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, June 4, 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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THE 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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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audibook, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook, Hoopla instant check out eBook & Audiobook)
A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
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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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FRACTAL NOISE by Christopher Paolini
(Available Formats: Print Book)
In July 2234, the crew of the Adamura investigate the mysteries of a 50-kilometer-wide pit they found on a seemingly uninhabited planet.
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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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THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE by Tom Hanks
(Available Formats: Print Book & Large Print)
A World War II soldier’s experiences inspire a comic book, which gets adapted into a superhero movie.
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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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ONLY THE DEAD by Jack Carr
(Available Format: Print Book)
The sixth book in the Terminal List series. The killing of a freshman congressman reverberates for decades and James Reece faces a global conspiracy.
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QUEEN CHARLOTTE by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes
(Available Formats: Print Book)
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz weds King George III and contends with the politics of the court.
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THE 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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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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YELLOWFACE by R.F. Kuang
(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)
June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu’s just-finished masterpiece after Liu’s sudden death.
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NON-FICTION:
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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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BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook, Hoopla instant check out eBook & Audiobook)
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
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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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DADDY DIARIES by Andy Cohen
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” juggles fatherhood and his career.
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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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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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KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
A biography of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., which includes new archival material and reflections from some who worked, lived and fought with him.
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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 & Downloadable Audiobook)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor.
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QUIETLY HOSTILE by Samantha Irby
(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)
A new collection of essays detailing personal and professional experiences by the author of “Wow, No Thank You.”
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SHADOW DOCKET by Stephen Vladeck
(Available Formats: Print Book)
The legal scholar examines the Supreme Court’s authority to issue emergency rulings and the potential consequences of doing so.
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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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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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WALKING WITH SAM by Andrew McCarthy
(Available Formats: Print Book & Downloadable Audiobook)
The actor and travel writer treks 500 miles across Spain’s Camino de Santiago with his elder son.
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The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore
(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)
The historian chronicles the world’s great dynasties through the prism of family ties in a single narrative.
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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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