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:
AGENCY by William Gibson:
Ainsley Lowbeer can see alternate outcomes for Verity Jane and her digital assistant, who lived in the previous century.
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AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins:
A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel
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DEAR EDWARD by Ann Napolitano:
A 12-year-old boy tries to start over after becoming the sole survivor of a plane crash in which he lost his immediate family.
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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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THE LAST WISH by Andrzej Sapkowski:
Linked stories follow the exploits of Geralt of Rivia, a monster-slaying mercenary.
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng:
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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LONG BRIGHT RIVER by Liz Moore:
Mickey risks her job with the Philadelphia police force by going after a murderer and searching for her missing sister.
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A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA by Isabel Allende:
A young pregnant widow and an Army doctor take a ship to Chile to escape the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
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LOST by James Patterson and James O. Born:
The new head of an F.B.I. task force takes on a crime syndicate run by a pair of Russian nationals.
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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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MORAL COMPASS by Danielle Steel:
Shortly after Saint Ambrose Prep goes co-ed, a student is attacked and the community falls apart.
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THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King:
A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy’s body is found.
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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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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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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:
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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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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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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HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X. Kendi:
A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.
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THE IMPOSSIBLE FIRST by Colin O’Brady:
A memoir by the first person to cross Antarctica alone and without assistance.
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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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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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SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari:
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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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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TIGHTROPE by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors examine issues affecting working-class Americans.
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VERY STABLE GENIUS by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists use firsthand accounts to chart patterns of behavior within the Trump administration.
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WHY WE CAN’T SLEEP by Ada Calhoun:
The cultural and political contexts of the crises that Generation X women face.
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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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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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