New Castle County Staff Picks - April 2026

Updated April 1, 2026
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A Far-Flung Life
Stedman, M L
Paper Book
From the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Light Between Oceans comes a breathtaking and epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia--about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love. When we do something that can't be undone or mended, how do we go...
The hitchhikers
Stevens, Chevy
Paper Book
Chevy Stevens, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Those Girls, returns with her most breathtaking thriller yet. With its relentless pace and unforgettable twists, The Hitchhikers delivers what bestselling author Karin...
The Dallergut dream department store a novel
Yi, Mi-ye
Paper Book
THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD For fans of magical realism and the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut. What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which...
The wayfinder : a novel
Johnson, Adam
Paper Book
Named one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by The Wall Street JournalNamed one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by The Washington PostNamed a Best Novel of 2025 by NPR and Publishers WeeklyNamed a Best Historical Novel of 2025 by The New York Times...
Judy Blume: A Life
Oppenheimer, Mark
Paper Book
The highly anticipated biography of one of the world's most treasured literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted. To know the name Judy Blume is to know and love literature. Her influential novels turned classics--including Are...
Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life
Hartigan, Rachel
Paper Book
Unravel one of history's greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative, filled with compelling images, that explores the three leading theories of Amelia Earhart's tragic disappearance. When Amelia Earhart's plane disappeared in 1937, the clues poured in, attracting wild...
I'm that girl : living the power of my dreams
Chiles, Jordan
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller With a Foreword by Simone Biles The sensational two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles's heartfelt, inspiring memoir chronicling her unlikely path to the podium--including the unprecedented challenges, the joy of winning, the crushing pain of defeat,...
The other side of change : who we become when life makes other plans
Shankar, Maya
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AS FEATURED ON NBC TODAY SHOW, CBS MORNINGS, ON PURPOSE WITH JAY SHETTY, AND MORE! "A rare combination of beautiful storytelling, cognitive science, and wholehearted wisdom. --Brené Brown A revelatory exploration...
Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks
Hale, Benjamin
Paper Book
"The damndest mixing of true crime, memoir, and maybe (?) ghost story I've ever read. The original Harper's article gave me the shivers, and this deeper dive is going to have me looking over my shoulder on every hike. Unputdownable." -- Patton Oswalt With the immediacy and...

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