New Castle County Staff Picks - June 2023

Updated May 25, 2023
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The golden spoon : a novel
Maxwell, Jessa
Paper Book
"This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bake Off kept me turning the pages all night!" --Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author Only Murders in the Building meets The Maid in this darkly...
Panther gap
McLaughlin, James A.
Paper Book
"Chock-full of adventure, runs the gamut on the human experience....One hell of a good yarn." ―David Baldacci The thrilling new novel from the Edgar Award-winning author of Bearskin, about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets...
Did you hear about Kitty Karr? : a novel
Paul, Crystal Smith
Ebook
REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK BOOK OF THE MONTH MAY 2023 PICK A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz When Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen,...
Our Hideous Progeny
Mcgill, C. E.
Audiobook
Kantika : a novel
Graver, Elizabeth
Audiobook
Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller
Darkshire, Oliver
Paper Book
Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's...
House of hunger
Henderson, Alexis
Ebook
WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author...
Honey, baby, mine : a mother and daughter talk life, death, love (and banana pudding)
Dern, Laura
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOWN & COUNTRY BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF 2023 "As actors, Dern and Ladd have spent decades peeling back layers to reveal their characters' fears and desires. It's when they turn that focus to each other and...
Paved paradise : how parking explains the world
Grabar, Henry
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic "Consistently entertaining and often downright funny." --The New Yorker "Wry and revelatory." --The New York...
Nine black robes : inside the Supreme Court's drive to the right and its historic consequences
Biskupic, Joan
Audiobook
The world keeps ending, and the world goes on
Choi, Franny
Paper Book
Named A Most Anticipated Book by: LitHub * Vulture * Time * A PW 2022 Holiday Gift Pick  One of: Time's "100 Must-Read Books of 2022" * NPR's 2022 "Books We Love" Vulture's "10 Best Books of 2022" A Goodreads Readers Choice Award Semifinalist From...
Untold power : the fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
Roberts, Rebecca Boggs
Paper Book
A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power While this nation has yet to elect its first woman president--and though history has downplayed her role--just over a century...
In the lives of puppets
Klune, TJ
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER! New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. Most Anticipated...
Everything is ok
Tung, Debbie
Ebook
From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression--because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK...
No two persons
Bauermeister, Erica
Paper Book
One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister's No Two Persons is "a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives."* That was the beauty of books, wasn't it? They took you...

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