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 20, 2025.
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THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez: Despite having a great date, Samantha asks a veterinarian to forget about her because her family is in crisis.
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. 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.
4. 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.
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 NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah: Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. NOBODY’S FOOL by Harlan Coben: The private investigator Sami Kierce tracks down clues to solve a mystery from his past.
10. 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.
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 FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon: In Maine, 1789, a midwife seeks to uncover the true cause of the death of a man discovered entombed in the Kennebec River.
13. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
14. 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.
15. THE SIRENS by Emilia Hart: In 1800, two sisters head to Australia on a convict ship and notice changes in their bodies. In 2019, stories of men missing at sea and other odd occurrences emerge.
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NON-FICTION
1. FIGHT by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes: The authors of “Shattered” give an account of the 2024 presidential campaigns.
2. I AM MARIA by Maria Shriver: The Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer weaves together life reflections with poems.
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. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
6. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
7. CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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. AUTISM OUT LOUD by Kate Swenson, Carrie Cariello and Adrian Wood: Three women from different backgrounds share their stories of raising a child with autism.
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. BOAT BABY by Vicky Nguyen: The NBC News anchor and correspondent describes cultural gaps her family encountered after they fled Vietnam.
13. MIRACLES AND WONDER by Elaine Pagels: The author of “The Gnostic Gospels” delves into explanations of aspects of the life of Jesus made by his disciples.
14. GOVERNMENT GANGSTERS by Kash Pramod Patel: In a book written before he became the director of the F.B.I., Patel prescribes ways to diminish those he considers anti-democratic.
15. 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.
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Have a great week!
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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