New Castle County Staff Picks - September 2023

Updated September 7, 2023
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The villa
Hawkins, Rachel
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Hawkins weaves an engrossing tale about betrayal, sisterhood, and the power of telling your own story. Captivating!" --People "Hawkins is the reigning queen of suspense." --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times<...
The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
Finkel, Michael
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century * "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker A...
Everything's fine : a novel
Rabess, Cecilia
Paper Book
La memoria de los animales
Fuller, Claire
Paper Book
Looking glass sound
Ward, Catriona
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller * Best Book of the Year (Vulture) * A Best Horror Book of All Time (Cosmopolitan) * A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire) * A 2023 World Fantasy Award finalist Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street,...
The bookbinder : a novel
Williams, Pip
Paper Book
A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when World War I upends her life in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick The Dictionary of Lost Words. "Williams spins an...
Congratulations, the best is over! : essays
Thomas, R. Eric
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The beloved author of Here for It returns with a collection of "funny and compulsively readable" (Vogue), "hilarious and incisive" (Time) essays about what happens after happily ever after. "How is it possible that I liked...
The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear
Segaloff, Nat
Paper Book
On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost...
Family lore : a novel
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The underworld : journeys to the depths of the ocean
Casey, Susan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets "An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure...
Whalefall : a novel
Kraus, Daniel
Paper Book
Soon to be a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios A USA TODAY BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPR The Martian meets 127 Hours in this "astoundingly great"...
You could make this place beautiful : a memoir
Smith, Maggie
Paper Book
Poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself. The book begins with one woman's personal heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many...

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