New York Times Bestsellers: March 22, 2026

Linda Reimer

All titles can be requested/checked out through the library.

If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by the library, or give us a call – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

You can also request titles through StarCat found at https://starcat.stls.org

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi: A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.

2. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir:  Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders; the basis of the movie.

3. JUST FRIENDS by Haley Pham: Childhood friends who had a brief romance become reconnected and must confront their shared pasts.

4. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans: Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

5. FELICIA’S FAVORITES by Danielle Steel: Felicia Morgan Weston’s will contains revelations that might impact the lives of her five surviving daughters.

6. WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? by Freida McFadden: An influencer known for her baking secrets tries to keep her offline secrets hidden.

7. IN HER OWN LEAGUE by Liz Tomforde: To protect the team and her career, the first female owner of a Major League Baseball team must keep the field manager at bay.

8. DEAR DEBBIE by Freida McFadden: An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.

9. HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid: The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight; the basis of the TV series.

10. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman: A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

11. THE CROSSROADS by C.J. Box: The 26th book in the Joe Pickett series. After Joe takes a gunshot to the head, his daughters seek to find out who did it.

12. REMINDERS OF HIM by Colleen Hoover: After serving time in prison, Kenna Rowan tries to rebuild her life and her relationship with her daughter; the basis of the movie.

13. DIRE BOUND by Sable Sorensen: Hoping to rescue her kidnapped sister, Meryn Cooper must survive four months of training while being bound to a feral direwolf.

14. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas: After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.

15. KIN by Tayari Jones: Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.

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NON-FICTION

1. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES by Christina Applegate: The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.

2. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo: The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.

3. NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

4. STREETWISE by Lloyd Blankfein: The former chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs chronicles his journey in life and business leadership.

5. STRANGERS by Belle Burden: Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

6. A WORLD APPEARS by Michael Pollan: The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.

7. YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY by Gavin Newsom: The governor of California traces his family’s history and describes his journey in politics.

8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

9. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION  by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

10. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy: The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.

11. YOU BETTER BELIEVE I’M GONNA TALK ABOUT IT by Lisa Rinna: The reality TV and soap opera star shares stories from her life and career.

12. WE THE WOMEN by Norah O’Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower: A collection of portraits of women whose lives and work helped shape American history.

13. ONCE UPON A TIME by Elizabeth Beller: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s rise to fame and untimely death in a plane crash with her sister, Lauren, and husband, John F. Kennedy Jr.

14. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin:  The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

15. THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS GOD by 2 Chainz with Derrick Harriell: The Grammy Award–winning artist describes defining moments from his life and career.

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Have a great Sunday!

Linda

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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.

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LIBRARY CATALOGS:

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.

Suggested Listening & Viewing: March 13, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).

On this our second weekend of the dregs-of-winter-wishing-spring-would-hurry-up-and-get-here month of March, we’re chilling out with a collection of classic pop songs of the nineteen sixties.  

Enjoy your weekend! 

Linda Reimer, SSCL 

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First off the music!

(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers  

 

Found on the Album: The Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers (1990) 

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I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops 

 

Found on the Album: Four Tops – Second Album (1965) 

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A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles  

 

Found on the Album: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) 

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I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher 

 

Found on the Album: Look At Us (1965) 

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California Dreamin’ by the Mamas & The Papas 

 

Found on the Album: If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears (1966) 

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Soul Man by Sam & Dave 

 

Found on the Album: Soul Man (1967) 

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Happy Together by The Turtles  

 

Found on the Album: Happy Together (1967) 

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Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes  

 

Found on the Album: Please Mr. Postman (1961) 

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A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 

 

Found on the Album: A Taste of Honey (1965) 

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To Sir With Love by Lulu 

 

Found on the Album: To Sir With Love (1967) 

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And onto the Streaming Videos:

A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.

General Stream 

The Madison, Season 1 (2026) (Paramount+) 

 

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Kanopy Stream  

Eating History: A Taste of New Mexico (2025) 

Trailer  

 

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Information on the four library catalogs 

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/ 

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go! 

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog. 

And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.  

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ 

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month. 

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders. 

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players. 

Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.  

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en 

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.  

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders! 

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV). 

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org 

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System. 

Suggested Reading Five: March 11, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

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Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals by Jason Bittel 

Funny, fascinating, and scientifically grounded, this charming book reveals unknown details about 50 well-known animals. Effortlessly readable, Grizzled reintroduces nature lovers to species they thought they knew all about. From fireflies and hummingbirds to alligators and sharks, this collection of 50 brief essays combines witty prose and vivid illustrations to reveal the secret lives and oddball behaviors of North American creatures both familiar and little known. In Grizzled, science journalist Jason Bittel taps into current research about the behavior of key North American mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates, from insects to urchins. Along the way, he answers questions you didn’t know to ask, such as: -How do monarch butterflies emerge from sentient goo? -Why did beavers have to parachute into their newest habitats? -What’s inside a yellowjacket meatball? -How many jellyfish can a sea turtle eat? -Can deer really grow antlers on their legs? Grizzled offers a surprising, endearing, and altogether eye-opening tour of the animal kingdom—one you won’t soon forget. 

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Heir of Whitestone by Catherine Coulter

England, 1842. Queen Victoria reigns, Buckingham Palace is overrun with rats, and the streets of London are filled with intrigue. 

Alex Ivanov is a brilliant young innovator, designing cutting-edge train engines. But Alex has a secret—he isn’t really Alex Ivanov. As a boy, he was pulled from the Thames, presumed drowned, with no memory of who he was. Rescued and raised by the formidable Ryder Sherbrooke, Alex has built a new life, but his past is catching up with him. 

Lady Camilla Rohman has problems of her own. Trapped by a scheming stepmother and a family determined to see her married off, she is as clever as she is desperate. When fate throws her into Alex’s path, their connection is undeniable. 

But as their whirlwind romance turns into marriage, danger follows. On their honeymoon, a series of deadly attacks make one thing clear—someone wants Alex dead. As they race to uncover the truth, old enemies and long-buried secrets come to light, leading them to a shocking revelation that will change everything… 

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Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key 

DEBUT Pok is in his twenties and living in the tech-centric New York City of the future, complete with augmented reality, which is necessary to function in society. His father is a respected doctor at the AI-operated medical center, the Shepherd Organization, which has managed to insert itself into all aspects of daily life. Pok wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a doctor. When a conspiracy forces him to attend the only remaining medical school not under the influence of artificial intelligence, in New Orleans, he uncovers secrets about AI in medicine, his heritage, and the fate of the last human-centered medical school in the country. This story explores the “what if” of AI in medicine and examines what a medical AI would consider best for patients. Key (The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories) adds a human touch to a detailed first novel that depicts a near-future world and provides realistic and thorough look into its medical field. VERDICT A medical-minded dystopia with mystery elements that emphasizes the importance of human connection and equity for everyone in a world of artificial intelligence. For readers of Laila Lalami. –Library Journal Review  

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Served Him Right by Lisa Unger 

When Paul Hayes is found murdered, no one is particularly upset or surprised. He’s made plenty of enemies in business and in his personal life, including several women who have accused him of sexual assault. Ana and Vera Blacksmith, sisters with a traumatic and mysterious past, find themselves in the middle of the investigation when police learn that Ana was Paul’s last girlfriend and has a history of volatile and erratic behavior. The investigation takes a turn when Ana’s best friend falls deathly ill, and Paul’s newest girlfriend goes missing. How are these people connected, who can be trusted, and what secrets are the Blacksmith sisters hiding? Unger’s latest mystery is an exploration of the patriarchy through the lens of female rage, with some witchy vibes added for extra fun. The combination of revenge, generational trauma, and girl power makes this a fun and twisted tale. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewel and Shari Lapena–and angry women everywhere. — Booklist Review  

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This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum 

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore’s successful podcast This Story Might Save Your Life chronicles real-life survival stories with humor. Just when the podcasters (and best friends) stand to make millions in a lucrative deal, Joy and her husband go missing in the hills of northeast Los Angeles; her cohost Benny is the prime suspect in the disappearance. Crum’s multi-timeline novel is structured in part as a manuscript of Benny and Joy’s joint memoir, with alternating chapters about each podcaster’s life, while narration from the present also switches between Benny and Joy to advance the plot and character development. Fused with the mystery of what happened to Joy and her producer husband is a will-they, won’t they romance between Joy and Benny, who seem like a perfect match. Domestic violence, pregnancy loss, and narcolepsy are all dealt with in a storyline that will have readers thinking they’ve got it figured out–until they don’t. VERDICT A timely novel for fans of the growing trend of books featuring podcasters, such as Amy Tintera’s Listen for the Lie.–Library Journal Review  

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Information on the four library catalogs

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.

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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Suggested Listening & Viewing: March 10, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).

First off the music!

This week we’re turning our listening attention to artists that were born in March. Happy listening! 

The Blues Ain’t Nothing But by Georgia White (March 9, 1903) 

 

Found on the Album: Not Available  

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Personality by Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933) 

 

Found on the Album: Mr. Personality (1959) 

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Feelin’ Bad Blues by Ry Cooder (March 15, 1947) 

 

Found on the Album: Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986/2008) 

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Straighten Up And Fly Right by Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919) 

 

Found on the Album: The Complete Capital Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (1993) 

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In The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941) 

 

Found on the Album: In The Midnight Hour (1965) 

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This Train by Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915) 

 

Found on the Album: Gospel Train (1956) 

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Breezin’ by George Benson (March 22, 1943) 

 

Found on the Album: Breezin’ (1976) 

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Respect by Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942) 

 

Found on the Album: 30 Greatest Hits (1985) 

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You Can’t Hurry Love by Diana Ross (March 26, 1944) & the Supremes  

 

Found on the Album: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes (1999) 

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Badge by Cream, featuring Eric Clapton (March 30, 1945) 

 

Found on the Album: Goodbye (1969) 

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And onto the Streaming Videos:

A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.

Mainstream Stream

Vladimir (2026) (Netflix) 

 

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Kanopy Stream

Black And Jewish In America (2026) 

Trailer  

 

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Information on the four library catalogs 

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/ 

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go! 

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog. 

And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.  

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ 

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month. 

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders. 

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players. 

Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.  

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en 

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.  

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders! 

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV). 

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org 

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System. 

New York Times Bestsellers: March 15, 2026

Linda Reimer

All titles can be requested/checked out through the library.

If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by the library, or give us a call – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

You can also request titles through StarCat found at https://starcat.stls.org

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. THE CROSSROADS by C.J. Box: The 26th book in the Joe Pickett series. After Joe takes a gunshot to the head, his daughters seek to find out who did it.

2. THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi: A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.

3. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.

4. AND NOW, BACK TO YOU by B.K. Borison: The second book in the Heartstrings series. A pair of meteorologists with different personalities are forced to cover a big snowstorm.

5. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans: Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

6. DEAR DEBBIE by Freida McFadden: An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.

7. KIN by Tayari Jones: Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.

8. HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid: The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.

9. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman: A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

10. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden: Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.

11. CROSS & SAMPSON by James Patterson and Brian Sitts: The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.

12. MORE THAN ENOUGH by Anna Quindlen: After receiving the results from an ancestry test kit, a high school English teacher questions some relationships in her life.

13. THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid: The sixth book in the Game Changers series. Ten years into their relationship, Ilya is tired of Shane keeping it a secret.

14. A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS by George R. R. Martin: A collection of three official prequels to “A Song of Ice and Fire.”

15. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.

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NON-FICTION

1. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo: The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.

2. A WORLD APPEARS by Michael Pollan: The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.

3. WE THE WOMEN by Norah O’Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower: A collection of portraits of women whose lives and work helped shape American history.

4. YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY by Gavin Newsom: The governor of California traces his family’s history and describes his journey in politics.

5. NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

6. YOU BETTER BELIEVE I’M GONNA TALK ABOUT IT by Lisa Rinna: The reality TV and soap opera star shares stories from her life and career.

7. STRANGERS by Belle Burden: Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

9. AMERICAN STRUGGLE by Jon Meacham: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines national divisions and debates over the last four centuries.

10. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

11. BLACK AF HISTORY by Michael Harriot: A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

12. BRAVING THE TRUTH by Rachel Held Evans: A collection of essays by the author of “Wholehearted Faith,” who died in 2019; edited by Sarah Bessey.

13. ONCE UPON A TIME by Elizabeth Beller: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s rise to fame and untimely death in a plane crash with her sister, Lauren, and husband, John F. Kennedy Jr.

14. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy: The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.

15. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin: The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

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Have a great Sunday!

Linda

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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.

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LIBRARY CATALOGS:

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

–

Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

–

Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

–

StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.

New Books Coming Your Way: March 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here is a list of all the new books, physical media items, eAudios & eBooks the library has ordered this month.

New Books Coming Your Way: March 2026

New Books Coming Your Way March 2026Download

Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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P.S. Some of the print books & physical media items may not yet appear in StarCat. So, if you see any title you’d like to check out, but it isn’t in StarCat, send me an email or give me a call and I’ll put your name on the list for it, as soon as it has arrived.

P.S.S. The three digital catalogs are:

The Digital Catalog found online at https://stls.overdrive.com/ and its companion app Libby found in mobile app stores.

The Hoopla Catalog found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ and its companion app, also called Hoopla and found in mobile app stores.

Kanopy: The streaming video catalog found online at https://www.kanopy.com/ and its companion app, also called Kanopy, found in mobile app stores.

Suggested Reading Five: March 4, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

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Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria by Loubna Mrie

In her first book, photojournalist Mrie recounts coming of age at the beginning of the Syrian civil war and the devastating costs of her involvement in documenting the conflict. Born into a family of Alawites, a minority group that ruled the country and prospered under the protection of the ruling al-Assad family, Mrie began questioning the government when the Arab Spring protests of 2010 spread to Syria. Inspired by her mother’s encouragement of education and personal liberty, Mrie began recording the clashes between protestors and government forces, a rejection of her family’s loyalty to Bashar al-Assad, which eventually led to her estrangement from relatives and friends, her exile from the country, and a series of personal losses. Mrie uses an exceptional eye for detail to evoke her surroundings, whether it be the peaceful Syrian countryside of her childhood or the carnage-filled chaos of rebel-held villages under bombardment. But the most remarkable aspect of Mrie’s memoir is her unflinching honesty as she details how trauma and guilt led to her struggles with impulsive behavior and an addiction to alcohol.  

VERDICT Recommended for libraries with sizable collections of autobiographies and memoirs, Mrie’s book will resonate with readers. – Starred Library Journal Review

 

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Felicia’s Favorites by Danielle Steel 

A mother bestows a life-changing legacy on her five adult daughters in this profoundly moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. 

After the unexpected death of their mother, Felicia Morgan Weston, her five daughters are summoned to a historic Connecticut farmhouse for the reading of her will. Still reeling from shock, they hear revelations that will potentially change their lives—and they realize there was much more to their mother than they ever knew. 

Charlotte, the oldest, always resented her mother’s advice, but now misses her terribly. An entrepreneur and single mother, she doesn’t dare hope for a second chance at love. 

Although content with her career as a TV producer and her life with her partner in Greenwich Village, Quinne is about to have an opportunity to dream bigger. 

Former ballet dancer Olivia has lived as a paraplegic since a car accident twelve years ago. Refusing to be a burden, she has denied herself the love of her life. 

Despite her mother’s disapproval, Veronica resigned herself to a secret relationship with an ambitious married senator. 

Happily married mother of three Isabelle has just found out that her husband is having an affair with his much younger intern. 

Each sister is about to receive a gift beyond her wildest dreams from their very private but loving mother, who considered all her girls her favorites. Danielle Steel’s new novel is a moving testament to the power of a mother’s love and the importance of fully embracing life. 

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Far-Flung Life by M L Stedman 

For generations, members of the MacBride family have lived and prospered on their vast sheep station in remote Western Australia. However, their good fortune seems to run out in 1958, when a kangaroo crosses the path of the truck that is carrying Phil MacBride and his two sons. In the ensuing crash, Phil and his older boy are killed instantly, while Matt, the younger son, clings to life. Although Matt survives, a traumatic brain injury leaves him with a patchy memory and an altered personality. More tragedies crop up for the remaining MacBrides, and a shocking encounter leads to daughter Rose’s unwanted pregnancy. Soon after the birth of her son, she throws herself down a mine shaft. Unwilling to cause the family more grief, the pragmatic police chief rules her death an accident. In time, life improves as Matt regains mental stability while helping his mother run the station and care for Rose’s son. But the arrival of a new by-the-books police chief, who means to reopen irregular cold cases, threatens to expose old secrets.  

VERDICT This sweeping saga, told with great heart and tenderness, is a story of broken people working to heal themselves. The many admirers of Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans will find the same blend of sadness and hope in her latest. – Starred Library Journal Review  

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The Ghost Women: A Novel by Jennifer Murphy 

Murphy’s (Scarlet in Blue) new novel is a dark-academia tale of murder and revenge that delves into the depths of strength and determination that women can reach when they are pushed to the brink by men. On the autumnal equinox in 1972, Abel Montague, a student at the exclusive, secretive St. Luke’s Institute of the Arts, is found dead, hanging from a tree, his body position matching the pose of the Hanged Man tarot card in his pocket. So begins a series of ritualistic murders at St. Luke’s–a former monastery that once held witch trials and executions–with each death designed to match tarot cards left at the scene. When detective Lola Germany investigates, she discovers that the administration and students are keeping secrets, including Pearl, Abel’s girlfriend, who calls herself and her group of friends “witches.” As truth and lies emerge from the past and the present, Lola realizes that she must uncover how it all began to solve the case. VERDICT This fast-paced novel set in the South Carolina Lowcountry combines magic, mysticism, and mystery into an engrossing and entertaining story that is difficult to put down. Recommended for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Alex Michaelides. -Library Journal Review  

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Kin: A Novel by Tayari Jones 

Jones, whose previous novel, An American Marriage (2018), was an Oprah’s Book Club pick, is back with a tender love song to southern Black families, communities, and female friendships. Annie and Niecy have grown up as “cradle friends” in small-town Mississippi, “tended to but never mothered.” Niecy’s mother is dead and Annie’s has simply “up and left.” Their lives diverge dramatically after their last year of high school: Niecy graduates and reinvents herself at Spelman College, while Annie runs away with three friends, hoping to track down her errant mother in Memphis. Neither finds exactly what she was looking for, yet each girl will experience profound self-discovery. Told in alternating first-person narration and in letters, Jones’ novel is an intimate portrayal of the anxieties and mixed messages of African American girlhood in the early 1960s that linger in adulthood. Pining for their mothers, both girls will seek replacements: Niecy’s a tippling Atlanta social climber, Annie’s the no-nonsense madam of a brothel. As each faces her personal demons and disappointments, their unbreakable childhood bond keeps them anchored in a friendship transcending blood relatives and romantic partners. Jones deftly conveys the nuances of Southern Black culture in this novel full of depth, pain, and beauty. – Booklist Review  

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.

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Information on the four library catalogs

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.

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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Suggested Listening & Viewing: March 2, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here is a belated Suggested Listening & Viewing post. And as today is Monday, instead of our usual post day of Friday, I’m going to make several YouTube video recommendations for relaxing videos you can set to play for hours while you work or unwind this week.

And this Friday, March 6, I will post a new Suggested Listening & Viewing post in the traditional format.

May you have a peaceful week!

Linda

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Slow Burn Fireplace for Sleep and Relaxation

Tranquil Fire Sounds Cozy Bonfire by the Lake for Sleep

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Cozy Winter Study Room | Gothic Ambience with Fireplace & Snowfall |Dark Academia Music for Studying

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Cozy Fireplace Ambience | Fireside Reading | Fire ASMR for Sleep, Study & Relaxation

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TROPICAL CAMPFIRE: Gentle Fire Sounds & Ocean Waves – Perfect for Unwinding

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Light Easy Listening Music – relaxing, peaceful, smooth music

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Elegant March Night Jazz & Gentle Rain Sound by the Window | Relaxing Piano Jazz for Sleep Tight

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Rainy Morning, Hot Tea & Quiet Reading

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Information on the four library catalogs 

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/ 

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go! 

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog. 

And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.  

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ 

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month. 

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders. 

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players. 

Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.  

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en 

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.  

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders! 

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV). 

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org 

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System. 

New York Times Bestsellers: March 8, 2026

Linda Reimer

All titles can be requested/checked out through the library.

If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by the library, or give us a call – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

You can also request titles through StarCat found at https://starcat.stls.org

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi: A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.

2. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.

3. THE HARD LINE by Mark Greaney: The 15th book in the Gray Man series. As he tries to stop hit squads, Court Gentry becomes the target of an assassin known as Whetstone.

4. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans: Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

5. DEAR DEBBIE by Freida McFadden: An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.

6. HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid: The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.

7. THE ASTRAL LIBRARY by Kate Quinn: A hidden door at the Boston Public Library leads to a secret library where new worlds and potential danger come to life.

8. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden: Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.

9. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman: A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.

10. THE DEVIL’S BIBLE by Steve Berry: The 20th book in the Cotton Malone series. An 800-year-old book is at the center of a complicated international situation.

11. CROSS & SAMPSON by James Patterson and Brian Sitts: The 35th book in the Alex Cross series. Detectives Sampson and Cross track crimes over long distances.

12. THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid: The sixth book in the Game Changers series. Ten years into their relationship, Ilya is tired of Shane keeping it a secret.

13. MY HUSBAND’S WIFE by Alice Feeney: In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they appear to be.

14. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.

15. GAME CHANGER by Rachel Reid: The captain of a hockey team worries about public perceptions after he starts a relationship with a guy who works at a smoothie shop.

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NON-FICTION

1. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo: The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.

2. NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

3. AMERICAN STRUGGLE by Jon Meacham: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer examines national divisions and debates over the last four centuries.

4. MANUFACTURING DELUSION by Buck Sexton: A conservative radio host and former C.I.A. analyst argues that mass delusion has begun to take hold in America.

5. THE LOOK by Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop: A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.

6. A HYMN TO LIFE by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon: Pelicot recounts her legal fight against her husband and dozens of men on the grounds of sexual assault; translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver.

7. THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN by Walter Isaacson: The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence.

8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

9. STRANGERS by Belle Burden: Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.

10. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

11. THE INVISIBLE COUP by Peter Schweizer: The author of “Blood Money” puts forward his argument that mass migration is a political weapon.

12. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin: The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.

13. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy: The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.

14. DEVOUT by David Archuleta: The “American Idol” finalist and international pop star depicts struggles he had as a closeted Mormon teenager.

15. BLACK AF HISTORY by Michael Harriot: A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

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Have a great Sunday!

Linda

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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.

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LIBRARY CATALOGS:

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.

Suggested Reading Five: February 25, 2026

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

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The Astral Library by Kate Quinn 

Alix Watson is having a day: she gets fired, her roommate kicks her out, and someone has hacked her bank account and taken the 36 dollars. Desperate, she heads to her other job at the Boston Public Library to beg her boss for extra hours. Instead, she wanders through a door and finds herself in the Astral Library, a seemingly infinite collection of books overseen by the stern Librarian, who has little time for Alix’s questions. Patrons come to the Astral Library to escape into a book–literally–but as the Librarian receives warnings that her book-dwellers are in danger, she lets Alix tag along as she hops into Sherlock Holmes, Charlotte Brontë, and Bram Stoker’s worlds, until it becomes clear that there’s an even bigger threat: the library board wants to modernize, which could mean the end of the sanctuary the Astral Library provides. Quinn’s (The Briar Club, 2024) first foray into fantasy is a bookish delight, with a heroine readers will root for as she finds her purpose and a hint of romance. Give to fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library (2020). – Booklist Review  

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Crossroads by C. J. Box 

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett was ambushed at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. He could have been headed to any one of them. Joe was shot in the head and left in his bullet-ridden truck for way too long, until found in critical condition. The ranches are all owned by very shady characters with whom Joe has “history.” The local police have launched an investigation, but their reputation for ineptitude leads his three daughters to make their own dangerous inquiries while their mother, Marybeth, agonizes at Joe’s bedside. They get an assist from his buddy, Nate Romanowski, who’s just itchin’ to identify the culprits and rip their ears off. Fans who know him will understand that he really means it. Readers will be happy to be back with the Pickett family in Twelve Sleep County despite the circumstances. Given their chance to shine, the now all-grown up “girls” are amazing. Box again delivers an entertaining narrative set against an epic Western landscape in the twenty-sixth installment of an equally epic series. – Booklist Review 

Reader’s Note: As noted, Crossroads is the twenty-sixth book in the Joe Pickett series, to binge read from the beginning – check out book one: Open Season.  

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I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right by Matt Kaplan 

Having written extensively about science during the COVID-19 pandemic, paleontologist Kaplan (The Science of the Magical) was perplexed when he met scientists who were hesitant to share ideas for combating the disease. Making the case that there is a scholarly hierarchy that dictates which scientists are heard and respected, his new book shows evidence of a long history of good ideas being discounted because the scientists proposing them were low on the ladder. For instance, in COVID research, there is Kati Karik , a Hungarian American biochemist whose research into mRNA was nearly overlooked because of her nationality and gender but was eventually instrumental in the development of COVID vaccines; she later received a Nobel Prize for her work. There’s also Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor in 19th-century Austria who discovered that postpartum infections could be prevented by having doctors disinfect their hands between patients; this simple intervention wasn’t made standard until years after his death. Kaplan explains also how good mentors or champions can be instrumental to promoting a scientist’s theories.

VERDICT This engaging historical exploration of overlooked scientists and their discoveries is highly recommende. – Library Journal Review 

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It’s Never Too Late: A Memoir by Marla Gibbs 

In this memoir, 94-year-old Emmy-nominated actress Gibbs (born Margaret Bradley in Chicago in 1931) gives a no-holds-barred account of her professional triumphs and personal difficulties. Early in the actress’s life, her mother left the family, resulting in Gibbs and her older sister being primarily raised by their spiteful grandmother, who constantly insulted them. Later, as a single mother, she married a childhood friend, Jordan “Buddy” Gibbs, who soon became abusive. After years of torment, she left with her three children for Los Angeles, where her youngest sister lived. There, Gibbs took acting classes as a way to bond with her teen daughter, Angela. The leisure activity eventually led to the role that changed her life: playing George Jefferson’s housekeeper, Florence Johnston, on the 1975-85 TV sitcom The Jeffersons. In this memoir, there is a chapter devoted to each of Gibbs’s main TV roles, on The Jeffersons and the 1985-90 sitcom 227 (which she both starred in and co-produced); these sections are filled with Gibbs’s admiration for her costars and as well as takes on behind-the-scenes drama with producers. The memoir’s narrative about Gibbs’s personal life, may cause minor confusion, as events are not always presented in chronological order. However, her positive and spiritual disposition shines throughout the book.

VERDICT Gibbs tells it like it is and what she really thinks, akin to a grandmother who’s been there and then some. Her memoir is a treat. 

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We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America by Norah O’Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower 

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 have played at every stage of our country’s history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin 

Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold wom­en’s stories. Now, in honor of America’s 250th birthday, O’Donnell focuses that passion on the American heroines who helped change the course of history. 

We the Women presents a fresh look at American his­tory through the eyes of women, introducing us to inspiring patriots who demanded that the country live up to the prom­ises made 250 years ago in the Declaration of Independence: “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since the signing of that document, the pressing question from women has been: Why don’t those unalienable rights apply to us? 

Through extensive research and interviews, as well as historical documents and old photos, O’Donnell curates a compelling portrait of these fierce fighters for freedom. From Mary Katherine Goddard, who printed the first signed Declaration of Independence, to the Forten family women, who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements and were considered the “Black Founders” of Philadelphia, to the first women who served in the armed forces even before they had the right to vote, O’Donnell brings these extraordinary women together for the first time, and in doing so writes the American story anew. 

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.

–

Information on the four library catalogs

The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en

The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.

The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!

You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.

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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.