As a voracious reader, I tend to take pride in the fact that I don't read much "fluff." I generally read a lot of contemporary novels that would be considered "literary," and I also enjoy nonfiction books on important topics like how the Internet effects us as a culture and biographies about important historical figures. However, I also have my guilty pleasures! These pleasures include, just from my reading this year:

Star Trek books written using the characters from the original series: Spock, Kirk, McCoy, etc.

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Fluff biographies on pop culture celebrities I find interesting, like this:

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 Chick lit (often in audiobook format):

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And also, magazines. Lots and lots of women's magazines, passed down to me from my mother after she reads them. I especially enjoy magazines with recipes that I can tear out, and I've also been getting obsessed with Pinterest, which seems like an infinite magazine to me. When I'm feeling weary and/or overwhelmed by the world, the mindlessness of a magazine is just the thing!

Fellow readers, what are you guilty pleasures?