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.
THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. 25 ALIVE by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro: The 25th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer’s former partner is the victim at a crime scene.
2. KING OF ENVY by Ana Huang: The fifth book in the King of Sin series. A supermodel, who is engaged to a billionaire as a business arrangement, becomes attracted to her fiancé’s best man.
3. GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry: A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
4. A MIND OF HER OWN by Danielle Steel: Alexandra Bouvier, who experiences losses due to war and the Spanish flu, connects with a reporter covering gang wars caused by Prohibition.
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. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt: A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
7. 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.
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. STRANGERS IN TIME by David Baldacci: In London in 1944, two teenagers dealing with the dangers of World War II form an alliance with a bookshop owner.
10. THE PERFECT DIVORCE by Jeneva Rose: 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.
11. 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.
12. A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES by Sarah J. Maas: The fifth book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Nesta Archeron is forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian.
13. A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT by Sarah J. Maas: The fourth book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. After alterations incurred by war, Winter Solstice approaches.
14. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah: Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
15. 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.
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NON-FICTION
1. THE FATE OF THE DAY by Rick Atkinson: The author of “The British Are Coming” portrays the middle years of the American Revolution.
2. MY NEXT BREATH by Jeremy Renner: The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it.
3. 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.
4. UPTOWN GIRL by Christie Brinkley with Sarah Toland: The model and actress reveals moments from her life, relationships and work.
5. 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.
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. THE BIBLE SAYS SO by Daniel McClellan: A Bible scholar with a social media presence articulates what the Bible does and does not state on a variety of issues.
8. THE GREATEST COMEBACK EVER by Joe Concha: The Fox News contributor gives his take on the 2024 presidential election.
9. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
10. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
11. SNAFU by Ed Helms: The actor and host of the “Snafu” podcast surveys an array of mishaps and blunders from the 1950s into the 21st century.
12. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
13. THIS AMERICAN WOMAN by Zarna Garg: The comedian recounts escaping India to avoid an arranged marriage and her experiences with work and life in America.
14. POETS SQUARE by Courtney Gustafson: The creator of the Poets Square Cats social media accounts recalls the time when she moved into a rental house during a pandemic and cared for 30 feral cats.
15. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford: A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
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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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