New Castle County Staff Picks - May 2023

The New Castle County Readers' Advisory Committee puts together a monthly list of eighteen book recommendations - nine fiction and nine non fiction. Enjoy finding a book you didn't even know you wanted to read!

Updated May 16, 2023
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The night ship : a novel
Kidd, Jess
Paper Book
A SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. During the long voyage, this curious and resourceful...
The boy and the dog : a novel
Hase, Seish?
Paper Book
The new novel from the award-winning translator of Sweet Bean Paste Winner of the Naoki Prize Winner of the Society of Authors Sasakawa Foundation Prize  Perfect for fans of The Guest Cat...
Age of vice
Kapoor, Deepti
Paper Book
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023 'Ill-fated love and toxic family power struggles provide emotional drive for this big dynastic saga' JAKE ARNOTT, GUARDIAN 'Huge, epic, immersive and absorbing . . . certain to be a book of the year'...
River sing me home
Shearer, Eleanor
Paper Book
Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic
Winchester, Simon
Paper Book
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times 'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and sprightly'Sunday Times From the creation of the first encyclopedia to...
Ozark dogs
Cranor, Eli
Paper Book
***THE GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2023***THE TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH*** ***MAIL ON SUNDAY BEST NEW FICTION***FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW THRILLERS*** 'Powerful' THE GUARDIAN 'A gritty,...
All the knowledge in the world : the extraordinary history of the encyclopedia
Garfield, Simon
Paper Book
'Witty and geekily eclectic' The Times An erudite and amusing exploration' Financial Times 'Full of jawdropping facts' Mail on Sunday 'Remarkable . . . engrossing' Sunday Times 'A pleasure' Spectator 'An infectiously enthusiastic...

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