Hi everyone, here is the list of New York Times Bestsellers for this week. All titles can be requested/checked out through the library. If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by, or call, the library – please do!
Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713
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If you’d like to checkout and/or request New York Times Bestsellers online, you can do that too!
There are currently three catalogs available to Southeast Steuben County Library patrons online, that you can access to search for and request New York Times Bestsellers, and other popular books and materials.
All you need is a library card to get started!
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First, the list of bestsellers for this week, and after more information on the three catalogs!
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THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. THE 24TH HOUR by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro: The 24th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. A high-society killer could spell trouble for members of the club.
2. THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
3. FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry: After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.
4. THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT by Carley Fortune: Lucy returns to Prince Edward Island, where she finds it difficult to stay away from her best friend’s younger brother.
5. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas: After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.
6. FIVE BROKEN BLADES by Mai Corland: Five dangerous liars must trust one another enough to kill the God King Joon.
7. LONG ISLAND by Colm Tóibín: In 1976, an Irish woman who lives surrounded by her husband’s Italian American family is told he impregnated another woman.
8. A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas: The second book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre gains the powers of the High Fae and a greater evil emerges.
9. SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews: Traci Eddings, the widowed owner of a faded landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, has one summer to return it to its past glory.
10. FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros: Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
11. HOME IS WHERE THE BODIES ARE by Jeneva Rose: Three estranged siblings find evidence of a dark secret involving their absent father and recently deceased mother.
12. IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros: The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.
13. KING OF SLOTH by Ana Huang: The fourth book in the Kings of Sin series. A tragedy forces a billionaire heir and his publicist to confront their feelings for each other.
14. A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN by Sarah J. Maas: The third book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. As war approaches, Feyre endeavors to take charge of her magical and political powers.
15. JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez: Justin and Emma, whose exes find soulmates after breaking up with them, have a fling on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.
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NON-FICTION
1. THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson: The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.
2. YOU NEVER KNOW by Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican: The actor charts his journey from his California childhood to success in Hollywood.
3. THE END OF EVERYTHING by Victor Davis Hanson: The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.
4. BITS AND PIECES by Whoopi Goldberg: The EGOT winner shares personal stories about her mother and older brother and the struggles they faced.
5. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
6. COMING HOME by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford: The women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist recounts being held captive in Russia.
7. LOVE, MOM by Nicole Saphier: Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood.
8. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY by Doris Kearns Goodwin: A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.
9. NO GOING BACK by Kristi Noem: The governor of South Dakota and author of “Not My First Rodeo” gives her take on where the Republican Party is headed.
10. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
11. THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES by Amy Tan: Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.
12. THE WAGER by David Grann: The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
13. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford: A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
14. THE LIGHT WE CARRY by Michelle Obama: The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
15. THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE by Rashid Khalidi: An account of the history of settler colonialism and resistance, based on untapped archival materials and reports.
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THE CATALOGS:
Catalog 1: StarCat
StarCat is the catalog of physical materials including print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. StarCat is available to all patrons of all public libraries in the Southern Tier Library System*
Starcat can be found online at: https://starcat.stls.org/
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Catalog 2: The Digital Catalog
The Digital Catalog (and its companion app Libby) offers all Southern Tier Library System member library patrons access to eBooks, eAudiobooks & eMagazines via a lending model known in Library-ese as “one copy/one user;” that library speak means that eBooks & eAudiobooks found in The Digital Catalog/Libby are like print books found on library shelves, only one patron can check out a copy of a title at a time.
Exception: Magazines found in the digital catalog are available via a different lending model known as simultaneous access. And that fancy library speak means that magazines are available for all patrons to check out at the same time, i.e. if you and all your family and friends wish to read the latest digital edition of Newsweek, all of you can check out the e version of the magazine and read it at the same time.
The Digital Catalog/Libby checkout limit is 5 titles a time.
The Digital Catalog is found online at: https://stls.overdrive.com/
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Catalog 3: Hoopla
The Hoopla Digital Catalog (and its companion app, also called Hoopla) offers Southeast Steuben County Library patrons access to a second digital catalog with an on-demand lending model. In library speak, this lending model, like The Digital Catalog/Libby’s magazine lending model, is known as “simultaneous access.” The difference is, the Hoopla catalog offers access to more formats: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, digital albums, TV shows & movies – and all items, in all those formats, are available for patrons to checkout immediately. The Hoopla check out limit is ten titles per month.
Hoopla Formats: All Hoopla content can be accessed on a computer or mobile device, and TV shows and movies can be accessed on computers, mobile devices, smart TVs and media streaming players, i.e. Roku or Apple TV.
The Hoopla Catalog is found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/
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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.
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