just finished: Longitude, by Dava Sobel (crossthread to books by women)
now reading:
Child of the River: The First Book of Confluence, by Paul J. McAuley (crossthread to equitably vs. equably)
The Birds of Heaven: Travels With Cranes, by Peter Matthiessen (crossthread to... here, actually)
Slant, by Greg Bear (crossthread to the Book Swap (hi Faldo))
coming up next:
The Circus Fire: A True Story, by Stewart O'Nan (this space for rent)