Drugs

[close] Each month a theme will be set with a suggested book for each age group (adult, young adult, 8-12 years, young children). You do not have to stick to your age group, it's just to provide a little something for everyone. Some months adult themes may be included, there will be a warning given prior if this is the case. If you add a book to the tbr please let a moderator know the key themes, genres and age range that it falls under.

[close] It's the year 2027, and all has changed. Marijuana, Cocaine, Meth, and all other drugs have been destroyed, they are all gone, all should be safe. But, the dealers have lost everything, a home, job, money, and are desperate, and have decided to make something secret. So together dealers forced scientists to work with them, and they created a new hallucinogen: Ash. At first, Ash is simply a drug that becomes popular among some people who use it to cope and escape reality. And then, it becomes so much more. The drug has powers of its own, powers that the scientists understood. Once addicted, Ash takes you to a new world, a literal new planet. It has teleported all the users, so that the Earth wouldn't have to deal with them. As they struggle with addiction, can they survive, can they find a way home, can they light the embers of their ashen dreams? You are an Asher, you are on the planet of Ashenya. You need to survive, go home, and find the power to destroy your war filled, euphoric world. Will you survive?

[close] Let's bring in the new year with a chat. What inspires you? What are you goals for the new year? What challenges do you face?

[close] Steve Martin will discuss his prison novel "Going Down", based on many years experience working in prisons. He welcomes questions on the novel or wider discussion of the depiction of prison, prisoners and crime in fiction. The group will run from May 4 to May 20.