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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THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. FRAMED IN DEATH by J.D. Robb: The 61st book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a woman found in the doorway of two gallery owners’ home.
2. THE HALLMARKED MAN by Robert Galbraith: The eighth book in the Cormoran Strike series. A dismembered corpse found in a silver shop sets off an investigation.
3. KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang” A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
4. THE SURROGATE MOTHER by Freida McFadden: Abby’s personal assistant, who offers to be her surrogate, also carries an unspeakable secret.
5. BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski: Five members of a billionaire’s family are simultaneously kidnapped.
6. BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan: Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
7. WILD REVERENCE by Rebecca Ross: In a novel written for adults that is set in the world of “Divine Rivals,” a goddess named Matilda is faced with making a great sacrifice.
8. APOSTLE’S COVE by William Kent Krueger: The 21st book in the Cork O’Connor mystery series. Cork runs into trouble as he reinvestigates a decades-old closed case.
9. TOM CLANCY: TERMINAL VELOCITY by M.P. Woodward: The 14th book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series. A terror group returns with a new leader.
10. THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by Richard Osman: Four septuagenarian friends, who meet to discuss unsolved crimes, find themselves taking on their first live case.
11. QUICKSILVER by Callie Hart: Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.
12. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.
13. DEADLY STORMS by Christine Feehan: A woman with a troubled past may have more in store.
14. THE COLOR OF DEATH by Trey Gowdy with Christopher Greyson: After a tragedy strikes his family, an assistant district attorney investigates the murder of a young woman.
15. LEAVE ME BEHIND by K.M. Moronova: A candidate for a Special Ops team has a one-night stand with a mysterious man who turns out to be her immediate superior.
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NON-FICTION
1. SISTER WIFE by Christine Brown Woolley: Known for her appearances on the reality TV series “Sister Wives,” Woolley chronicles how she moved away from polygamy.
2. LIONS AND SCAVENGERS by Ben Shapiro: A co-founder of The Daily Wire and conservative podcast host shares his views on inequality.
3. 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.
4. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
5. CHASING EVIL by John Edward and Robert Hilland with Natasha Stoynoff: A psychic medium and a former F.B.I. agent portray their partnership.
6. ON POWER by Mark R. Levin: The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.
7. BLACK AF HISTORY by Michael Harriot: A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
8. MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy: The author of “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” ruminates on her relationship with her late mother.
9. THEY ALL CAME TO BARNEYS by Gene Pressman: How three generations of the Pressman family developed the business of the luxury department store Barneys.
10. FRAMED by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey: Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.
11. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green: The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
12. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi: A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.
13. BREAKNECK by Dan Wang: An examination of rapid growth and political repression in China and how it compares to the United States.
14. THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL by Seth Harp: An Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter delves into unsolved murders connected to drug trafficking at the Special Operations base.
15. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer: A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
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Have a great Sunday!
Linda
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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.
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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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