about what are writers reading

The other day I was talking to a friend about what we were reading. We talked about the subject for ten minutes until I remembered I had just written an essay on that very topic for two great blogs: What are Writers Reading and America Reads. (Of course, I didn't mention the blog posts to my friend because it seemed presumptuous to cite myself in the middle of a conversation.) However, I did think friendly Bloomer readers might be interested in what I wrote, so, here it is:

Every October when ...