New Castle County Staff Picks - December 2024

Updated November 25, 2024
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Eleanore of Avignon : a novel
DeLozier, Elizabeth
Paper Book
A Library Reads Pick!  An Amazon Best Book of the Month! An Aardvark Book Club Pick!  Rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her...
Cher : The Memoir, Part One
Cher
Paper Book
***The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller*** ***The Global #1 Bestseller*** The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself. After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her...
The city and its uncertain walls
Murakami, Haruki
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and...
The borrowed life of Frederick Fife : a novel
Johnston, Anna
Paper Book
"A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel."--Library Journal A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a...
Talking to strangers
Barton, Fiona
Paper Book
Detective Elise King's investigation into a woman's murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing. When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine's Day, Detective Elise...
The booklover's library : a novel
Martin, Madeline
Paper Book
"A must-read for booklovers." --Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The...
How to winter : harness your mindset to thrive on cold, dark, or difficult days
Leibowitz, Kari
Paper Book
A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2024 A blend of mindset science, original research, and cultural insights for cultivating a positive "wintertime mindset," to vanquish winter blues and find joy and comfort in dark times year-round. Do you dread the end...
The Indian card : who gets to be native in America
Schuettpelz, Carrie Lowry
Paper Book
A groundbreaking and deeply personal exploration of Tribal enrollment, and what it means to be Native American in the United States "Candid, unflinching . . . Her thorough excavation of the painful history that gave rise to rigid enrollment policies is a courageous gift to...
A song to drown rivers
Liang, Ann.
Paper Book
Ottolenghi comfort
Ottolenghi, Yotam
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The beloved author of Ottolenghi Flavor reimagines comfort food with over 100 global, personal recipes. ONE OF NPR'S BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR Yotam Ottolenghi--the beloved chef who has captured the hearts of homecooks...

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