book/author recs?

It's that time again. What books/authors have you read that you'd recommend?

I'm trying to move away from fantasy (as I have a ton of those books around I've yet to crack open). I'm about to finish As Meat Loves Salt (lol, finally!) so ... recommendations, anyone?

ETA: I've been wondering, after having read a story about Arthur and books, what authors/books the Inception characters would read?