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:
BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate:
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
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BLOOD OF ELVES by Andrzej Sapkowski:
The first book in the Witcher series. As war looms, Geralt of Rivia must protect the prophesied savior of the world.
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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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DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid:
A fictional oral history charting the rise and fall of a ’70s rock ’n’ roll band.
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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 LAST WISH by Andrzej Sapkowski:
Linked stories follow the exploits of Geralt of Rivia, a monster-slaying mercenary.
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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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THE NIGHT FIRE by Michael Connelly:
Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard return to take up a case that held the attention of Bosch’s mentor.
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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 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 STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern:
Zachary Ezra Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of stories.
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SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid:
Tumult ensues when Alix Chamberlain’s babysitter is mistakenly accused of kidnapping her charge.
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THE 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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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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THE WATER DANCER by Ta-Nehisi Coates:
A young man who was gifted with a mysterious power becomes part of a war between slavers and the enslaved.
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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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THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher:
A woman discovers something disturbing about her polygamist husband.
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NON-FICTION:
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 BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk:
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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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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CATCH AND KILL by Ronan Farrow:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details some surveillance and intimidation tactics used to pressure journalists and elude consequences by certain wealthy and connected men.
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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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HOW TO DO NOTHING by Jenny Odell:
An argument for unplugging from technology in order to potentially focus attention on important matters.
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JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson:
A law professor and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
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THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean:
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb:
A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist’s patient.
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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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MIDNIGHT IN CHERNOBYL by Adam Higginbotham:
An account of the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, based on hundreds of hours of interviews.
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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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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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SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari:
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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SAY NOTHING by Patrick Radden:
A look at the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
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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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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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WHY WE SLEEP by Matthew Walker:
A neuroscientist uses recent scientific discoveries to explain the functions of sleep and dreams.
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THE YELLOW HOUSE by Sarah M. Broom:
Identity and inequality are explored in the history of a family and home in New Orleans both before and after Hurricane Katrina.
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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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