Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

 Two estranged siblings come together when they get the news that their older brother, Mack, is dead. Upon receiving Mack's posthumous email that he is murdered, they go back to their hometown and try to piece together their family history and to solve the murder.

 Pot Cultures is a must read for any of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s. It is filled with crazy and fun facts from A-Z of what is what and who did what. If you think you know everything there is to know about weed, think again. For instance, did you know people were smoking marijuana as early as 1800? The book is an encyclopedia of a stoners language and life. If you lived it you will enjoy revisiting the memories.

  There are always wealthy individuals within marginalized cultures—often, they spend their lives trying to decipher why fate made them rich while leaving everyone else struggling. Not as a life mission but more like an intellectual parlor game. This type of discussion occurs right before your servers bring you breakfast. The Coin forces this question on its protagonist: someone who could live anywhere yet decides to live in a 'grimy' New York City. The novel takes place in my neighborhood. Then it takes place in Paris. Another rough city blanketed by its architecture and haute couture. Regal yet deeply manic. She opposes the system while remaining comfortably ensconced in its luxury. Without giving too much away, she works in a school teaching middle schoolers, has a situationship with a wealthy Russian who lives in the "Evil Building" on Flatbush and goes into a Birkin selling scheme with an unhoused man. Surprisingly, there’s little mention of social media, though ...

 Quick read with lots of nostalgic references to younger days. Likeable characters with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing and turning the pages!! I wish it were longer!!!

 Dr Cesia is passionate about helping people be their healthiest and she gives practical and loving advice (love yourself) to be your best self -- body, mind, and spirit. Tuning in to what your body needs (or not) and giving lasting advice to benefit your health. I do recommend reading it.

  A delightful book by Helen about her spiritual development. She focuses on how Swedenborgianism and a loving God guide her life and encourage her to embrace life with joy, grace, and gratitude.

  This is a true story by Gregory about his life. Always believing he was white, this tells of what life was like in the 50s/60s/70s once he found out he was black. There is no holding back. It is a powerful perspective on racial oppression and identity.

  A graphic novel that uses interlaying panels to cover the history of a single spot on earth over human history, telling the story of its residents and visitors through moments of life, connecting centuries together through the human experience.

  The book that inspired the new movie A Complete Unknown. Elijah Wald tells the story of the folk revival movement through the lives of its greatest defender, Pete Seeger, and its rebel son-of-man, Bob Dylan, through the creation and folding of the original Newport Folk Festival.