New Castle County Staff Picks - September 2023

Updated September 7, 2023
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Killing me
Gagnon, Michelle
A LibraryReads Pick Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess. She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can't believe she's...
Family lore : a novel
Acevedo, Elizabeth
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women<...
Whalefall : a novel
Kraus, Daniel
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPR The Martian meets 127 Hours in this "powerfully humane" (Owen King, New York Times bestselling author) and...
The Villa
Hawkins, Rachel
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Hawkins weaves an engrossing tale about betrayal, sisterhood, and the power of telling your own story. Captivating!" --People "Hawkins is the reigning queen of suspense." --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times<...
The bookbinder : a novel
Williams, Pip
A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when World War I upends her life in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick The Dictionary of Lost Words. "Williams spins an...
Sisters of the lost nation
Medina, Nick
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Barnes and Noble_x2219_BuzzFeed _x2219_ GoodReads _x2219_ Book Riot _x2219_ CrimeReads _x2219_ Ms. Magazine _x2219_ SheReads _x2219_ Amazon Editor's Pick _x2219_ Tor.com_x2219_ and more! A young Native girl's hunt...
Everything's fine : a novel
Rabess, Cecilia
An "extraordinarily brave...funny as hell" (Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl) debut and a "subtle, ironic, wise, state-of-the-nation novel" (Nick Hornby) that doesn't just ask will they, but...should they? On Jess's first day at Goldman Sachs, she's...
The memory of animals : a novel
Fuller, Claire
In the face of a pandemic, an unprepared world scrambles to escape the mysterious disease causing sensory damage, nerve loss, and, in most cases, death. Neffy, a disgraced and desperately indebted twenty-seven-year-old marine biologist, registers for an experimental vaccine trial in London--perhaps...
Looking glass sound
Ward, Catriona
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER * A Best Book of the Year (Vulture) * A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire) * An Indie Next Pick * A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick! The author of The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward,...
Look for me there : grieving my father, finding myself
Russert, Luke
In Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world's most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition, and purpose--with intense self-reflection, honesty, and courage."-...
Travelers to unimaginable lands : stories of dementia, the caregiver, and the human brain
Kiper, Dasha
These "moving and often surprising" (The Wall Street Journal) case histories meld science and storytelling to show that caregivers don't just witness cognitive decline in their loved ones with dementia--they are its invisible victims.   "This book will forever change the...
You could make this place beautiful : a memoir
Smith, Maggie
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NPR Best Book of the Year * Time Best Book of the Year * Oprah Daily Best Memoir of the Year "A bittersweet study in both grief and joy." ­--Time ...
The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
Finkel, Michael
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. * "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--...
Congratulations, the best is over! : essays
Thomas, R. Eric
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The beloved author of Here for It returns with an all-new collection of heartening, deeply relatable, and laugh-out-loud essays about what happens after happily ever after. "Funny, insightful, and hopeful . . . a profound meditation on what it...
The underworld : journeys to the depths of the ocean
Casey, Susan
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets "An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure...

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