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
You can also request titles through StarCat found at https://starcat.stls.org
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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.
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THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. THE TENANT by Freida McFadden: Things take an unsettling turn when a marketing executive loses his job and a woman rents a room in his brownstone.
2. ONE GOLDEN SUMMER by Carley Fortune: A photographer returns to a place where she spent a summer as a teenager and runs into the guy she had a crush on back then.
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. SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry: A princess deals with various adversaries as she moves into the role she chooses for herself, not the one chosen for her.
5. MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman: A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
6. SILVER ELITE by Dani Francis: Wren Darlington winds up in the elite training program of her enemy and finds it hard to resist their commanding officer, Cross Redden.
7. THE MISSING HALF by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester: Years after their sisters went missing in a similar way, Nicole Monroe and Jenna Connor team up to search for them.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. THUNDER GAME by Christine Feehan: The 20th book in the GhostWalker series.
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NON-FICTION
1. BIG DUMB EYES by Nate Bargatze: The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career.
2. 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.
3. TINA by Niall Harbison: The story of a golden retriever who was rescued in Thailand and became the inspiration for a dog hospital that was named after her.
4. 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.
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. I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING by Keith McNally: The restaurateur shares moments from his life and the creation of well-regarded culinary establishments.
7. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
8. KAREN by Kelsey Grammer: The Emmy Award-winning actor recounts the murder of his younger sister, who was 18 years old at the time, in 1975.
9. 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.
10. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
11. THE FATE OF THE DAY by Rick Atkinson: The author of “The British Are Coming” portrays the middle years of the American Revolution.
12. PREQUEL by Rachel Maddow: The MSNBC host details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II.
13. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
14. UPTOWN GIRL by Christie Brinkley with Sarah Toland: The model and actress reveals moments from her life, relationships and work.
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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