I'm currently reading various books on reformed theology and puffing away on a lineup that includes: MacBaren HH Latakia Flake, Dunhill Royal Yacht, and C&D Small Batch Straight English.
Good selections here — loved Battle Cry of Freedom and Devil in the White City. Check out Eric Larson's book on the Lusitania. I believe it's Dead Wake. I am in the middle of Greg Iles' The Bone tree while working on a tin of John Cotton's Smyrna.
"11/22/63", by Stephen King. Smoking a Cohiba. No, not really, but the present rotation is Peterson Signature Flake, 4th Gen 1931, SG Cabbies Mixture, GH Bob's Chocolate Flake, and Hearth and Home Manor Heights.
I have a hard time reading when enjoying a pipe because I end up just leaning back in my chair and meditating on the flavors that I'm tasting. 40 minutes later I look down and realize I've read one paragraph. Oh well ::
I'm reading Jim Harrison's 'The Ancient Minstrel'. A cognac topped aromatic would be an obvious choice for Harrison but I don't smoke aromatics so I'm going for deep and spicy with St. James Flake.
You fellows make me proud. I'm in fear of burning out my Dunhill, so I'm making a concerted effort to let it rest: I'm reading The Rising, a unique take on the zombie apocalypse them, smoking Blood Red Moon with my Peterson 107 Dracula--what else? Now, all of you fine gentlemen see my thread on Author pipes and help me out.
I had always been against e-books until my mrs bought me one for x-mas this year. Now I love sitting in the garage with the the pipe and my e-book, makes flipping the page a one hand ordeal and the other hand is free to hold the pipe. I just finished And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowatt white puffing on Trout Stream.