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. ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu: After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
2. THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE by Jennifer L. Armentrout: The sixth book in the Blood and Ash series. The Blood Crown has fallen and the Primal of Death must be stopped.
3. THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown: As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
4. CIRCLE OF DAYS by Ken Follett: A priestess envisions a great stone circle put together by divided tribes, but drought and violence may impede its creation.
5. TOURIST SEASON by Brynne Weaver: When a true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage in search of a serial killer, a local gardener and a handsome tourist pause their deadly ways.
6. THE ACADEMY by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham: Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
7. ONE DARK WINDOW by Rachel Gillig: Elspeth Spindle and the treasonous nephew to the king seek to gather 12 Providence Cards before solstice.
8. TWO TWISTED CROWNS by Rachel Gillig: The second book in the Shepherd King series. Elspeth and Ravyn go on a quest to save the kingdom.
9. THIS INEVITABLE RUIN by Matt Dinniman: The seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. After becoming fully self-aware, the NPCs join the Faction Wars.
10. WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan: In 2119, a scholar living in a world of rising seas after a nuclear catastrophe seeks clues about a missing poem written in 2014.
11. THE GINGERBREAD BAKERY by Laurie Gilmore: The fifth book in the Dream Harbor series. As a wedding approaches, a bakery owner and a bar owner get closer.
12. A SLOWLY DYING CAUSE by Elizabeth George: Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are brought in to solve the mysterious death of a man found in his family’s tin and pewter workshop.
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. THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai: A novelist and a journalist, whose grandparents once tried to arrange their union, go on a search for happiness together.
15. THE SURROGATE MOTHER by Freida McFadden: Abby’s personal assistant, who offers to be her surrogate, also carries an unspeakable secret.
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NON-FICTION
1. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris: The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
2. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey: The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
3. AWAKE by Jen Hatmaker: The host of the “For the Love” podcast describes major shifts in her life after her marriage of 26 years ended.
4. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer: O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
5. SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley with Mary Jane Ross: Presley recounts her tribulations and search for identity after spending a decade with Elvis.
6. ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER by Elizabeth Gilbert: The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” depicts her journey through a cycle involving self-destructive tendencies.
7. THE BOOK OF SHEEN by Charlie Sheen: The actor, known for his roles in “Platoon” and “Two and a Half Men,” shares stories about his life in Hollywood.
8. 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.
9. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
10. 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.
11. HISTORY MATTERS by David McCullough: A posthumous collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on history’s impact on our present and our future; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill.
12. THE MAGA DOCTRINE by Charlie Kirk: The founder of Turning Point U.S.A. espouses some ideas promulgated by President Trump.
13. WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS …by Steven Pinker: The cognitive scientist and author of “Rationality” considers aspects of common knowledge.
14. TIME FOR A TURNING POINT by Charlie Kirk with Brent E. Hamachek: The late founder of Turning Point USA gives his take on the direction of the country.
15. AGAINST THE MACHINE by Paul Kingsnorth: A warning about the potential ramifications of the technological-cultural matrix and suggestions on ways to push back.
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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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