A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev
Won the Brenner Prize -- Israel's highest literary recognition.
311 pages

Runemarks by Joanne Harris
juvenile/young adult fanasty by the author of chocolat -- not that great.
526 pages

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
author reads encyclopaedia britannica from start to finish.
369 pages

Buffy in Denver