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:
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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BLINDSIDE by James Patterson and James O. Born:
The 12th book in the Michael Bennett series. A serial-killing spree might impact national security.
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DEACON KING KONG by James McBride:
In 1969, secrets in a South Brooklyn neighborhood are uncoverd when a church deacon known as Sportcoat shoots a drug dealer in public.
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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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HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD by Sarah J. Maas:
Passion arises between Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar as they seek to avenge the deaths of Bryce’s friends.
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JETSETTERS by Amanda Eyre Ward:
Old pains are unpacked as the fractured Perkins family goes on a trip through Europe.
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LETHAL GAME by Christine Feehan:
The 16th book in the GhostWalker series. When Amaryllis is endangered, Malichai’s true identity risks being exposed.
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng:
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
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LONG RANGE by C.J. Box:
The 20th book in the Joe Pickett series. A grizzly bear attack and an attempted assassination of a local judge baffle the Wyoming game warden.
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NIGHT WATCHMAN by Louise Erdrich:
As a bill that may hurt the rights of Native Americans goes to Congress in 1953, domestic issues arise for plant workers near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota.
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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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NUMBERS GAME by Danielle Steel:
An affair wrecks a marriage and a daughter seeks to get out from her family’s shadow while old dreams and new love are pursued.
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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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TRACE ELEMENTS by Donna Leon:
The 29th novel in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series. Circumstances around a motorcycle accident reveal that Venice’s water supply might be at risk.
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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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WRITERS & LOVERS by Lily King:
Casey Peabody goes through a big life transition as she tries to maintain a creative life.
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen:
Shay Miller’s bad luck may get even worse when she meets a pair of sisters who always get what they want.
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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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DARK TOWERS by David Enrich:
The New York Times finance editor traces the history and illicit dealings of Deutsche Bank.
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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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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 MAMBA MENTALITY by Kobe Bryant:
Various skills and techniques used on the court by the Los Angeles Lakers player.
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OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson with Kevin Carr O’Leary:
The singer, actress and fashion designer discloses times of success, trauma and addiction.
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PROFILES IN CORRUPTION by Peter Schweizer:
The author of “Clinton Cash” gives his evaluations of members of the Democratic Party.
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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 Keefe:
A look at the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
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SPLENDID AND THE VILE by Erik Larson:
An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.
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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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UNKNOWN VALOR by Martha MacCallum:
The Fox News anchor weaves stories of combat veterans who fought during World War II.
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UNTIL THE END OF TIME by Brian Greene:
A physicist gives an overview of how we got here, where we are and directions we might go.
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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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Have a great weekend!
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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