New Castle County Staff Picks - October 2025

Updated September 26, 2025
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The Grand Paloma Resort : a novel
Natera, Cleyvis
Paper Book
The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please--that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local Dominican woman who, through sheer hard work, has risen...
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 battle of the bookshops : a novel
Alexander, Poppy
Paper Book
A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt's beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition--which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family's rivals. The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of...
The guest cottage
Foster, Lori
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!!...
The French kitchen : a novel
Cambron, Kristy
"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 intelligence during...
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...
Reacher : the stories behind the stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
Lee Child tells the stories behind the stories from the bestselling Jack Reacher novels. Includes a new, never-before-seen Reacher tale. After making his debut in 1997's The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most...
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...
The tell : a memoir
Griffin, Amy (Businesswoman)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * An astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible when we face our secrets and begin to share our stories "The Tell encourages us to recognize that sometimes...

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