Right now, I'm halfway through
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. It's what you call a LGBT classic. It's about an American who's living a bohemian lifestyle in Paris in the 1920s. Yup, classic Hemingway or Henry Miller setting. However, this one's a little different. The protagonist, who's about to marry his girfriend, has an affair with an Italian bartender called Giovanni, finds out he's homosexual and shit hits the fan.
Giovanni's Room is full of amazing little insights and even if the theme isn't your thing, I'm sure this novel offers something to everybody. Really, really good stuff!
After that, it'll be time for some non-fiction again. I went to a reading last week and bought a copy of the book right after, because the reading was amazing, the author seemed like a genuinely cool dude, and the topic is fascinating. Basically, it's a book about youth cultures and opposition in Nazi Germany. Now, most people will be surprised to hear this (I was too), but in Nazi Germany, youth cultures similar to Punks or Hip Hop existed. They had their own music, dress and lifestyle, opposed the Nazi government, partied hard, and gave the Hitler Youth a beating every now and then. Pretty amazing actually. I'm really looking forward to this book!