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 the library, or give us a call – please do!
Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713
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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays. And the next NYT blog post will be posted on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. LETHAL PREY by John Sandford: The 35th book in the Prey series. True-crime bloggers complicate Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers’s search for a killer.
2. ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros: The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
3. NOBODY’S FOOL by Harlan Coben: The private investigator Sami Kierce tracks down clues to solve a mystery from his past.
4. SUMMER IN THE CITY by Alex Aster: A screenwriter seeking inspiration coincidentally moves next door to the billionaire with whom she hooked up a couple years ago.
5. 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.
6. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden: Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.
7. BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall: Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.
8. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah: Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
9. ELPHIE by Gregory Maguire: Elphaba’s childhood lays the groundwork for the character she will become in “Wicked.”
10. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
11. THE CRASH by Freida McFadden: A pregnant woman, who suffers an injury during a blizzard, is taken in by a couple who might put her life in further jeopardy.
12. THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach: A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
13. THE STRAWBERRY PATCH PANCAKE HOUSE by Laurie Gilmore: The fourth book in the Dream Harbor series. A woman with a spotty work history becomes the live-in nanny for the daughter of a single dad.
14. GOD OF WAR by Rina Kent: The sixth book in the Legacy of the Gods series. Ava wakes up in the hospital and discovers she is married to her mortal enemy.
15. IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros: The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves.
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NON-FICTION
1. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
2. CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
3. ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
4. 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.
5. WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD by Graydon Carter with James Fox: The co-creator of Spy and former editor of Vanity Fair retraces his storied career.
6. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
7. THE ECHO MACHINE by David Pakman: The podcast host assesses a cycle of reactionary political ideology in an era of polarization.
8. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
9. THE TELL by Amy Griffin: The founder of the investment firm G9 Ventures recounts her efforts to recover from trauma she experienced during childhood.
10. 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.
11. DISSOLVING ILLUSIONS by Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk: Humphries and Bystrianyk argue that medical interventions might not increase lifespans or prevent premature deaths.
12. MAD HOUSE by Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater: Two correspondents for The New York Times depict the decay and dysfunction of the American Congress.
13. WHO IS GOVERNMENT? edited by Michael Lewis: Essays by Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, W. Kamau Bell and Michael Lewis illuminate the work of federal employees and the business of government.
14. THE HOUSE OF MY MOTHER by Shari Franke: Franke gives an account of abuse within her family, who gained a following with their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.”
15. 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.
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Have a great Sunday!
Linda
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THE CATALOGS:
(Information on the four library catalogs)
The Digital Catalog aka Libby: https://stls.overdrive.com/
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
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 on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
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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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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.
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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.
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