Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.
Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobooks), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).
For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*
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New York Times Bestseller blog postings are published on Sundays; and, as I will be on vacation next week, the next New York Times Bestselling blog posting will be published on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
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FICTION
2 SISTERS DETECTIVE AGENCY by James Patterson and Candice Fox
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD Audiobook)
The attorney Rhonda Bird investigates a case involving overprivileged young adults and a former assassin.
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APPLES NEVER FALL by Liane Moriarty
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & eBook)
The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappearance of their mother.
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BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A novelist, a warehouse worker, an editorial assistant and a political adviser deal with changes.
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BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
An astrobiologist and single father learns of a neurofeedback treatment that may improve his son’s emotional control.
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BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King
(Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook & eBook)
A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job.
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BOOK OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audibook & eBook)
The fourth book in the Practical Magic series. Three generations of Owens women try to save a young man’s life.
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THE BUTLER by Danielle Steel
(Available Formats: Print Book & CD Audiobook)
The working relationship between a man and woman from different worlds develops into something new for them.
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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future.
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CROSSROADS by Jonathan Franzen
(Available Formats: Print Book & CD Audiobook)
Members of a Midwestern family find themselves at a pivotal moment of moral crisis in 1971.
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HARLEM SHUFFLE by Colson Whitehead
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & eBook)
Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters.
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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book & Downloadable Audiobook)
A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
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JAILHOUSE LAWYER by James Patterson and Nancy Allen
(Available Formats: Print Book)
A young lawyer winds up in an Alabama jail that remains mysteriously crowded.
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THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.
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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.
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LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A young professor agrees to pretend to be a third-year Ph.D. candidate’s boyfriend.
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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobooks)
Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Downloadable Audiobook)
A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.
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SILVERVIEW by John Le Carré
(Available Formats: Print Book)
A London spy chief’s investigation brings him to a quiet seaside town where Julian Lawndsley has relocated and opened a bookstore.
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STATE OF TERROR by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
In the wake of the previous administration’s mishandling of international affairs, the new Secretary of State Ellen Adams confronts interconnected global threats.
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VERITY by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book)
Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.
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THE WISH by Nicholas Sparks
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)
Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.
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NON-FICTION:
AMERICAN MARXISM by Mark R. Levin
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.
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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook & Hoopla Audiobook)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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THE BOYS by Ron Howard and Clint Howard
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Howard brothers credit their success in Hollywood to their Midwestern parents, Rance and Jean.
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E.R. NURSES by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
(Available Formats: Print Book & CD Audiobook)
A collection of stories from people working in big-city and small-town hospitals.
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MAID by Stephanie Land
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
An unexpected pregnancy forces the author to navigate challenges faced by the working poor.
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THE STORYTELLER by Dave Grohl
(Available Formats: Print Book)
A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
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PERIL by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Washington Post journalists detail the dangers and challenges during the transition to the Biden presidency.
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TASTE by Stanley Tucci
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian-American heritage, meals and mishaps.
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VANDERBILT by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The CNN host and descendant of the Vanderbilt family charts the rise and fall of this American dynasty.
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WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY by Nick Offerman
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The actor and humorist shares stories and observations from three quests taken in the outdoors.
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Happy reading!
Linda Reimer, SSL
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*Information on the Three Catalogs*
Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/
The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/
The Hoopla Catalog features instant check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.
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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.
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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs; you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.
Southeast Steuben County Library Tel: 607-936-3713
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