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 Audiobook), 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 posts are published on Sundays and the next New York Times Bestseller list will be published to this blog on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
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FICTION
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THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
In a follow-up to “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” a new technology gives the potential to save and share every memory one has ever had.
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THE DIAMOND EYE by Kate Quinn
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
In 1937 Ukraine, a history student transforms into a hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death and is sent to America on a goodwill tour.
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THE DUKE AND I by Julia Quinn
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, downloadable audiobook, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)
The first book in the Bridgerton series. Daphne Bridgerton’s reputation soars when she colludes with the Duke of Hastings. The basis of the Netflix series “Bridgerton.”
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FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
The ups and downs of a Baltimore family from the 1950s to the pandemic present.
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THE INVESTIGATOR by John Sandford
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook & eBook)
Letty Davenport, the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, looks into oil thefts in Texas.
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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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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles
(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)
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, Large Print, 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, Libby eBook & audiobook)
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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NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
Is Ben using his relationship with Fallon as fodder for his novel?
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ONE ITALIAN SUMMER by Rebecca Serle
(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)
During a summer trip in Italy, Katy’s late mother reappears as a 30-year-old woman.
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THE PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
Jess has suspicions about her half-brother’s neighbors when he goes missing.
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RECOVERY AGENT by Janet Evanovich
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)
When her family’s home is threatened, Gabriela Rose goes with her ex-husband to seek lost treasure in the jungles of Peru.
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RUN, ROSE, RUN by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook, downloadable audiobook & through Hoopla – Dolly Parton companion album also titled Run Rose Run.)
A singer-songwriter goes to Nashville seeking stardom but is followed by her dark past.
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SACRED BRIDGE by Anne Hillerman
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
Chee seeks to solve a mystery that eluded Leaphorn decades ago while Manuelito gets into a life-threatening situation.
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THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
A detective investigating in the wilderness discovers that his actions might affect the timeline of the universe.
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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & audiobook)
A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.
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TIME IS A MOTHER by Ocean Vuong
(Available Formats: Print Book)
A second collection of poems by the MacArthur fellow and author of “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.”
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UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.
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VERITY by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
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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VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME by Julia Quinn
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook, audiobook, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)
The second book in the Bridgerton series. Kate Sheffield gets in the way of Anthony Bridgerton’s intent to marry.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS by Lisa Scottoline
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & CD audiobook)
A brush with members of a drug-trafficking organization ushers a suburban family to go into the witness protection program.
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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
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:
1619 PROJECT edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein
(Available Formats: Print Book)
Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.
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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks
(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)
The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.
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BITTERSWEET by Susan Cain
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The author of “Quiet” suggests ways to embrace loss and suffering within ourselves and others.
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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.
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FREEZING ORDER by Bill Browder
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The author of “Red Notice” tells his story of becoming Vladimir Putin’s enemy by uncovering a $230 million tax refund scheme.
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FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH by Arthur C. Brooks
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life.
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GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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GROWING UP BIDEN by Valerie Biden Owens
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & downloadable audiobook)
A memoir by the younger sister and longtime campaign manager of President Biden.
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HELLO, MOLLY! by Molly Shannon with Sean Wilsey
(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)
The comedic actor shares stories of family tragedy and her years as a star of “Saturday Night Live.”
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LEFT ON TENTH by Delia Ephron
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The author and screenwriter describes losing her sister and husband to cancer, finding love again and receiving a leukemia diagnosis.
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LOVE THAT STORY by Jonathan Van Ness
(Available Formats: Print Book)
Personal reflections on dealing with challenges and embracing change by the star of “Queer Eye.”
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PANDORA’S JAR by Natalie Haynes
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
A re-examination of Greek myths and their female characters through a woman’s perspective.
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RECESSIONAL by David Mamet
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright lambastes liberal politics, cancel culture and other things he finds objectionable.
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RED NOTICE by Bill Browder
(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)
An American hedge fund manager in Russia is expelled by kleptocrats who then seize his property. Browder’s investigation into the death of his attorney led to the Magnitsky Act.
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THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by Erik Larson
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.
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STILL JUST A GEEK by Wil Wheaton
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The star of “Stand by Me” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” revisits and updates his 2004 collection of blog posts.
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THE STORYTELLER by David Grohl
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)
A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
(Available Formats: eBook & downloadable audiobook)
An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.
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WILL by Will Smith with Mark Manson
(Available Format: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)
The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.
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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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