Books to recommend?

Hi guys,

I've got a long holiday weekend coming up with some (possible) reading time... and I have no idea what to read.  I have bookshelves full of books, but we have a trip to the bookstore planned, so I'm open to suggestions!  Fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, SF, anthologies--what do you recommend?

I would love an engrossing read, something that won't leave me depressed or despondent, something fabulous!  I recently read the most recent Malcom Gladwell and also Gaiman's "American Gods."

*sits back and makes list

Thank you!