New Castle County Staff Picks - October 2025

Updated September 26, 2025
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The Grand Paloma Resort : a novel
Natera, Cleyvis
Paper Book
The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please--that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local Dominican woman who, through sheer hard work, has risen...
A New New Me
Oyeyemi, Helen.
Paper Book
The breakout novel from a literary star - brilliant and deeply relatable.
The battle of the bookshops : a novel
Alexander, Poppy
Paper Book
A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt's beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition--which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family's rivals. The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of...
Bat Eater
Baker, Kylie Lee.
Paper Book
The French kitchen : a novel
Cambron, Kristy
Paper Book
"In The French Kitchen, award-winning author Kristy Cambron weaves multiple characters and storylines into a tapestry of secrets, betrayals, and redemption. Full of mouthwatering culinary scenes and peppered with several appearances from famed chef Julia Child, who worked in intelligence during...
The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters
Webb, Christine E.
Paper Book
An impassioned celebration of humility before the living world that leads us to a new understanding of other species--and ourselves Darwin considered humans one part of the web of life, not the apex of a natural hierarchy. Yet today many maintain that we are the most intelligent,...
Reacher : the stories behind the stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
Lee Child tells the stories behind the stories from the bestselling Jack Reacher novels. Includes a new, never-before-seen Reacher tale. After making his debut in 1997's The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most...
The new book : poems, letters, blurbs, and things
Giovanni, Nikki
Paper Book
Nikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collection--a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life. For decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of...

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