I've heard great reviews of Half of a Yellow Sun by this author...Have you read it?

Anyways, just finished the Zahir by Paulo Coelho. A hard book for me to get through since there's so much to reflect on.
Started Eleven Minutes by Paulo today (halfway through and Loving It!!).

Also on my list:

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffeneger(a re-read)
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
Sweetness in the Belly - Camina Gibbs