I found a really nice ampersand Nook case and that makes me want to buy a Nook now. I really have my priorities in order, don't I?

Uh, I'd recommend Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood. Part dystopic, part of an insight into end of the world religions, part fantastical. I absolutely adore this book. I think you'd like it. If you like it, read Oryx and Crake.