Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the upcoming week.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the book(s) of your choice.
FICTION:
19TH CHRISTMAS by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro:
In the 19th installment of the Women’s Murder Club series, detective Lindsay Boxer and company take on a fearsome criminal known only as “Loman.”
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BLUE MOON by Lee Child:
Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
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CRISS CROSS by James Patterson:
The 27th book in the Alex Cross series. Copycat crimes make the detective question whether an innocent man was executed.
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THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett:
A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.
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THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes:
In Depression-era America, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books throughout the mountains of Kentucky.
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THE GUARDIANS by John Grisham:
Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
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THE INSTITUTE by Stephen King:
Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.
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A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT by David Baldacci:
When Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to investigate her sister’s kidnapping from 30 years ago, she winds up tracking a potential serial killer.
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OLIVE, AGAIN by Elizabeth Strout:
In a follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Olive Kitteridge,” new relationships, including a second marriage, are encountered in a seaside town in Maine.
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THE OVERSTORY by Richard Powers:
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Nine people drawn to trees for different reasons fight for the last of the remaining acres of virgin forest.
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THE RISE OF MAGICKS by Nora Roberts:
The third book in the Chronicles of the One series. Fallon Swift goes up against an old foe.
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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 SPY by Danielle Steel:
Alexandra Wickham, an espionage agent during World War II, must keep her secret hidden into the Cold War.
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STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern:
Zachary Ezra Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of stories.
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THE TESTAMENTS by Margaret Atwood:
In a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay.
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TWISTED TWENTY-SIX by Janet Evanovich:
The 26th book in the Stephanie Plum series. A New Jersey gangster’s associates go after a bounty hunter’s widowed grandmother.
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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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NON-FICTION:
BEAUTIFUL ONES by Prince. Edited by Dan Piepenbring:
A memoir by the musician written before his death, with photos and other memorabilia detailing his evolution.
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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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BLOWOUT by Rachel Maddow:
The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians.
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THE BODY by Bill Bryson:
An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong.
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THE BOOK OF GUTSY WOMEN by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton:
Profiles of women from around the world who have blazed trails and challenged the status quo.
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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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FINDING CHIKA by Mitch Albom:
Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family.
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HOME WORK by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton:
The musical theater icon’s second installment of her memoir describes her arrival in Hollywood, becoming a mother and her relationship with Blake Edwards.
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I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES by Charles Brandt:
A World War II veteran works for a crime boss and comes into contact with the union boss Jimmy Hoffa. The basis of the movie “The Irishman.”
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ME by Elton John:
The multi-award-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
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SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS by Brian Kilmeade:
The “Fox & Friends” host gives an account of the battle against the Mexican Army in 1836.
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TALKING TO STRANGERS by Malcolm Gladwell:
Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
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TRIGGERED by Donald Trump Jr.:
Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
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THE UNITED STATES OF TRUMP by Bill O’Reilly:
The conservative commentator weaves interviews and personal history to portray the power and influence of the 45th president.
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A WARNING by Anonymous:
A senior official in the Trump administration offers an assessment of the president and makes a moral appeal.
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THE WAY I HEARD IT by Mike Rowe:
The television personality relays stories from his podcast and personal anecdotes.
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Have a great day!
Linda Reimer, SSL
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Note: this list contains all the New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the week that are owned by libraries within the Southern Tier Library System.
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