New Castle County Staff Picks - March 2026

Updated February 25, 2026
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The secret to a southern wedding
Williams, Synithia
Paper Book
An emotional and witty story of love, forgiveness, and second chances as the race to the wedding day begins... It's been years since Dr. Imani Kemp has returned home to Peachtree Cove, Georgia.  As Tallahassee's most sought-after OB-GYN, she doesn't have much time for...
The merge : a novel
Walker, Grace
A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary--and highly controversial--procedure in which two people's consciousness can be combined to exist in one body. How far would you go to...
Vigil : a novel
Saunders, George
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "After his spectacular Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders returns . . . with a new novel even more spectacular than the last."--Los Angeles Times A "daring" (Time) novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize...
Accomplice to the villain
Maehrer, Hannah Nicole
Paper Book
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES Accolades: Goodreads Choice Award finalist 2025: Readers' Favorite Romantasy * Likewise Choice Award finalist * Spotify Best Romantasy Audiobooks of 2025 recommendation Once Upon a Time...
The Wilderness
Flournoy, Angela.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITIC CIRCLES AWARD FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE ...
Something to look forward to
Flagg, Fannie
A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world--from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ...
Loved one
Muharrar, Aisha
Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR and Newsweek "[A] funny, heartwrenching novel." --People "A genuine pleasure to read." --Vogue "Full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession." --Maggie...
Ain't nobody's fool : the life and times of Dolly Parton
Ackmann, Martha
From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom, Dolly Parton has exceeded everyone's expectations but her own. The day after her high school graduation, she boarded a bus for Nashville, but record executives turned her down. When Dolly finally got her foot in the...
We did ok, kid : a memoir
Hopkins, Anthony
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theater career, difficult childhood, and path to sobriety in his honest, moving, and long-awaited memoir. Born and raised in Port...
Winter : the story of a season
McDermid, Val
"The perfect little book to get you through winter's doldrums . . . a warm look at a dark time."--Washington Post In this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a lost world, ruminating on a single...
Your roots don't define you : transform your life, create your comeback
Appleton, Chris (Hair stylist)
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "You can never have a bad hair day when you are with Chris, both inside and out!" --DREW BARRYMORE A candid and empowering guide to reinventing yourself from the inside out -- from world-renowned...
The Zorg : a tale of greed and murder that inspired the abolition of slavery
Kara, Siddharth
"A book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic." - New York Times Book Review One of The New York Times' 100 Most Notable Books of 2025 A Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2025 A New Yorker<...
Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
Mystal, Elie
Paper Book
Finalist, ABA Silver Gavel Award for Books The New York Times bestseller that has cemented Elie Mystal's reputation as one of our sharpest and most acerbic legal minds "After reading Allow Me to Retort, I want Elie Mystal to explain everything I don't understand--quantum...
The history of money : a story of humanity
McWilliams, David
Paper Book
In this groundbreaking book, renowned global economist David McWilliams unlocks the mysteries and the awesome power of money: what it is, how it works, and why it matters. The story of money is the story of our desires, our genius, and our downfalls. Money is power--and power...
Off the scales : the inside story of Ozempic and the race to cure obesity
Donnellan, Aimee
The inside story of the creation of Ozempic and its revolutionary impact on public health. A "cure" for obesity has long been the holy grail for the pharmaceutical industry, one that seemed unattainable until recent breakthroughs in type 2 diabetes research led to the...

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