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,
THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily HenryBerkley: A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
2. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa AllenSlowburn: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
3. THE PERFECT DIVORCE by Jeneva RoseBlackstone: Around the time of the disappearance of a woman who had a one-night stand with the attorney Sarah Morgan’s new husband, police reopen the investigation into the murder of her first husband’s mistress.
4. ONYX STORM by Rebecca YarrosRed Tower: The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
5. STRANGERS IN TIME by David BaldacciGrand Central: In London in 1944, two teenagers dealing with the dangers of World War II form an alliance with a bookshop owner.
6. 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.
7. 2 SISTERS MURDER INVESTIGATIONS by James Patterson and Candice Fox: The second book in the 2 Sisters Detective Agency Mystery series. A loner’s wife goes missing.
8. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin HannahSt. Martin’s: Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. SHADOW OF THE SOLSTICE by Anne Hillerman: The 10th book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. A scheme exploiting indigenous people intersects with other investigations.
12. 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.
13. INTO THE GRAY ZONE by Brad Taylor: The 19th book in the Pike Logan series. Logan and the task force face troubles in the gray zone between war and peace.
14. 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.
15. 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.
NON-FICTION
1. MATRIARCH by Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O’Leary: The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life’s journey.
2. 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.
3. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
4. NOTES TO JOHN by Joan Didion: Didon’s first-person account, discovered after her death, written to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, of her psychiatric sessions.
5. HOPE by Pope Francis with Carlo Musso: The late Pope Francis recounts details of his life from his childhood through to key moments of his papacy; translated by Richard Dixon.
6. 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.
7. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder : Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk : How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
9. 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.
10. ON DEMOCRACIES AND DEATH CULTS by Douglas Murray: The author of “The War on the West” gives his perspective on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
11. THE PROJECT by David A. Graham: A staff writer at The Atlantic explicates Project 2025, which was published by the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation.
12. GENOCIDE BAD by Sim Kern: An anti-Zionist Jewish activist recounts pivotal life experiences.
13. CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.
14. FIGHT by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes: The authors of “Shattered” give an account of the 2024 presidential campaigns.
15. THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer: The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
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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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