August Staff Picks

So, one of the perks of working in a new bookstore is the monthly "staff picks" where I get to tell everyone what I think they should read. My July staff picks were A Conservationist Manifesto by Scott Russell Sanders, At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman, The Big Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano, and I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley, all of which I've talked about on here.

This month I chose The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth, Peace by Richard Bausch, and Reality Hunger by David Shields.

I love love love nonfiction and read and lust for it more than fiction, but Erin tells me we can't fit another nonfiction book in the store. Alas, I need to choose contemporary fiction but don't know where to start. Help? What would be your staff picks if you were me?