I recommend Jenann Ismael's The Situated Self for philosophy. Some parts are hard to follow until you get to the examples, and then it's well worth the effort. (Note to writers: to explain complex concepts, lead with the examples.) The book isn't entirely about consciousness, nor does it attempt to build a comprehensive philosophy of mind. It just tackles the hardest knot, and unravels it.

and Metzinger (I read The Ego Tunnel) for neurology/cognitive science

Another good philosophy book, easy to read, is Owen Flanagan's Consciousness Reconsidered