New Castle County Staff Picks - May 2026

Updated May 4, 2026
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New Castle County Staff Picks - May 2026

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The all-American
Finkbeiner, Susie
Paper Book
A 2024 Michigan Notable Book "A moving novel, fit for inspiring any reader to dream big and believe that anything is possible."--BookPage *** Two sisters discover how much good there is in the world--even in the hardest of circumstances <...
Sipsworth : a novel
Van Booy, Simon
Paper Book
"Indelible escapades...heartfelt."--New York Times, "These Cozy Fall Books Feel Like a Hug" "Beautiful and enchanting"--Washington Post Sometimes a second chance comes in the most unexpected way.... Following the loss of her husband and...
A box full of darkness
St. James, Simone
Paper Book
"From the book's chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James' latest is done...
Rebel English Academy
Hanif, Mohammed
Paper Book
"Unnervingly funny and subversive . . . this account of life under authoritarian siege is fiercely local and incontestably universal, harrowing and mutinously entertaining: a sure-fire Booker contender."--The Guardian From the brilliant Booker-longlisted Mohammed...
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang
Onhwa, Lee
Paper Book
For readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Dallergut Dream Department Store, and The Midnight Library, a sweetly magical and uplifting novel about a  young woman who inherits an enchanted bakery that spirits visit on their last stop before the afterlife. Twenty...
Wolf bells : a novel
Zumas, Leni
Paper Book
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK AND ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 The acclaimed author of Red Clocks returns with a biting, lyrical novel about an intergenerational group home run by an ex-musician determined to make a place for those without...
The first witch of Boston : a novel
Catalano, Andrea
Paper Book
2025 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction "Andrea Catalano draws a tender, intimate portrait of a marriage and a bold defense of an independent woman ahead of her time." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code...
Killing Me Softly
Jones, Sandie
Paper Book
What do you do when love turns deadly? THE PERFECT COUPLE Charlie and Freya used to be the picture-perfect couple. Happy and in love, Freya enjoyed a rewarding job heading up a charity's fundraising efforts, and Charlie was fast becoming one-to-watch on the London...
Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen
Thompson, Cheryl W
Paper Book
NPR investigative journalist and the daughter of a Tuskegee Airman, Cheryl W. Thompson explores the stories of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen - the Black pilots who fought for America in WWII - who went missing in combat, the lives they lived, the reasons their planes went down, why the remains of all...
A world appears : a journey into consciousness
Pollan, Michael
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times Bestseller "Pollan's real genius--the word is not too strong--remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on...
We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
O'Donnell, Norah
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union "This terrific book reveals the central, though often hidden role that women...
How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It's up to You to Do It)
Cormack, Lindsey
Paper Book
An essential guide to nurturing the next generation of responsible, informed citizens Lindsey Cormack's book, How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It's Up to You to Do It), speaks directly to an America in which civic knowledge is alarmingly sparse and many people dread politics....
The beast in the clouds : the Roosevelt brothers' deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda
Holt, Nathalia
Paper Book
A New York Public Library Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A New York Times Book Review Critics' Pick · A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 · Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature "A thrilling work of history that's wilder than...
Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
Bo-Reum, Hwang
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