"Always Looking Up" by Michael J. Fox

Loved this book. It was a quick read, but packed with lots of stuff. I will warn you that he goes on about politics for quite awhile, but to me it was fascinating all of the work he's done through his foundation and making people aware of stem cell research. It was interesting reading his thoughts on how he tries to control his PD and what his side affects he has from the medicine. It was inspiring. A perfect memoir to start out the summer with.

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Ok, ok. I have to admit that I'm getting sucked into the recent obsession that American girls are having in vampires. This book is the first of the Sookie Stackhouse series. It takes place in Louisiana where vampires are living among humans surviving on synthetic blood.

Let me warn all you Twilight-addicts--this is much different from Twilight. First of all, this series is geared towards adults (i.e. lots of sex in this book, more than I was anticipating). Second, there's a mystery that is also happening as we get to know Sookie and the characters around her. I must say that I am intrigued by the series and want to know what happens to Sookie and Bill, the vampire. Will their love last? Will people around Sookie continue to die?

This is also the books that the HBO series, True Blood, is based on. Very popular right now, for good reason--they're entertaining!