Two more new books worthwhile for spring; first, Just Like a Person Without Mental Illness , by Mark Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut's son. In it he describes growing up as the son of the famous writer (be forewarned, he says his father is a better writer than Hemingway or James Joyce, a loyal son's prerogative I guess), and also growing up with his form of schizophrenia, which seems to have a genetic predisposition. Even without the connection to the author of Slaughterhouse Five it's worth reading.
Next, Sara Gruen's new book Ape House, which is if anything even better than Water For Elephants. (They're making a movie out of WFE, with somebody like Matt Damon in the lead). This story is about a primate study project like the big national one in Tennessee, I forget the name of it, and what happens when everything goes south. She doesn't skimp on characters, action, or storylines.