Aww, man.... I just wanted to say great idea for a thread, and wish I had a current answer to add to everyone else's!  Nice to see what other fans into similar stuff (or semi-similar, at least) pick up, and get some new suggestions!   I tend to go through phases... am I the only one?.... 'omg I'm behind on all these seasons must watch All The Shows!!!' and plowed through the first seasons of Game of Thrones (didn't read the books, but all the buzz had me curious), the last season I missed of BBC Being Human, several seasons of Quantum Leap after being bitten by the nostalgia bug, House of Cards after hearing so much buzz on (and worth it to watch, if you like that kinda thing!), and various movies and current shows wrapping up to their spring finales.  Then easier to shift focus back to 'omg catch up on All The Books!!!!'  Frankly, about time, since you start to miss it after a while if you love reading, you know?  That big pile I got for xmas is just sitting on the shelf to my side.... taunting....     

Pretty much all of them are the next titles out of series, however, if you're looking for other good ones to pick up or something long-running to lose yourself in:    'Frost Burned' by Patricia Briggs (Silver, you might love her Mercy Thompson series if into supernatural ), 'The Twelve' by Justin Cronin (sequel to The Passage, heavy/intriguing apocalyptical survivors vampire-ish experiment gone wrong), 'A Study In Sherlock' (a neat multi-author compilation), 'Justice Hall' by Laurie R. King (fun Sherlock & apprentice pastiche series with which my moniker comes from).  Oh yeah... and thanks to mentioning that series in past, it was highly suggested to me to also try a certain sherlockian-style Lord Peter Wimsey, which I really hope to within the next... um... year?  ;P  ;)  Not to mention I went back and realized I only ever got so far in the original canon, and would be kinda cool to catch up on them when Series 3 gets close to plunge back into the feel of that world, so 'His Last Bow' is the next collection up.   Funny enough....  I learned a new word today:
Tsundoku - (n.) buying books and not reading them; letting books pile up unread on shelves or floors or nightstands.  Very clever pun, with apparently 'tsundeoku' meaning 'things in a pile' and 'doku' is 'to read'.  (I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A LABEL FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME!!!)

     

Michele wrote:

I do the same Russell, I have a ton of books I own but haven't read yet, although I'm working my way through them slowly. Doesn't stop me adding to my collection though.

I also tend to get a bit addicted to stuff. If I love something I'm very full on, read all the books, watch all the show. I've been known to watch an entire series of a show in a few days. I'm sure I'm not alone.

I'm very much the same! On both accounts!  Especially that last bit...hehe 

I must admit that -even though I'm a German teacher- I feel the same about some of the so-called best writers of their time. I can value them for their impact on literature, but honestly, I hope I never have to read a single sentence Goethe wrote again in my life.

(You can give me works by Schiller or Kafka any time, gladly, but Goethe? No thanks!)

I just read "The Science of Sherlock Holmes" in german: Die Wissenschaft bei Sherlock Holmes und die Anfänge der Gerichtsmedizin by E.J. Wagner.
It is for me some fun because of the connection to Sherlock and some work related reading because of things I do professionally.

You can learn a lot but it is also enjoyable to read.