I just finished my 5th "book" of the year with George R. Stewart's
Earth Abides. A great post-apocalyptic tale from 1949. It is a much different take than most of the dystopian tales I have read in the last couple years, if you have any interest in the genre, I would recommend it.
Really this was only the second book I have finished this year, the other three average out to 10 pages each.
Hugh Howey sent out a short in his latest news letter, A Father's Fist; a classic science fiction short,
Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon; and
The School by Donald Barthelme from the list of short stories I nominated for December's book club. I recommend
Microcosmic God highly too but the other two were just ok.
Next will be either
Bridge to Terabithia or
Fire Watch. My eldest is getting to be almost the age for the first story if I remember it correctly, so I want to re-read it first to check.