Tech & Book Talk at SSCL

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

New York Times Bestsellers can be requested through StarCat (for print books) & The Digital Catalog/Libby for eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks. Select titles may also be checked out, on demand, through the Hoopla Catalog.

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. And the next New York Times blog post will be posted in two weeks on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

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FICTION

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12 MONTHS TO LIVE by James Patterson and Mike Lupica

A criminal defense attorney who received a terminal diagnosis might be in danger of being murdered.

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ARMOR OF LIGHT by Ken Follett

The fifth book in the Kingsbridge series. Change and turmoil affect various aspects of society in the latter part of the 18th century.

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THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese

Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.

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DARK MEMORY by Christine Feehan

The 37th book in the Dark/Carpathian series. Will Safia forgive Petru’s betrayal?

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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

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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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HOLLY by Stephen King

The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance.

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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.

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HURRICANE WARS by Thea Guanzon

An orphan with a power that could stop the Night Empire and the emperor’s only son must decide if they will join together or destroy each other.

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ICEBREAKER by Hannah Grace

Anastasia might need the help of the captain of a college hockey team to get on the Olympic figure skating team.

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JUDGMENT PREY by John Sandford

The 33rd book in the Prey series. Davenport and Flowers investigate the murder of a federal judge and his two young sons.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

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OUT THERE SCREAMING edited by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams

An anthology of Black horror stories written by Black writers.

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SECOND ACT by Danielle Steel

The former head of a Hollywood studio thinks the unfinished novel written by a woman he hired to get his affairs in order could be adapted for the screen.

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STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow

An orphan hoping to improve things for her brother and herself goes inside a mansion connected to an author who disappeared over a century ago.

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THRONE OF THE FALLEN by Kerri Maniscalco

Camilla Antonius and the Prince of Envy try to avoid falling in love while journeying together through the Underworld.

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TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.

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TRUST by Hernan Diaz

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Competing narratives about a wealthy New York couple have new revelations over the course of a century.

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WILDFIRE by Hannah Grace

The second book in the Maple Hills series. Two summer camp counselors who previously had a one-night stand may run afoul of the camp’s rules.

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YUMI AND THE NIGHTMARE PAINTER by Brandon Sanderson

The third book in the Secret Projects series. Two people from different worlds must solve what brought them together.

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NON-FICTION

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ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

The authors of “Vanderbilt” chronicle the Astor family’s place in American society from 1793 through 2009.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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BREAKING BIDEN by Alex Marlow

The editor in chief of Breitbart News gives his take on President Biden and those around him.

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DEMOCRACY AWAKENING by Heather Cox Richardson

The historian and author of the newsletter “Letters From an American” shares her views on the current political moment.

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DEMOCRAT PARTY HATES AMERICA by Mark R. Levin

The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.

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DIFFER WE MUST by Steve Inskeep

A host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” describes encounters Abraham Lincoln had with some who disagreed with him.

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ELON MUSK by Walter Isaacson

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

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ENOUGH by Cassidy Hutchinson

The former special assistant to President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, details events surrounding the crisis of conscience she faced.

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EVE by Cat Bohannon

A look at human evolution that examines key questions about the female body.

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GOING INFINITE by Michael Lewis

The author of “The Big Short” and “The Premonition” chronicles the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX.

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HEIRLOOM ROOMS by Erin Napier

Essays by the HGTV host inspired by the rooms in her home and the memories they evoke.

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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

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KILLING THE WITCHES by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass.

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MAKING IT SO by Patrick Stewart

The Olivier Award-winning actor recounts his classical theater training and onscreen portrayals of the iconic roles of Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.

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OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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THICKER THAN WATER by Kerry Washington

The Emmy Award-winning actor describes setbacks she faced and her journey to find a sense of belonging.

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TO INFINITY AND BEYOND by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker

Science and pop culture intertwine in this exploration of the cosmos, which includes parallel worlds and time travel.

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THE WAGER by David Grann

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Search for and request books online!

eBooks & Audiobooks Through The Digital Catalog/Libby

Through The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog has a companion app named Libby.

The Libby app is available for Android or Apple devices.

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog/Libby

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Through Hoopla!

Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available online, for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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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 throughout the Southern Tier Library System.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs, you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Telephone Number: 607-936-3713.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; unless Linda unintentionally hits publish, instead of schedule on Wednesday!

And our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, October 20, 2023

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Black Coffee by Ella Fitzgerald (Genre: Vocal, Jazz)

From The Album: First Lady Of Song (1993)

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Black Coffee In Bed by Squeeze (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: Sweets From A Stranger (1982)

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Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) by John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana (Genre: Blues/Rock)

From The Album: Chill Out (1995)

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Closing Time by Semisonic (Genre: Rock)

From The Album: The Best of Semisonic: 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection (2003)

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Country Blues by Muddy Waters (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: Down On Stovall’s Plantation (1941-1942 Library of Congress Recordings)

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Down To The Water by Dire Straits (Genre: Guitar, Rock)

From The Album: Dire Straits (1978)

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Finest Lovin’ Man by Bonnie Raitt (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: Bonnie Raitt (1971)

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It’s A Sin To Be Rich, It’s A Lowdown Shame To Be Poor by Lightin’ Hopkins (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: It’s a Sin to Be Rich (2007)

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Shake Your Boogie by Big Joe Williams (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: Shake Your Boogie (1993)

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You Gotta Move by Mississippi Fred McDowell (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: You Gotta Move (1989) (Smithsonian Folkways)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

12 X 5 by The Rolling Stones (1964) (Genre: Blues-Rock)

 

And from the album the song:

Confessin’ The Blues by the Rolling Stones

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Have a great rest-of-the-week & weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our five recommended reads for the week!

*More information on the three catalogs and available formats is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are  published on Wednesday.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

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The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay

(Available Formats: Print Book)

These 15 invigorating horror shorts from Tremblay (The Pallbearer’s Club) showcase the author’s imagination and versatility. Two are radically different ghost stories: in “ Ice Cold Lemonade 25¢ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person,” the narrator reflects on the youthful experiences that haunt his adult self, while “I Know You’re There” explores the ways in which grief repeatedly reshapes a character’s perceptions of reality. There are also two prescient pandemic stories, both originally published before the Covid-19 outbreak: “The Blog at the End of the World” works backward chronologically through online posts about a mysterious epidemic to form an incisive critique of the dissemination of disinformation on social media; “The Last Conversation” delivers a poignant sci-fi riff on the difficulty of letting a loved one go. The brilliant title novella takes the form of an animal fable, laced with references to fear-mongering authorities and cultish believers that resonate deeply with the contemporary zeitgeist. Whether he’s writing a subtly disarming tale in the manner of Shirley Jackson (“The Party”) or a grisly monster story (“The Large Man”), Tremblay draws well-developed characters whose recognizable humanity makes it easy for readers to accept the weird events happening around them. This will be a smash with horror fans. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker

(Available Formats: Print Book)

When an actor in a local play is attacked during a performance, Bruno must learn whether it was an accident, a crime of passion, or an assassination attempt with implications far beyond the small French village.

The town of Sarlat is staging a reenactment of its liberation from the British in the Hundred Years War when the play’s French hero, Brice Kerquelin, is stabbed and feared fatally wounded. Is it an unfortunate prop malfunction—or something more sinister? The stricken man happens to be number two in the French intelligence service, in line for the top job. Bruno is tasked with the safety of the victim’s daughters, Claire and Nadia, as well as their father’s old Silicon Valley buddies, ostensibly in town for a reunion. One friend from Taiwan, a tycoon in chip fabrication, soon goes missing, and Bruno suspects there may be a link to the French government’s efforts to build a chip industry in Europe—something powerful forces in Russia and China are determined to scuttle. Wading through a tangle of rivalries and secrets, Bruno begins to parse fact from fiction—while also becoming embroiled in some romantic complications, and, of course, finding time to put together some splendid meals.

Reader’s Note: A Chateau Under Siege is the sixteenth book in the Bruno series. If you’d like to start reading from the beginning, check out book one Bruno, Chief of Police (2008).

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The Golden Gate by Amy Chua

(Available Formats: Print Book)

DEBUT In 1930, seven-year-old Iris Stafford died in the Claremont Hotel, which she is now said to haunt. In 1931, Al Sullivan’s Mexican father was “repatriated” to Mexico after the stock market crash, allegedly to free up jobs for Americans. By 1944, Iris’s sister Izzy and her two Bainbridge cousins have grown into beauties, and Al has taken his mother’s last name and risen to be a homicide detective with the Berkeley Police Department. They all come together at the Claremont when a presidential candidate is killed, and witnesses identify a woman who resembles one of the three Bainbridge cousins. The D.A. warns Mrs. Genevieve Bainbridge that he can charge all three of her granddaughters as co-conspirators if she doesn’t identify the killer. But Al has his doubts. Everyone has suggestions for his case, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, who purportedly was involved with the murder victim. Al is warned of Communists, Japanese spies, and the Chinese, but, as the son of a Mexican father and an Okie mother, he has himself experienced prejudice and is determined to find the truth.

VERDICT The historical mystery debut by Yale Law School professor Chua (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother) is a successful, compelling mash-up of California history, ghost story, family tale, and social commentary. – Starred Library Journal Review

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Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Three women bond while investigating a homicide in Simon’s spirited debut. Lana Rubicon and her 17-year-old daughter, Beth, become estranged when Beth gets pregnant and relocates five hours north of Los Angeles to raise her baby alone. Fifteen years later, Lana is a high-powered L.A. real estate developer, and Beth is a nurse who shares a humble cottage in Elkhorn Slough with her now-teenage daughter, Jack. Though Lana has always refused to visit Beth and Jack’s “shack about to fall into a mud pit,” she moves in while undergoing treatment for cancer. Four months of cohabitation do nothing to curb her feelings of uselessness and alienation from her daughter and granddaughter, however. Then, a kayak tour led by Jack comes across naturalist Ricardo Cruz’s floating corpse. Racist local police target Jack—who’s half Filipino on her father’s side—based on the flimsy testimony of one of her clients, and Lana resolves to exonerate her granddaughter and reconnect with Beth in the process. Simon stocks her layered plot with plausibly motivated suspects and convincing red herrings, but it’s her indomitable female characters and their nuanced relationships that give this mystery its spark. Readers will be delighted. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Murder At The Merton Library by Andrea Penrose

(Available Formats: Print Book, Hoopla Instant Check Out eBook & eAudio)

A scientific innovation stokes deadly rivalries in Penrose’s engrossing seventh Regency-era whodunit featuring the Earl of Wrexford and cartoonist Charlotte Sloane (following 2022’s Murder at the Serpentine Bridge). Distraught librarian Neville Greeley summons his family friend Wrexford to Oxford with a cryptic letter. Shortly before Wrexford arrives, however, a mysterious stranger stabs Greeley to death at his desk. After Wrexford discovers Greeley’s body, he launches an investigation in London, where his wife, Charlotte, is looking into a mystery of her own: a suspicious fire has destroyed the laboratory of inventor Henry Maudslay, who was on the cusp of building a ship that could cross the ocean powered by steam rather than sails. British naval operatives, German researchers, and Russian spies were all keenly interested in Maudslay’s research, but who would want to stop it? And might that same perpetrator be involved in Greeley’s murder? Penrose’s sprawling cast can be difficult to keep straight, but she rewards diligent readers with a pulse-pounding climax, and her deep dive into early 18th-century technology is a treat. In the crowded field of Regency mysteries, this series stands out. – Publishers Weekly Review

Reader’s Note: Murder At The Merton Library is the seventh book in the Wrexford & Sloane Mystery series. If you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning check out book one Murder on Black Swan Lane (2017).

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Information on the three library catalogs

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, Downloadable Audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks 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 instant checkouts of eBooks, Downloadable Audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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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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Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

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Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

New York Times Bestsellers can be requested through StarCat (for print books) & The Digital Catalog/Libby for eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks. Select titles may also be checked out, on demand, through the Hoopla Catalog.

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. And the next New York Times blog post will be posted in two weeks on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

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FICTION

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12 MONTHS TO LIVE by James Patterson and Mike Lupica

A criminal defense attorney who received a terminal diagnosis might be in danger of being murdered.

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ARMOR OF LIGHT by Ken Follett

The fifth book in the Kingsbridge series. Change and turmoil affect various aspects of society in the latter part of the 18th century.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews

A Christmas tree farmer from North Carolina sets up a stand in Greenwich Village and comes to the aid of nearby residents.

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BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll

In 1978, two women on opposite sides of the country join together to track a man known as the All-American Sex Killer.

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THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese

Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.

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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

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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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FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER by V.E. Schwab

Tes, a girl who possesses a magical ability, has a device that might alter the fate of four worlds connected to London.

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THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

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HOLLY by Stephen King

The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance.

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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.

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HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD by Sarah J. Maas

Passion arises between Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar as they seek to avenge the deaths of Bryce’s friends.

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HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH by Sarah J. Maas

The second book in the Crescent City series. Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar must choose to fight or stay silent.

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ICEBREAKER by Hannah Grace

Anastasia might need the help of the captain of a college hockey team to get on the Olympic figure skating team.

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LAST DEVIL TO DIE by Richard Osman

The fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. When an old friend is killed, the gang comes up against drug dealers, art forgers and online fraudsters.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

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RUNNING GRAVE by Robert Galbraith

The seventh book in the Cormoran Strike series. Strike’s business partner, Robin Ellacott, goes inside a cult to rescue someone who has joined it.

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THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND by Lucy Score

The third book in the Knockemout series. A mogul and a small-town librarian share a dark secret from their past.

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TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.

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VINCE FLYNN: CODE RED by Kyle Mills

The 22nd book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp and his team try to foil a plot by Russia without being discovered.

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NON-FICTION

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AMERICAN PROMETHEUS by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”

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ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

The authors of “Vanderbilt” chronicle the Astor family’s place in American society from 1793 through 2009.

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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.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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COUNTING THE COST by Jill Duggar with Derick Dillard and Craig Borlase

A behind-the-scenes account of the reality TV series “19 Kids and Counting” and a portrayal of life inside the Duggar family.

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DEMOCRACY AWAKENING by Heather Cox Richardson

The historian and author of the newsletter “Letters From an American” shares her views on the current political moment.

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DEMOCRAT PARTY HATES AMERICA by Mark R. Levin

The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.

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ELON MUSK by Walter Isaacson

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

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ENOUGH by Cassidy Hutchinson

The former special assistant to President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, details events surrounding the crisis of conscience she faced.

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THE FALL by Michael Wolff

The author of three books on the Trump White House depicts the Murdoch family and the hosts of Fox News and their impact on our political landscape.

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I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

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KILLING THE WITCHES by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass.

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MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL by Douglas Brunt

An account of the disappearance in September 1913 of the man who invented the internal combustion engine.

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OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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THICKER THAN WATER by Kerry Washington

The Emmy Award-winning actor describes setbacks she faced and her journey to find a sense of belonging.

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THE WAGER by David Grann

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Search for and request books online!

eBooks & Audiobooks Through The Digital Catalog/Libby

Through The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog has a companion app named Libby.

The Libby app is available for Android or Apple devices.

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog/Libby

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Through Hoopla!

Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available online, for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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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 throughout the Southern Tier Library System.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs, you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Telephone Number: 607-936-3713.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our streaming recommendations for the month ahead of us!

The next streaming recommendation post will be out the first Saturday, in November.

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October 1

Maid (2023) (Netflix)

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October 5

Bogeyman (2023) (Hulu)

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The Burial (2023) (Amazon Prime)

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October 6

Pet Cemetery: Bloodlines (2023) (Paramount+)

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October 10

Frasier (2023) (Paramount+)

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October 12

Fall of the House of Usher (2023) (Netflix)

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October 13

Lessons In Chemistry (2023) (Apple TV+)

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October 15

World On Fire, Season 2 (2023) (PBS)

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October 27

Fellow Travelers (2023) (Paramount+)

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October 31

Book Club: The Next Chapter (Amazon Prime)

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Hoopla Streaming Pick of the Month

Dark Shadows, Season 1 (1967)

It is the perfect time of year to check out this series – which features vampires, werewolves and witches, among other gothic supernatural elements!

And if you wish to binge watch, the library has the first three seasons on DVD too!

And here is the trailer, featuring Barnabas Collins, Willie Loomis & Joan Bennett

Have a great weekend,

Linda

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (Genre: Singer-Songwriter)

From The Album: Ladies Of The Canyon (1970)

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Lazy Sunday Afternoon by The Faces (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (1968)

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Let’s Talk It Over by Willie And The Poor Boys (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album:  Poor Boy Boogie: Willie And The Poor Boys Anthology (1985/2006)

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Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan (Genre: Songwriter/Folk/Rock)

From The Album: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

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Maggie May by Rod Stewart (Genre: Rock)

From The Album: Every Picture Tells A Story (1971)

 

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There She Goes by The La’s (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: The La’s (1990)

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Waiting For The Sun by The Jayhawks (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: Hollywood Town Hall (1992)

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Walking After Midnight by The Cowboy Junkies (Genre: Pop/Rock/Folk)

From The Album: The Trinity Sessions (1988)

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Wonderwall by Oasis (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: What’s The Story? (Morning Glory) (1995)

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Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills & Nash (Genre: Vocal, Pop/Rock)

From The Album: Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Time (The Revelator) (2001) by Gilian Welch (Genre: Folk)

And from the album the song:

I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll by Gillian Welch

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our five recommended reads for the week!

*More information on the three catalogs and available formats is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are  published on Wednesday.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

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The Caretaker: A Novel by Ron Rash

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Set in Rash’s beloved midcentury Appalachia, a nimbly plotted, suspenseful romance with a twist–its titular hero is the third wheel. Blackburn Gant is by habit, inclination, and necessity a loner. Disfigured (as he sees it) by polio and abandoned by his family members, who’ve moved to Florida, Blackburn has taken work, permanently it seems, as live-in caretaker of a mountain cemetery near Blowing Rock, North Carolina. When his closest friend, Jacob Hampton, gets drafted into the Korean War, Gant assumes responsibility, too, for protecting and tending to Jacob’s pregnant wife. Naomi Clarke, only 16, is an outlander from distant Tennessee who came east to work as a hotel maid; she’s ill-educated (but working diligently on that so that she can write better letters), without means, friends, or support. When she and Jacob–scion of the town’s most prominent family, shopkeepers revered for their generosity with credit during the Depression–met and fell in love, Jacob’s family disowned him, and now they refuse to have anything to do with Naomi. After a scary confrontation with Jacob’s father early in her third trimester, when Naomi and Blackburn venture out to the movies, Blackburn helps Naomi move back home, seven hours west, to await the baby and her husband’s return. But when–as recounted in the novel’s bravura opening, a hand-to-hand combat scene that evokes James Dickey’s To the White Sea–Jacob is grievously wounded, his parents see the prospect of his long convalescence as a chance to put things right–or to put them horribly wrong–and they seize that chance. Rash writes with finesse and affection, as usual, of western North Carolina and its people. But the mood isn’t mere nostalgia–there’s a flint and an unflinching realism underneath, especially in his portrayal of the stalwart, utterly solid Blackburn Gant, that elevates the novel. Rash’s 20th book is among his best. – Kirkus Review

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The Ghost Illusion by Kit Martin

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla Instant Checkout eBook)

In a twisty page-turner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin melds psychological thriller and ghost story as one woman’s daring search for the truth tests the dividing line between life and death.

If you need help, we are here for you.

Eve St. Clair desperately needs help sorting reality from her fearful imaginings when ghostly voices seem to haunt the Victorian house in Sunderland, England, that she inherited from her uncle. Online research leads to a group that claims to offer just the aid she’s seeking. But can Ransom King’s handpicked team of investigators truly banish Eve’s night terrors?

Since the deaths of his wife and daughter, Seattle billionaire Ransom King has devoted himself to researching parapsychology and debunking the frauds who prey upon the bereaved. But Eve is a psychologist herself, clearly sane, and her sincerity is palpable. King senses a very real danger stalking the beautiful divorcée. As his interest in her case turns deeply personal, he will move heaven and earth to uncover the truth—no matter how shocking—and save the woman he loves.

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Judgment Prey by John Sandford

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there’s no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly turn to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, to see what she might do with the money. Margaret, distraught over the death of her family, struggles to move forward, and can’t imagine how or why anyone would target her husband.

With public pressure mounting and both the local police force and FBI hitting dead end after dead end, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to do what others could not: find answers. With each potential lead flawed, Davenport and Flowers are determined to chase every theory until they figure out who killed the Sands. But when they find themselves being stonewalled by the most unlikely of forces, the two wonder if perhaps each misdirection could lead them closer to the truth.

Reader’s Note: Judgement Prey is the thirty-third book in the Prey Series. If you like to binge read from the beginning, check out book one: Rules of Prey (1989).

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No Reserve by Felix Francis

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He’s planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Theo is suspicious that there was foul play involved.

As Theo begins to investigate the death, he finds that answers aren’t coming readily from those who he questions. When a person’s body is discovered in the same stable a few days later, all fingers point to him. As his world turns upside down with the accusations, Theo decides to further his investigation.

The only way to clear Theo’s name is to find the real murderer, but it isn’t just the police who have their eye on him–the killer has a target on his back.

Reader’s Note: This is the twelfth book in the Dick Francis Novels series, written by the late author’s son Felix Francis. If you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning, check out book one: Gamble (2011).

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Talking To My Angels by Melissa Etheridge

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD Audiobook)

Twenty years after the success of her first memoir, the New York Times bestseller The Truth Is . . ., the Grammy and Oscar award-winning rocker and trailblazing LGBTQAI icon takes stock of the intervening years, recounting the euphoric triumphs and the life-altering tragedies of her life.

Live with spirit.

Find peace in the chaos.

Lean into the joy.

Over the past twenty years, Melissa Etheridge has been blessed with success, love, joy, contentment, freedom, and release. She became a mother again, recorded eleven albums, toured the world, performed at the Grammy Awards, won an Oscar, discovered her one true love, and underwent a profound spiritual awakening. She also experienced illness, incomparable loss, heartache, guilt, shame, and devastating grief. She was diagnosed with breast cancer, endured two contentious and public break ups, and witnessed the devastating disintegration and death of her son, Beckett, to opioid addiction. Yet through it all, Melissa found the strength and courage to carry on.

Talking to My Angels is a profoundly honest look into her inner life as a woman, an artist, a mother, and a survivor. With characteristic wit and courage, Melissa delves into how numerous tragedies served as a catalyst for growth, and what the past two decades have taught her about the value of music, love, family, and life in the face of death. It is her story: as raw, vulnerable, and electrifying as her acclaimed songs. Melissa shares hard truths about surviving and thriving—a journey through darkness and uncertainty that leads to forgiveness and love. A remarkable storyteller, she digs deep into the well of her life, sharing memories that, woven together, create a rich portrait of success and survival—an intimate, emotional and ultimately inspiring story of healing.

A memoir a lifetime in the making, Talking to My Angels is Melissa’s engrossing—and at times harrowing—story as she lived it. It is a testament to the power of art, a touchstone for anyone seeking a path out of darkness, and a powerful love letter to the family and fans who’ve been integral to her journey.

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Have a great day!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

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Information on the three library catalogs

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, Downloadable Audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks 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 instant checkouts of eBooks, Downloadable Audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.

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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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Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

New York Times Bestsellers can be requested through StarCat (for print books) & The Digital Catalog/Libby for eBooks and Downloadable Audiobooks. Select titles may also be checked out, on demand, through the Hoopla Catalog.

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. And the next New York Times blog post will be posted in two weeks on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

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FICTION

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23 1/2 LIES by James Patterson

Three thrillers: “23 ½ Lies” (written with Maxine Paetro), “Fallen Ranger” (written with Andrew Bourelle) and “Watch Your Back” (written with Loren D. Estleman).

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BLESSING OF THE LOST GIRLS by J.A. Jance

Sheriff Joanna Brady assists a federal investigator who finds resonance between a cold case he is assigned and his family’s past.

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BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll

In 1978, two women on opposite sides of the country join together to track a man known as the All-American Sex Killer.

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THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese

Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.

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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

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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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THE FRAUD by Zadie Smith

In 1873, a Scottish housekeeper to a once-famous novelist is captivated by a trial in which a lower-class butcher from Australia claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title.

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THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

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HOLLY by Stephen King

The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance.

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HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden

Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.

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LAST DEVIL TO DIE by Richard Osman

The fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. When an old friend is killed, the gang comes up against drug dealers, art forgers and online fraudsters.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

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MURDER IN THE FAMILY by Cara Hunter

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NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell

After meeting a woman who shares the same birthday, Alix Summer becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast.

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THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger

Suspicions and accusations complicate a sheriff’s investigation of a wealthy landowner’s murder in a small Minnesota town in 1958.

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STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi

A down on his luck substitute teacher is helped by unionized dolphins and a terrifying henchperson to tackle the heap of troubles he inherits along with his uncle’s supervillain business.

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THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND by Lucy Score

The third book in the Knockemout series. A mogul and a small-town librarian share a dark secret from their past.

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TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.

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TOO LATE by Colleen Hoover

Dangers develop when a drug trafficker becomes obsessed with a woman who has a mutual attraction to a D.E.A. agent.

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UNFORTUNATE SIDE EFFECTS OF HEARTBREAK AND MAGIC by Breanne Randall

A former lover, an estranged twin brother and a dying grandmother force Sadie Revelare to choose between love or magic.

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VINCE FLYNN: CODE RED by Kyle Mills

The 22nd book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp and his team try to foil a plot by Russia without being discovered.

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WELLNESS by Nathan Hill

Twenty years after they met and became part of an underground art scene, a couple takes on the challenges of parenting and oddities in suburbia.

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NON-FICTION

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AMERICAN PROMETHEUS by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”

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ASTOR by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe

The authors of “Vanderbilt” chronicle the Astor family’s place in American society from 1793 through 2009.

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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.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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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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COUNTING THE COST by Jill Duggar with Derick Dillard and Craig Borlase

A behind-the-scenes account of the reality TV series “19 Kids and Counting” and a portrayal of life inside the Duggar family.

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DEMOCRAT PARTY HATES AMERICA by Mark R. Levin

The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.

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DOPPELGANGER by Naomi Klein

The author of “On Fire” and “No Is Not Enough” explores the mirror-worlds of online paranoia and conspiracy theories in a divided culture.

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ELON MUSK by Walter Isaacson

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

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I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

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MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL by Douglas Brunt

An account of the disappearance in September 1913 of the man who invented the internal combustion engine.

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OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE FALLACIES by Thomas Sowell

A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, gives his take on social justice and its advocates.

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THE WAGER by David Grann

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Search for and request books online!

eBooks & Audiobooks Through The Digital Catalog/Libby

Through The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog has a companion app named Libby.

The Libby app is available for Android or Apple devices.

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog/Libby

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Through Hoopla!

Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available online, for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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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 throughout the Southern Tier Library System.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs, you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Telephone Number: 607-936-3713.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

This blog post includes all the new titles that have been ordered by the library; and are either already published, or will be published in the month ahead of us.

Some of these titles have arrived and can be requested through StarCat; other titles are not yet ready to circulate (and thus are not yet found in StarCat).

So, if you see a book you’d love to read, but don’t find it listed in StarCat, send me an email and let me know which title you’d like to read; and I will place it on hold for you, when it is ready to circulate.

My email address is: reimerl@stls.org

And here is list the list of New Books Coming Your Way for this month:

New Books is a monthly post; coming on the last Saturday of the month.

The next New Books Coming Your Was post will be out on Saturday, October 28, 2023.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSC Library

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Accessing The Catalogs:

And the direct link to our catalog of physical materials, AKA StarCat, is: https://starcat.stls.org/

The direct link to the online version of the Digital Catalog (companion app Libby, found in your app store) is: https://stls.overdrive.com/

And the Hoopla catalog (which is like Netflix in that all content* is available on-demand & which also has a complementary app, simply called Hoopla) can be accessed online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

*Hoopla content includes Audiobooks, eBooks, comic books, TV shows & Movies (A Smart TV app is available),

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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As Time Goes by Jimmy Durante (Genre: Vocal/Soundtrack)

From The Album: From The Album: Sleepless In Seattle Soundtrack (1993)

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Cherish by The Association (Genre: Pop/Easy Listening)

From The Album: The Association’s Greatest Hits (1968)

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Comfort Zone by Eugene Groove (Genre: Jazz, Instrumental)

From The Album: Comfort Zone (2023)

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Dream A Little Dream by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Genre: Vocal/Jazz)

From The Album: Cheek To Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings (2018)

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In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning by Carly Simon (Genre: Vocal)

From The Album: Sleepless In Seattle Soundtrack (1993)

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It’s Only A Paper Moon by Nat King Cole (Genre: Vocal)

From The Album: The Best of Nat King Cole (2021)

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Midnight Confessions by The Grass Roots (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Grass Roots (2001)

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Night And Day by Sergio Mendes And Brasil 66’ (Genre: Jazz/Pop/Easy Listening)

From The Album: The Greatest Hits Of Sergio Mendes And Brasil ’66 (1970)

When You Wish Upon A Star by Herb Albert (Genre: Instrumental/Easy Listening)

From The Album: Upon A Star (2023)

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Where Do I Begin? (from “Love Story”) By Jonas Kaufman (Genre: Soundtrack, Vocal)

From The Album: Sound Of The Movies (2023)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

 Ancient Land by Celtic Woman

And from the album the song:

Ancient Land by Celtic Woman

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.