New Castle County Staff Picks - August 2024

Updated July 31, 2024
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Miller, Kirsten
Paper Book
"Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too."--James Patterson The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change,...
Assassins anonymous
Hart, Rob (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
"The best kind of thriller. . . . Suspenseful, sentimental, and ultimately redemptive, Assassins Anonymous is a can't-miss novel." -- S. A. Cosby,  author of All the Sinners Bleed In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world's most lethal assassin gives...
Early sobrieties : a novel
Deagler, Michael
Paper Book
Longlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction "'Just give me one more day,' Monk says, and Early Sobrieties is such a wise and piercing book that we believe him." --Charlie Lee, The New York Times Book Review "Michael ...
Help wanted : a novel
Waldman, Adelle
Paper Book
Every day at 3:55 a.m., members of Team Movement clock in for their shift at big-box store Town Square in a small upstate New York town. Under the eyes of a self-absorbed and barely competent boss, they empty the day's truck of merchandise, stock the shelves, and scatter before the store opens...
One of us knows : a thriller
Cole, Alyssa
Stand-alone player
Ghost dogs : on killers and kin
Dubus, Andre, III
Paper Book
During childhood summers in Louisiana, Andre Dubus III's grandfather taught him that men's work is hard. As an adult, whether tracking down a drug lord in Mexico as a bounty hunter or grappling with privilege while living with a rich girlfriend in New York City, Dubus worked--at being a better...
The courage to be disliked : the Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to change your life and achieve real happiness
Kishimi, Ichirō
Paper Book
An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment. Now you can unlock your full potential and free...

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