New Castle County Staff Picks - October 2025

Updated September 26, 2025
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A new new me
Oyeyemi, Helen
Paper Book
"Equal parts mischievous, moony, and tart...Her prose offers, in a single page, poetic candor, sly wit, dad jokes, and contemporary therapyspeak." ― The New Yorker "Her weirdest and funniest yet -- in the best way possible." ― Los Angeles Times ...
The guest cottage
Foster, Lori
Paper Book
Love, forgiveness, and renewal take center stage in the haven of a quiet lakeside town when two very different women bond over one man's betrayals in this uplifting new series from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster. "A wonderful read with all the feels!!...
Bat eater and other names for Cora Zeng : a novel
Baker, Kylie Lee
Paper Book
"A compelling, gory, ghostly romp." --Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie "This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts." -...
The French kitchen : a novel
Cambron, Kristy
Paper Book
"In The French Kitchen, award-winning author Kristy Cambron weaves multiple characters and storylines into a tapestry of secrets, betrayals, and redemption. Full of mouthwatering culinary scenes and peppered with several appearances from famed chef Julia Child, who worked in...
Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations
Kean, Sam
Paper Book
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | INDIE BESTSELLER | New York Times's 10 Books our Readers Are Most Excited About | Boston Globe's Best Books of Summer 2025 | A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book From "one of...
Deadwood : gold, guns, and greed in the American West
Cozzens, Peter
Paper Book
The true story of the Black Hills gold rush settlement once described as "the most diabolical town on earth" and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth Bullock. "In these pungent pages, you can smell the...
Reacher : the stories behind the stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
After making his debut in 1997's The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most enduring--fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories. These are the origin tales of all of...
Bad law : ten popular laws that are ruining America
Mystal, Elie
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestseller, Elie Mystal offers a brilliant takedown of ten shocking pieces of legislation that continue to perpetuate hate, racial bias, injustice, and inequality today--an urgent yet hopeful read for our current political climate "Mystal is a grassroots...
The new book : poems, letters, blurbs, and things
Giovanni, Nikki
Paper Book
Nikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collection--a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life. For decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of...
Invest like a girl : jump into the stock market, reach your money goals, and build wealth
Spangler, Jessica
Paper Book
"If you're looking for advice that will help you start investing right away, Invest Like a Girl delivers this and more. Jessica's engaging guide will help women close the wealth gap, start important conversations, and finance their biggest dreams."-Tiffany "the Budgetnista" Aliche, New...

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