New Castle County Staff Picks - May 2024

Updated April 27, 2024
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The Sicilian inheritance a novel
Piazza, Jo
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the NY Post's Best Beach Reads, an US Weekly pick for "mystery novels to read on the beach", a Woman's World "captivating beach read you won't be able to put down this summer" ("a riveting saga"), an Eater food-filled beach...
The Secret Lives Of Booksellers & Librarians: ; True Stories Of The Magic Of Reading
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
Features an exclusive interview with beloved author Judy Blume! _______________________________________ To be a bookseller or librarian . . . You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener.
A short walk through a wide world
Westerbeke, Douglas
Paper Book
IF YOU COULD NEVER STAY, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Escape into this spellbinding novel of adventure, wonder and self-discovery, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Midnight Library and Life of Pi. Paris, 1885: Aubry...
You Only Call When You're in Trouble
McCauley, Stephen
Paper Book
Stephen McCauley's rollicking and touching novel asks an increasingly important question: Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of taking care of his impossible but irresistible sister and his cherished niece, Tom is ready to...
Supercommunicators : The Power of Conversation and the Hidden Language of Connection
Duhigg, Charles
Paper Book
From the author of the global bestseller, The Power of Habit 'This is not just a riveting read about how to understand others better. It's also a revealing look at how to be understood.' - ADAM GRANT If you want to improve your communication skills at work...
Crossings : how road ecology is shaping the future of our planet
Goldfarb, Ben (Environmental journalist)
Paper Book
Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings,...
The Blues Brothers : an epic friendship, the rise of improv, and the making of an American film classic
De Visé, Daniel
Paper Book
The Blues Brothers hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honour the then-seemingly forgotten tradition of rhythm and blues, some of whose greatest artists...
Grief is for people
Crosley, Sloane
Paper Book
Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley's memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of her closest friend.
The Mystery Writer
Gentill, Sulari.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2025 MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD 'A writer's writer, who never disappoints.' --Australian Women's Weekly 'It's the perfect cosy crime read!' --Woman's Day She needs...
The witch of New York : the trials of Polly Bodine and the cursed birth of tabloid justice
Hortis, C. Alexander
Paper Book
Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony--before even Lizzie Borden--there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation's debut media circus. On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten...

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