I am a prolific reader, and I plan on this being the first of many posts on what I'm reading.
The first thing you need to know is I no longer read fiction. I am often disappointed with novels, so after years of reading some great books and plenty of terrible ones, I have given up on them. I almost exclusively read non-fiction, and though I regularly reread Michael Crichton's wonderful Eaters of the Dead, and Philip K. Dick's amazing Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. but the most recent novels I tried to read, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson, and Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, were both disappointing, especially Eruption.
Right now I'm reading On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King, which is not only entertaining since the man had such an interesting childhood and a struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, but once he finishes explaining his past, he launches into a great introduction on writing, with solid advice on every aspect of how to write a novel. It's rekindled my interest in revisiting my short stories but also provides useful information I can use to write poetry.
I highly recommend the book if you have any interest in writing.