Books I've enjoyed recently: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, and The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. 

Currently reading The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Staring at the Sun by Irvin Yalom (both about how to live a good life, and both highly recommended!)