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 blog post will be published Sunday, May 21, 2023.
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FICTION
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23RD MIDNIGHT by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook & eBook)
The 23rd book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
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COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook & Hoopla instant check out audiobook)
Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.
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THE FERRYMAN by Justin Cronin
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & eBook)
A man who shepherds retirees to an island where their bodies are renewed and memories wiped clean questions everything he once believed.
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FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros
(Available Formats: Print Book, Downloadable Audiobook & Hoopla instant check out eBook)
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
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GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI, VOL. 5 by Mo Xiang
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
Tong Xiu The future of the entire cultivation world comes down to a showdown at Guanyin Temple.
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HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD Audiobook)
Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger.
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HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
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HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano
(Available Formats:Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
In a homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” a young man’s dark past resurfaces as he gets to the know the family of his college sweetheart.
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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
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IT STARTS WITH US by Colleen Hoover
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
In the sequel to “It Ends With Us,” Lily deals with her jealous ex-husband as she reconnects with her first boyfriend.
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THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.
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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
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MEET ME AT THE LAKE by Carley Fortune
(Available Formats:Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A decade after a one-day adventure, Will appears again in Fern’s life at her mother’s lakeside resort.
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REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
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SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
When an illustrated book offering potential clues arrives years after World War II, a woman in London delves into her past.
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SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.
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SIMPLY LIES by David Baldacci
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
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SUMMER ON SAG HARBOR by Sunny Hostin
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
Olivia Jones delves into her family’s past at a historically Black beachfront community on Long Island.
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TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.
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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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WEDDING PLANNER by Danielle Steel
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)
An unmarried wedding planner contends with problems, secrets and scandals.
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NON-FICTION:
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1998 YANKEES by Jack Curry
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
The sports journalist looks back 25 years at the successful New York Yankees team that played that season
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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook & eBook)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
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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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ESCAPE ARTIST by Jonathan Freedland
(Available Formats:Print Book & eBook)
Rudolf Vrba, who became one of the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz, warned others about the death camp.
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GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobooks, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
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HONEY, BABY, MINE by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd
(Available Formats:Print Book)
Conversations on personal subjects from a mother and daughter who are also award-winning actresses.
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I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.
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LESSONS LEARNED AND CHERISHED by Deborah Roberts
(Available Formats: Print Book)
Essays by celebrities about the teachers who impacted their lives.
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THE LIGHT WE CARRY by Michelle Obama
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
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LOOK FOR ME THERE by Luke Russert
(Available Formats:Print Book, Hoopla instant check out eBook & Audiobook)
The Emmy Award–winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way.
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OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
(Available Formats: Print Book & Downloadable Audiobook)
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
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POVERTY, BY AMERICA by Matthew Desmond
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor.
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QUANTUM SUPREMACY by Michio Kaku
(Available Formats:Print Book & eBook)
The ways in which quantum computing might be a benefit to society.
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SPARE by Prince Harry
(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.
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STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN by Katy Hessel
(Available Formats: Hoopla instant check out Audiobook)
An overview of more than 300 works of art from the Renaissance to the present day by women artists.
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TELL ME EVERYTHING by Minka Kelly
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
The actress and philanthropist shares stories of adversity on her way to career success.
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THE WAGER by David Grann
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
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YOU CAN’T JOKE ABOUT THAT by Kat Timpf
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The co-host of “Gutfeld!” and Fox News contributor gives her take on free speech and comedy.
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YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL by Maggie Smith
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
The poet explores her love for her children and commitment to herself after the end of her marriage.
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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.
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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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