I am an avidly reading suburban mother of two, both of whom are turning into readers themselves (what a pleasure!!) I often have two or three or even four books going at the same time---always one with my most excellent book club (that gets me reading books I might not pick up otherwise), another for pure trash and escape, another for self-help or enlightenment, and yet another to educate me on more scholarly and historical topics. And if I can stumble upon a single book that fits ALL my categories, well, reading one of those is one of my versions of heaven!!!