I'd try Chet Raymo's "When God is Gone, Everything is Holy." It's an interesting read.
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Well, I will suggest you can try 'Atheism: The Case Against God' by George.H.Smith. It is an very interesting book according to me :).
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Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Camus The Stranger

Steinbeck The Pearl

Buck The Good Earth

are all good books that move beyond the existence of God and toward the meaning of life.

Not that I recommend any of them. Give me something by Carl Sagan any day, especially Dragons of Eden and Broca's Brain
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I always a little envious of people whose lives are sufficiently in order to allow themselves the exquisite luxury of curling up with a well-written book, or two or three!! Megan, you're achieving a well-lived life! Bravo!

Just based on what I've been watching of the TED talks (see generally http://www.ted.com ), you might consider reading Dan Dennett's stellar book: "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Paperback)
by Daniel C. Dennett", available at Amazon.com see: http://tinyurl.com/dennett-breaking-the-spell

But meanwhile , I would love to hear what insights you've gained and what conclusions you've drawn from a reading of the group of illustrious works you mention in your question.

Only with your permission, can I ask you that question in a Mahalo question, including which author is the most convincing and whether one or more of the authors is so good that a person of strong religious convictions would be convinced by the sheer perfection of the logic employed by the authors as they make their case that God is the stuff of myth, rather than an actual Supreme Being who has total, complete and unlimited power to exert His will upon us and the universe around us.

to Jason Calacanis: if an answerer mentions a for-profit website, and thus creates a product placement within an answer, can't you monetize this unintended advertisement, capture the views and demographics of the viewers (of course with our prior consent and a slice of compensation), and then bill that advertisement event to the advertiser (of course with prior contracts in place setting the terms of the advertising effort). The enthusiastic audible.com ads you did for Leo L. on TWIT demonstrate that even us proletarians can be induced with the right incentives to have equal enthusiasm in creating boutique ad copy which while enriching the advertiser with an increase of sales over time, would also fill the coffers at mahalo, converting mahalo from a powerhouse start-up to a powerhouse going concern, and a goal for which I have unflagging enthusiasm.
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Why not challenge yourself and read "Does God Exist?" by Hans Kung? (His answer is probably, but it's the reasoning that makes the book fascinating).
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It sounds like you pretty well have the whole god doesn't exist topic covered. If you'd like to branch out a tiny bit you may try Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demon-Haunted_World
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Mathematics in a Postmodern Age, A Christian Perspective by Russell W. Howell & W. James Bradley.
Source(s):
Me.

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How about something funny? A standup comedy?
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
http://www.amazon.com/Screwtape-Letters-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652934/
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/5e/98/fc4281b0c8a028568bbca110.L.jpg

Creative Commons by Nelson D.
Source(s):
http://www.amazon.com

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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, by Susan Jacoby.

How We Believe: Science, Skepticism and the Search for God, by Michael Shermer.

And don't be afraid to check out the opposite side of the spectrum, just so you understand what they believe in. I own the Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, Judaism, Buddhism etc too.
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