by Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the week that ends June 16, 2019.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the books of your choice.)
FICTION:
18TH ABDUCTION by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro:
The 18th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.
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ASK AGAIN, YES by Mary Beth Keane:
The lives of neighboring families in a New York City suburb intertwine over four decades.
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BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate:
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
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BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle Steel:
Isabelle McAvoy faces challenges as she raises three daughters from three separate fathers on her own
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CARI MORA by Thomas Harris:
Hans-Peter Schneider pauses his ghastly deeds to seek a dead man’s gold hidden under a Miami mansion, but its caretaker’s surprising skills prove daunting.
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FIRE AND BLOOD by George R.R. Martin:
The first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
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GAME OF THRONES by George R.R. Martin:
In the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are mustering. Basis of the HBO series.
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A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles:
A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest in the Metropol hotel, across from the Kremlin.
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THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake:
Evie Milton uncovers a story going back a couple generations that may shatter a family myth.
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng:
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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THE MISTER by E L James:
Maxim Trevelyan inherits several estates and overpowers his cleaner Alessia Demachi, an Albanian piano prodigy who has been trafficked into England.
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NEON PREY by John Sandford:
The 29th book in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.
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THE NIGHT WINDOW by Dean Koontz:
The fifth book in the Jane Hawk series. The former F.B.I. agent pursues a slew of bad guys, including a Vegas mob boss.
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NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney:
The connection between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity College in Dublin.
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PAST TENSE by Lee Child:
Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.
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THE QUEEN BEE by Dorothea Benton Frank:
A beekeeper’s quiet life is unsettled by her demanding mother, outgoing sister and neighboring widower.
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REDEMPTION by David Baldacci:
The fifth book in the Memory Man series. The first man Amos Decker put behind bars asks to have his name cleared.
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SENTENCE IS DEATH by Anthony Horowitz:
Detective Daniel Hawthorne teams up with the author Anthony Horowitz to solve the mysterious killing of a celebrity divorce lawyer.
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THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides:
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
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THE STIEHL ASSASSIN by Terry Brooks:
The third book in the Fall of Shannara series.
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SUNSET BEACH by Mary Kay Andrews:
Drue Campbell inherits a run-down beach bungalow and takes a job at her estranged father’s personal injury attorney office.
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TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris:
A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.
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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens:
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
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WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. Finn Morrow:
A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.
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NON-FICTION:
ANTHONY BOURDAIN REMEMBERED by CNN:
Ecco A collection of photographs and remembrances by some who were impacted by the chef and television host.
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BECOMING by Michelle Obama:
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
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BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah:
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”
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THE BRITISH ARE COMING by Rick Atkinson:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.
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EDUCATED by Tara Westover:
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
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FURIOUS HOURS by Casey Cep:
Harper Lee’s work on the true-crime story about a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members in the 1970s.
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HOWARD STERN COMES AGAIN by Howard Stern:
The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.
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MOMENT OF LIFT by Melinda Gates:
The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society.
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THE MUELLER REPORT with an introduction by Alan Dershowitz:
Redacted findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by the president.
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THE MUELLER REPORT with related materials by The Washington Post:
Redacted findings from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by the president.
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THE PIONEERS by David McCullough:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
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RANGE by David Epstein:
An argument for how generalists excel more than specialists, especially in complex and unpredictable fields.
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SACRED DUTY by Tom Cotton:
The veteran and Republican senator from Arkansas describes the services enacted by the Army unit known as the Old Guard.
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SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari:
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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SEA STORIES by William H. McRaven:
A memoir by the retired four-star Navy admiral, including the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
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THE SECOND MOUNTAIN by David Brooks:
A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life.
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SPYING ON THE SOUTH by Tony Horwitz:
A retracing of Frederick Law Olmsted’s time as an undercover correspondent during the 1850s in the South for The New York Times and one of the designers of Central Park.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT FOR THE DEFENSE by Dan Abrams and David Fisher:
The 1915 courtroom fight between William Barnes and the former president who had accused him of political corruption.
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UNFREEDOM OF THE PRESS by Mark R. Levin:
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.
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Have a great day!
Linda Reimer, SSL
Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.
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