Tech & Book Talk at SSCL

Hi everyone, here are our 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 now published on Wednesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

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Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President by Jonathan Darman

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Franklin Roosevelt’s struggle with paralysis made him a great president, according to this searching biographical study. Journalist Darman (Landslide) opens his narrative with Roosevelt a charming, callow, selfish politician who started a fight and showily leaped over chairs at the 1920 Democratic National Convention to get attention from the press. His agonizing bout with polio in 1921, which crippled his legs, changed him drastically, Darman argues, imbuing him with patience, discipline, thoughtfulness, strategic vision, and a genuine empathy for the disadvantaged. (It also liberated his wife, Eleanor, who emerged from his shadow during his convalescence to become a political leader in her own right.) Illness honed Roosevelt’s penchant for evasion and deceit as well, Darman suggests, as he concealed his disability behind displays of cheerful vigor. (During one carefully staged appearance, he chatted with reporters while jauntily smoking a cigarette that aides had to light and place in his mouth beforehand to hide the fact that he couldn’t yet use his hands.) Written in elegant, evocative prose—“The accent was the same, a honking aristocratic lockjaw charmingly discordant with the plain words it pronounced. But his voice was deeper, more grounded, more sure”—this insightful portrait convincingly grounds Roosevelt’s public achievements in painful private experience. Readers will be riveted. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Be My Ghost by Carol J. Perry

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

Maureen Doherty—the smart, forthright protagonist of this exceptional paranormal cozy launch from Perry (the Witch City mysteries)—has worked at a Boston department store for 10 years. Shortly after it goes out of business, Maureen receives a letter from a law firm in Haven, Fla., informing her she has inherited Penelope Josephine Gray’s estate, consisting of the century-old, and reportedly haunted, Haven House Inn. Maureen has no idea who Miss Gray is. However, with no other options, she packs up and heads for Haven. Within hours, she discovers a prominent ghost hunter’s lifeless body on the inn’s front porch. The police, led by unimaginative Officer Frank Hubbard, target Maureen and several members of the staff as potential murderers. Maureen is a breath of fresh air in the cozy world: no ruminating on her looks or past tragic loves, no drowning her sorrows in cookies and cake. The ghosts, in a refreshing departure from most paranormal cozies, don’t take center stage, and entertaining subplots, such as her efforts to discover why Miss Gray left her the inn, keep the pages turning. Readers will look forward to Maureen’s further adventures. – Publishers Weekly Review

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Bindle Punk Bruja: A Novel by Desideria Mesa

(Available Formats: Coming soon as a print book)

DEBUT Rose Lane and her ragtag band of social outcasts take on City Hall, the Mob, and the Ku Klux Klan in Mesa’s debut Prohibition-era historical fantasy. Rose has a secret: she is a Latina, passing as white to provide for her family. But it’s her power as a bruja, an earth witch, that makes the local mob covet her illegal jazz club and her power. They’ll do anything to own her, and she’ll do anything to keep her family safe–even finally using the magic that she’s always seen as more curse than gift. Rose knows the price for being both female and non-white in a time and place that steps on both at every turn. That she wins by embracing her roots, gives the novel a kind of magic that urban fantasy readers will love.

VERDICT Mesa’s debut mixes a bit of Mexican folktale, a chunk of magical realism, and tons of period detail into a page-turning urban fantasy that takes the glitter of Boardwalk Empire and combines it with a story of found family, mob violence, and romance.- Starred Library Journal Review

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The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

From the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid, a thrilling debut novel told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and the medical examiner following where his trail of victims leads

Something dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.

But forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical crimes, and years of experience working in the Medical Examiner’s office, she’s never encountered a case she couldn’t solve. Until now. Case after case is piling up on Wren’s examination table, and soon she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer getting more brazen by the day.

An addictive read with straight-from-the-morgue details only an autopsy technician could provide, The Butcher and the Wren promises to ensnare all who enter.

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Dying of Politeness: A Memoir by Geena Davis

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Known for her fierce roles in everything from the swashbuckling film Cutthroat Island to TV’s first female U.S. president in Commander in Chief, Davis didn’t consider herself a feminist until playing one of the iconic duo in Thelma & Louise. In fact, it would take the influence of her gutsy costar, Susan Sarandon, to help Davis find her voice and her spine. Raised in a stoic, conventional New England family, in which good manners were prized above all else, Davis struggled to keep her exuberance for life and desire to be an actress under control. Her ambition too often tempered by that ingrained need to please, Davis found herself reluctantly acquiescing to the norms of a male-dominated industry during her early career. With saucy self-deprecation, robust glee, and touch of goofiness, Davis recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her award-winning film and TV career with a dishiness that only thinly veils the underlying message of empowerment and commitment that enabled her own journey to women’s advocacy for gender equality and opportunity off- and on screen and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to her Academy and Golden Globe Awards.

HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Davis’ memoir will be hot, given its dual draw of Hollywood tales and urgently needed gender-rights advocacy.

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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Actor, race car driver, and philanthropist Newman (1925–2008) was a deeply private man living an intensely public life; this posthumous memoir features the Hollywood legend’s own voice as he “sets things straight” and “pokes holes in the mythology” that accompanied his celebrity. Adapted from interviews taped with his friend Stewart Stern before his death, Newman’s story unfolds in a humble, sometimes humorous narrative voice—“I’m aware that in some ways it’s my nature to deprecate everything I do”—punctuated with earnest awe of the turns his life has taken, astonishment at the intensity of his passion for wife Joanne Woodward, affection for his children and anguish that he could not shelter them from the vagaries of fame. Newman’s voice is interwoven with transcripts from friends, relatives, and colleagues (including Eva Marie Saint, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan, and more) whose memories shed light on what transformed the summer stock actor into an international sex symbol and what curbed his struggles with alcoholism and grief from veering into tragedy. As compiled by editor David Rosenthal, these collective perspectives do more than offer a prismatic view of film industry glamour and dirty laundry: they elevate the book from a humble autobiography to a more nuanced, human portrait—with the “semblance of truth” that Newman craved when he went on the record. With equal parts grounded authenticity and inviting charm, this candid memoir captures the life of a legend. – Publishers Weekly Review

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Fen, Bog and Swamp: a Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis by Annie Proulx

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Proulx’s attunement to the intricacies and vulnerabilities of nature and humankind’s reckless exploitation of the living world shapes her celebrated fiction. Here she defines wetlands and explains how they store carbon and support biodiversity, what role they’ve played in prehistoric and historical cultures, why they’ve been destroyed, and how their decimation makes the climate crisis worse. Referencing a heady array of sources scientific and literary, sharing her own peatland experiences, and writing with her signature vitality, precision, and creativity, she crafts a galvanizing narrative out of a cavalcade of facts, mixing earth science with the long history of Europe and North America’s fenlanders, bog people, and swamp dwellers. Proulx’s concern for the future of life on earth as the planet warms is acute, while her inquiry into the watery places where peat is found balances alarm and despair with wonder and affirmation of nature’s ability to rebound. “A cascade of tipping points is at hand,” Proulx warns, and one of the many efforts we must urgently undertake is the preservation and restoration of carbon-storing peatlands. – Booklist Review

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These Ghosts Are Family: A Novel by Maisy Card

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Across generations, a family reckons with the ghosts of enslavement’s legacy in this stunning, kaleidoscopic debut. In an opening revelation, readers learn that Stanford Solomon intends to reveal his life’s secret: he used a tragic accident as an opportunity to reinvent himself. Taking his dead friend’s name, he severed ties with the wife and children relying on him in Jamaica and started over in New York, creating a new family. Card invites readers to imagine themselves as a series of characters, one by one, in the moments before this revelation upends their identities, and such inventive narrative techniques continue throughout the novel. Present-day family members are deeply affected by the enslavement and rape of some of their ancestors, perpetrated by other ancestors, in colonial Jamaica. Card relates the messy, complicated, and difficult process of coming into this awareness. A white descendant who benefits from family money is bequeathed an ancestral enslaver’s journal, the stuff of nightmares. What to do with it? Allow scholars to study it? Allow descendants of the enslaved to glean information long denied to them? Card’s clean, readable prose provides an important counterbalance to the dense, heavy problems her broad scope of characters endure. A fantastic debut. – Starred Booklist Review

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The Wicked Hour by Alice Blanchard

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

When readers last met Detective Natalie Lockhart (Trace of Evil, 2019), it was her sister’s “deathaversary,” and Natalie was still very much caught up with her sibling’s demise and her mother’s needs. In this second in the series, Natalie has moved on and matured but is still in her hometown of Burning Lake, where Halloween festivities are the event of the year. This year’s post-Halloween cleanup reveals the body of a young woman in a dumpster, and finding out who she was, what happened, and who could be responsible brings to the fore issues surrounding parental wrongdoing, both of the overbearing stage-parent type and of the much more violent kind. References to events in the previous book will likely be confusing for readers who haven’t read it, but, otherwise, this is an absorbing look at small-town politics and relationships set against the intrigue of a mysterious death. Jodi Picoult’s fans will be an apt audience for Blanchard’s chilling latest. – Booklist Review

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The Widow of Rose House: A Novel by Diana Biller

(Available Formats: Print Book & Large Print)

Biller’s complex and intriguing debut, set in 1875 New York City, follows Alva Webster, a widow with a dark secret that has nothing to do with the salacious rumors about her that have been splashed all over the newspapers for the past two years regarding her departure from her abusive husband and his subsequent death. After purchasing Liefdehuis, an old mansion she intends to renovate and use as inspiration for a home decorating manual, Alva is annoyed and skeptical when she learns that it’s supposedly haunted. Prof. Samuel Moore, an extremely handsome inventor, wants to study the house in order to learn more about its apparent ghost, but she scorns him and his fanciful notions—at first. The book is part romance, part ghost story, and part period piece with just enough modern sentiment on the topics of feminism, mental illness, and abuse. The plot isn’t particularly original or complicated, but the work is well worth reading for the tender—and sometimes downright erotic—connection that develops between Alva and Samuel. Readers who care about well-drawn characters and don’t mind a predictable story will appreciate this window into late-19th-century New York. Publishers Weekly Review

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the three 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 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 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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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.

Hi everyone, here is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SESTEUBENCOLIBRARY

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

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

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobook), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

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 usually published on Sundays. And the next post will be out on Sunday, October 30, 2022

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FICTION

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ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A journalist who returns to her hometown vows to find a missing girl and solve a 20-year-old cold case.

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BLOWBACK by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois

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

President Keegan Barrett’s power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents.

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DARK WHISPER by Christine Feehan

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The 36th book in the Dark/Carpathian series.

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DISTANT THUNDER by Stuart Woods

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

The 63rd book in the Stone Barrington series. Further adventures begin when a dead man turns up on Stone’s doorstep.

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DREAMLAND by Nicholas Sparks

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

Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.

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FAIRY TALE by Stephen King

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war.

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HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel

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

Beginning at age 12, Iris Cooper endures a number of hardships in hopes of finding success as a singer.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

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

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LONG SHADOWS by David Baldacci

The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide.

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MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee’s son gets accused of killing his crush.

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THE MAZE by Nelson DeMille

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

The eighth book in the John Corey series. When a former lover offers him a job, Corey comes out of forced retirement to track a serial killer.

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OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng

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

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner goes on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work he was taught to disavow.

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RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

A staged friendship between the son of the president and his rival, the Prince of Wales, evolves into a secret and potentially dangerous romance.

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RIGHTEOUS PREY by John Sandford

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

The 32nd book in the Prey series. Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport go after a group of vigilante killers.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.

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VERITY by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.

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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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THE WINNERS by Fredrik Backman

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

The third book in the Beartown series. Rivalries between two hockey-obsessed towns escalate into violence off the ice.

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NON-FICTION:

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ADRIFT by Scott Galloway

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

An overview of events from 1945 to the present and how they might inform potential crises in the near future.

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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.

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BIG BANG THEORY by Jessica Radloff

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A behind-the-scenes look at the popular TV sitcom.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

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

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BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

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CONFIDENCE MAN by Maggie Haberman

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The New York Times White House correspondent traces events from Donald Trump’s rise in New York City through to his post-presidency.

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DINNERS WITH RUTH by Nina Totenberg

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

The NPR legal affairs correspondent details her professional accomplishments and friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE by Charles Leerhsen

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

A portrait of the celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain.

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HOLD THE LINE by Michael Fanone and John Shiffman

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The veteran police officer and former Trump supporter describes his experiences during the Jan. 6 insurrection and their impact on him.

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I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

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

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KILLING THE LEGENDS by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The conservative commentator’s Killing series profiles Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Muhammad Ali.

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LIVE WIRE by Kelly Ripa

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV host shares stories from her life on and off screen.

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MOSQUITO BOWL by Buzz Bissinger

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist depicts the service of college football players who served in the Marines during World War II.

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MYTH OF NORMAL by Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The potential ways in which trauma and stress from modern-day living can affect our physical health.

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REVENGE by Michael Cohen

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The author of “Disloyal” and former personal attorney to Donald Trump describes how Trump went after his critics.

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STARRY MESSENGER by Neil deGrasse Tyson

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & downloadable audiobook)

 The astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium delves into subjects including politics, religion, gender and race.

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VISUAL THINKING by Temple Grandin with Betsy Lerner

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The author of “Thinking in Pictures” gives insights into visual thinking.

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WHAT IF? 2 by Randall Munroe

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The creator of the web comic “xkcd” and former NASA roboticist looks into hypothetical and oddball scenarios.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

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 check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 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 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 through out 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 Tel: 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; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the recommended songs of the week!

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Come On Eileen 2022 Remix by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners (Genre: Pop-Rock)

From The Album: Too-Rye-Ay: As It Should Have Sounded (2022)

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Feel Like Going Home by Miko Marks & The Resurrectors (Genre: Americana, Country, Blues, Vocal)

From The album: Feel Like Going Home (2022)

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Foxey Lady by Jimi Hendrix (Genre: Rock, Guitar)

From The Album: Are You Experienced (1967)

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Gone By Fall by Bonny Light Horseman (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Rolling Golden Holy (2022)

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Good Morning Coffee by Seth Avett (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown (2022)

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I Just Got Wise by Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard (Genre: Bluegrass)

From The Album: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard: Pioneering Women of Bluegrass (1996)

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John Henry by Big Bill Broonzy (Genre: Blues, Folk-Blues)

(Available Formats: Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs (1956)

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Soul Searching by Ruthie Foster (Genre: Blues, R&B, Vocal)

From The Album: Healing Time (2022)

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Three To Get Ready by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Time Out (1959)

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Turn Up The Heat by Shemekia Copeland (Genre: Vocal, Blues)

From The Album: Turn Up The Heat (1998)

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What’s The Story by Patrice Rushen (Genre: Vocal, R&B, Jazz)

From The Album: Before The Dawn (1975)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

And from the album the song:

That Will Never Do

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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 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 now published on Wednesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

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Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Physicist and self-described “general explainer” Hossenfelder (Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray) offers another excellent book on physics for general readers. She asks what people can learn about themselves through the current understanding of the fundamental laws of nature? What can physics tell one about consciousness, creation, and time? Hossenfelder uses current and historical research to show the deep connections between philosophy and the scientific method. She relates how physicists struggle with language and metaphor in sharing how quantum mechanics addresses big questions with wider audiences. She intersperses short chapters organized by topic with interviews of Nobel Prize winners, Royal Society members, popular science authors and science journalists who answer questions about both spiritual beliefs and scientific pursuits. She concludes with the applications of quantum mechanics to real-life problems such as weather forecasting, development of nuclear power, and regulation of economic systems. VERDICT Recommended for readers interested in philosophy of science and the sorts of questions that current science can and can’t answer.- Library Journal

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The Furies: Two Charlie Parker Novels by John Connolly

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The new Charlie Parker novel is a twofer: two full-length novels under one set of covers. In The Sisters Strange (which began life as an e-book in 2020 and has been extensively rewritten and expanded), a nasty piece of worked called Raum Buker has inexplicably returned to Portland, Maine, and Charlie is concerned his reappearance might have dire consequences for the man’s former lovers. In the title novel, Parker discovers that his clients, who hired him to protect them, are dangerously capable of looking after themselves; the question is, Who or what do they need to be protected from? And, further, why did they hire Charlie in the first place? Although these two novels are each shorter than the average Parker book, they are just as satisfying, with the same attention to character detail and the same elegant writing style. A must-read for the author’s fans and a good introduction to the series for newbies.

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The High Notes by Danielle Steel

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

In this heartfelt novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a young woman with an unforgettable voice fights for the freedom to pursue her dreams.

Iris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she stuns the audience. In the ensuing years, never staying anywhere for long, father and daughter move from one dusty town to the next, her passion for music growing every time she takes the mike in another roadhouse.

But it is not an easy life for Iris with her father in charge and using her income to pay for gambling, women, and booze. When she starts to tour at age eighteen, she takes on a real manager. Yet he exploits her too, and the singers and musicians she tours with are really the only family she has. It is they who give Iris the courage to finally fly free, leave the tour, and follow her dreams.

After years of enduring the hardships of the road, exploitation, and abuse to do what she loves, Iris’s big chance comes as her talent soars. But at the top at last, Iris still has to fight every step of the way. In The High Notes, Danielle Steel delivers an inspiring story about finding the strength to stand up for yourself and your dreams, no matter what it takes.

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Illustrated Black History: Honoring The Iconic And The Unseen by George McCalman

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Graphic designer McCalman expands on his project to paint one “Black history pioneer” every day for a month in this vibrant and stylish portrait collection. The book’s 145 subjects include basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, poet Maya Angelou, and essayist James Baldwin, as well as lesser-known figures like abolitionist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, who refused to give up her seat in the “colored” section of a Philadelphia trolley car in 1858; James Hemings, who was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and became the “first American to be trained as a chef in France”; and Baby Esther Jones, the Harlem jazz singer whose “boop-boop-a-doop” was appropriated for the cartoon character Betty Boop. Each pioneer gets a full-page illustration and an accompanying biographical sketch highlighting their achievements; civil rights attorney Eva Jefferson Paterson, for example, “deftly summarized the violent history of American politics” in a televised debate with Vice President Spiro Agnew when she was student government president of Northwestern University. There are also essays from James Beard Award winner Bryant Terry, journalist Patrice Peck, and others about their influences. The portraits, which range from brisk line drawings to saturated watercolors, complement the diversity and unruliness of the people profiled. This vivid survey of Black history leaps off the page.

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Lessons by Ian McEwan

(Available Formats: Large Print)

McEwan returns with his best work since the Booker- and NBCC-winning Atonement, a sprawling narrative that stretches from the commencement of the Cold War to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Protagonist Roland Baines, “another inky boy in a boarding school,” is 11 when his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, begins to groom him for abuse. A sexual relationship ensues, and Roland never recovers from the experience. He grows into a distant underachiever, eventually finding work as a lounge pianist in London and, occasionally, as a journalist. He marries Alissa and has a son, Lawrence, but Alissa disappears when Lawrence is an infant. With help from the police, he tracks her movement to Paris, prompting bittersweet memories of their courtship. In 1986, three-year-old Lawrence obsesses over such events as the Chernobyl disaster while Roland confronts the lingering impact of Miriam’s abuse and Alissa’s sudden reappearance. Alissa then publishes a bestselling (and specious) memoir, which isn’t so nice on Roland. Throughout, McEwan poignantly shows how the characters contend with major historical moments while dealing with the ravages of daily life, which is what makes this so affecting. He also employs lyrical but pared-down prose to great effect, such as the scene of Roland’s father’s funeral: “A thin teenage girl in a tight black trouser suit opened the door of the undertakers and made a formal nod as he entered.” Once more, the masterly McEwan delights. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Salem’s Lot: A Novel by Stephen King

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book.

But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work.

In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town.

With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.

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Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel by Ray Bradbury

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes, now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre.

For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope’s shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes…and the stuff of nightmares.

Few novels have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury’s unparalleled literary masterpiece Something Wicked This Way Comes. Scary and suspenseful, it is a timeless classic in the American canon.

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When The Night Bells Ring: A Novel by Jo Kaplan

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

Waynoka and Mads, “Dust Devils,” are traversing a near-future climate-disaster landscape in Nevada, searching for shelter and water in a barren desert when they stumble upon a Silver Rush–era ghost town. They explore an abandoned mine for a possible source of freshwater, but when Mads is badly injured on the descent, the two women are forced to shelter in a natural cave, where they discover the diary of Lavinia, a resident of the town back in 1869. What follows is a harrowing story of survival, told in two time frames–Waynoka as she searches the tunnels in an attempt to find both water and escape, and Lavinia’s diary entries, which unveil the monstrous truth hidden deep within the land itself. The constant unease of each story line is broken only for the brief second it takes to turn the page from one narration to the next, as the tension builds relentlessly until the novel’s shockingly horrific conclusion.

VERDICT Seamlessly blending Western, ancient evil, and climate horror tropes, Kaplan (It Will Just Be Us) has created an immersive, chilling, and compelling tale that fans of Christina Henry and Camilla Sten will devour. – Library Journal Review

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Wahala: A Novel by Nikki May

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

If a reader longs for a novel that resembles a Nollywood movie, May’s debut will satisfy that desire. Anglo Nigerians Ronke, Simi, and Boo are three best friends navigating London, relationships, and ethnic identity. When Simi’s vivacious childhood best friend, Isobel, joins the group, she initially appears to bring out the best of each woman, but slowly her shine begins to fade, and in the ensuing shadows lie the broken lives of this formerly inseparable trio. Equal parts comedy and tragedy, Wahala is a celebration of female friendships and a commentary on the fine lines that shift between friendly competition and jealousy and resentment. May boldly creates flawed characters who share the kind of vaguely offensive opinions you can only express to a best friend, drawing the reader into the intimacy of the dynamics among her alluring characters. May’s exciting and powerful first novel offers twists and turns that will leave the reader questioning how we’re going to get from A to B and loving every part of the ride. – Booklist Review

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The Witch’s Cookbook: 50 Wickedly Delicious Witchcraft-Inspired Recipes by Fortuna Noir

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Make every meal magical with The Witch’s Cookbook, your very own recipe grimoire!

Chefs and bakers may seem to wield magic in the way they can whip up the most amazing dishes and desserts. But they are nothing compared to the original brewmasters—witches! Featuring over 50 wickedly delicious recipes, The Witch’s Cookbook is your short-and-sweet go-to for quick-and-easy meals with a mystical flair. Each recipe is witchcraft themed and can be made with traditional ingredients, plus a little bit of spellwork and magic, of course.

Get your cauldron bubbling with recipes like:

Toadstool Toppers

Midnight Berry Pavlovas

The Evening Elixir

Thrice Boiled Eggs

And more!

Along with amazing meals to make any time of the year, The Witch’s Cookbook features “Witch Tips” that offer additional spells and blessings for your home and hearth. From breakfast to dessert and everything in between, The Witch’s Cookbook is sure to be your cooking companion for every solstice, full moon, and magical day of the year!

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Have a great day!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the three 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 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 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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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.

Hi everyone, here are the latest two editions of Library Connections, our weekly readers’ and listeners’ advisory videocasts:

For September 30, 2022

And for October 14, 2022

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SESTEUBENCOLIBRARY

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

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

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobook), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

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 usually published on Sundays. And the next post will be out on Sunday, October 23, 2022

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FICTION

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ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A journalist who returns to her hometown vows to find a missing girl and solve a 20-year-old cold case.

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BLOWBACK by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois

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

President Keegan Barrett’s power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents.

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THE BUTCHER AND THE WREN by Alaina Urquhart

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

A forensic pathologist is on the trail of a serial killer in the Louisiana bayou.

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DREAMLAND by Nicholas Sparks

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

Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.

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ENDLESS SUMMER by Elin Hilderbrand

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A collection of nine stories set during summers in Nantucket.

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FAIRY TALE by Stephen King

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

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

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MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee’s son gets accused of killing his crush.

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MAYBE NOW by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The third book in the Maybe Someday series. Maggie, Ridge and Sydney are forced to deal with the dynamics of their relationships.

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NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Is Ben using his relationship with Fallon as fodder for his novel?

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OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng

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

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner goes on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work he was taught to disavow.

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RIGHTEOUS PREY by John Sandford

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

The 32nd book in the Prey series. Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport go after a group of vigilante killers.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides

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

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

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TREASURE STATE by C.J. Box

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

The sixth book in the Cassie Dewell series. Cassie works two cases involving buried treasure and a con man.

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UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.

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VERITY by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.

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VINCE FLYNN: OATH OF LOYALTY by Kyle Mills

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

The 21st book in the Mitch Rapp series. President Cook, a team of assassins and a killer known as Legion confront Rapp on different fronts.

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THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

In 1928, an orphan and her family create a theater from the rib cage of a whale, which should be the property of the king.

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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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THE WINNERS by Fredrik Backman

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

The third book in the Beartown series. Rivalries between two hockey-obsessed towns escalate into violence off the ice.

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NON-FICTION:

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ADRIFT by Scott Galloway

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

An overview of events from 1945 to the present and how they might inform potential crises in the near future.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

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

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CONFIDENCE MAN by Maggie Haberman

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The New York Times White House correspondent traces events from Donald Trump’s rise in New York City through to his post-presidency.

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DINNERS WITH RUTH by Nina Totenberg

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

The NPR legal affairs correspondent details her professional accomplishments and friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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THE DIVIDER by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

The married journalists who write for The New York Times and The New Yorker posit that Donald Trump began to emulate the foreign autocrats he admired.

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FINDING ME by Viola Davis

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success.

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GRACE by Cody Keenan

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The former speechwriter for President Obama recounts events that took place during 10 days in June 2015.

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IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE by Nikki R. Haley

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations shares her journey and profiles female leaders.

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I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

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

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KILLING THE LEGENDS by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The conservative commentator’s Killing series profiles Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Muhammad Ali.

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LIVE WIRE by Kelly Ripa

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV host shares stories from her life on and off screen.

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MOSQUITO BOWL by Buzz Bissinger

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist depicts the service of college football players who served in the Marines during World War II.

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MYTH OF NORMAL by Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The potential ways in which trauma and stress from modern-day living can affect our physical health.

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STARRY MESSENGER by Neil deGrasse Tyson

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & downloadable audiobook)

 The astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium delves into subjects including politics, religion, gender and race.

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WHAT IF? 2 by Randall Munroe

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The creator of the web comic “xkcd” and former NASA roboticist looks into hypothetical and oddball scenarios.

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WHEN MCKINSEY COMES TO TOWN by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

Investigative reporters for The New York Times examine the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

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 check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 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 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 through out 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 Tel: 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; 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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Blues In The Night by Johnny Mercer with Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers (Genre; Vocal, Swing)

From The Album: Johnny Mercer The Capitol Collector’s Series (1989)

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Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn (Genre: Country)

From The Album: Coal Miner’s Daughter (1971)

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Disco Ears by Brian Blade, Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman (Genre: Jazz)

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Don’t Call Us – We’ll Call You by Sugarloaf (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: Don’t Call Us – We’ll Call You (1975)

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Freight Train by Rory Block (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Ain’t Nobody Worried Celebrating Great Women of Song (2022)

And as a bonus, because it is a great song – here is Elizabeth Cotton with the inspirational version:

Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Folksongs & Instrumentals with Guitar (1958)

And Peter, Paul & Mary’s offering a fun version!

Freight Train by Peter, Paul & Mary

From The Album: In The Wind (1963)

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Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett (Genre: Novelty)

It is that time of year!

From The Album: The Original Monster Mash (1962)

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My Rag by John Hartman (Genre: Folk, Americana)

From The Album: Morning Bugle (1972)

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Ronnie’s Groove by Kool & The Gang (Genre: R&B)

From The Album: Live At P.J.’s Hollywood (1971)

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Suzanne by Gregory Porter (Genre: Vocal, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter)

From The Tribute Album: Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen by Various Artists

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We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel (Genre: Rock, Singer-Songwriter)

From The Album: Storm Front (1989)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

The Rolling Stones (1964) by The Rolling Stones

And from the album the song:

Tell Me by The Rolling Stones (Genre: Classic Rock, Blues- Rock)

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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 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 Tuesdays; unless I’m swamped because I was on vacation last week – and then, sometimes, the posts come out on Wednesdays!

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

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The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham

Publication Date: October 18, but you can put it on hold now!

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping legal thriller yet, the riveting story of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Grisham’s trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion.

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia.

Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith’s father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to “clean up the Coast.” Hugh’s father became the “Boss” of Biloxi’s criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father’s footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father’s clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom.

Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.

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Chorus: A Novel by Rebecca Kauffman

(Available Formats: Print Book)

In a rural Virginia farmhouse, seven children are born to Jim and Marie Shaw in Kauffman’s (The House on Fripp Island, 2020) lovely fourth novel. Readable and compelling chapters move around in time, ranging from 1903 to 1959, and in perspective, exploring how Marie’s death and one sister’s pregnancy at age 15 reverberate in the unfolding of connected, yet individual lives. Some Shaw children thrive while others struggle, yet all are somehow affected. The novel’s arrangement feels meaningful as turning-point moments in the siblings’ lives take center stage, one after the other. In Henry’s chapter, he spends an atypical day alone with his young daughter at the shore. The day is a parenting success, yet readers’ hearts will break with empathy as they understand how Henry’s own mother’s death influences this time separated from his wife. As the title invites us to consider, perhaps the most profound meaning is not taken from a singular experience but from the collective of family members’ voices. Kauffman’s writing style renders complex dynamics in simple, impactful language and scenes. – Booklist Review

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Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver

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

Kingsolver (Unsheltered) offers a deeply evocative story of a boy born to an impoverished single mother. In this self-styled, modern adaptation of Dickens’s David Copperfield, Demon Copperhead, 11, is the quick-witted son and budding cartoonist of a troubled young mother and a stepfather in southern Appalachia’s Lee County, Va.; eventually, his mother’s opioid addiction places Demon in various foster homes, where he is forced to earn his keep through work (even though his guardians are paid) and is always hungry from lack of food. After a guardian steals his money, Demon hitchhikes to Tennessee in search of his paternal grandmother. She is welcoming, but will not raise him, and sends him back to live with the town’s celebrated high school football coach as his new guardian, a widower who lives in a castle-like home with his boyish daughter, Angus. Demon’s teen years settle briefly with fame on the football field and a girlfriend, Dori. But stability is short-lived after a football injury and as he and Dori become addicted to opioids (“We were storybook orphans on drugs”). Kingsolver’s account of the opioid epidemic and its impact on the social fabric of Appalachia is drawn to heartbreaking effect. This is a powerful story, both brilliant in its many social messages regarding foster care, child hunger, and rural struggles, and breathless in its delivery. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

Kofi lives a simple life, but it is a life he loves. He’s 11, just on the cusp of becoming a man, and he finds that there are things he must tackle before coming of age: proving his strength by beating his cousin at a swimming match, speaking up so that the girl he likes knows that he admires her, and learning what the elders really mean by their coded language. When Kofi’s brother accidentally kills a neighboring chief’s nephew in a wrestling match, Kofi instinctively knows that everything in the world is going to change; he just doesn’t realize how much. Alexander weaves a breathtaking tale that is ripe with the juxtaposing emotions that come with any coming-of-age story. Through Alexander’s verse, readers are reminded of the beauty and unbounded richness that Ghana and her people have to offer. Simultaneously, while offering a picture of mirth and tangible humanity, Alexander immerses readers in the reality of being Asante during the age of slavery. We see Kofi’s humanity slowly ripped away alongside the dehumanization of an entire race. Alexander has written a masterpiece, one that powerfully and truthfully gives agency to the Black voices of the past. Profound and important reading.

HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Alexander is one of the biggest names in kidlit right now, and his ardent fans will be eagerly awaiting his latest. – Starred Booklist Review

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The Girl From Guernica by Karen Robards

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook, Downloadable Audiobook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

In Guernica in 1937, Sibi is living with her sisters and mother, apart from her father in Germany. Civil war is waging and their time in Guernica is becoming precarious. An absorbing scene of a terrible bombing brings tragedy to Sibi’s family and she forms a kinship with an American OSS officer, Griff, who has taken to making sure Sibi and her sisters are safe. Leaving Guernica for Germany, Sibi walks into an entirely different sort of danger when Nazi officers become interested in her story of the Guernica bombing. Having to lie to the press and the world, Sibi despises the Nazis for what they are making her deny. Becoming a spy to assist Griff with gathering German intelligence is her way of fighting back. Tension builds as the danger increases, and Sibi’s relationship with Griff evolves over the years, notwithstanding their separation due to wartime activities. With gripping descriptions of bombings, fearful interrogations, and a blooming love story, Robards (The Black Swan of Paris, 2020) delivers a fantastic, captivating historical romance. – Booklist Review

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The Library by Bella Osborne

(Available Formats: Print Book)

An unlikely friendship forms between a sixteen-year-old boy and a seventy-two-year-old woman as they rally the community to save their local library.

Tom is invisible. He happily blends into the background of life. But Farah Shah changes everything. Farah makes Tom want to stand up and be seen – at least by her. So Tom quickly decides the best way to learn about women is to delve into romance novels, and he finds himself at the village library where he befriends 72-year-old Maggie.

Maggie has been happily alone for ten years, at least this is what she tells herself. When Tom comes to her rescue after a library meeting, never did she imagine a friendship that could change her life.

As Maggie helps Tom navigate the best way to ask out Farrah, Tom helps Maggie realize the mistakes of her past won’t define her future.

But when the library comes under threat of closure, it’s up to Tom and Maggie to rally the community and save the library!

Will these two unlikely friends be able to bring everyone together and save their library?

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Lightlark by Alex Aster

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

Every century, the island of Lightlark emerges from the tempest cloaking it to host the Centennial, a 100-day competition between the rulers of six cursed realms, in this beguiling series opener from Aster (the Emblem Island series). To break the curse, one ruler must die during the contest, thus also destroying their realm. In 500 years, none of the immensely powerful participants has ever volunteered their life, nor has anyone been bested, but now that the curses have rendered their lands irreparable, this Centennial is sure to end in bloodshed. The situation terrifies teenage Wildling realm ruler Isla Crown, who, unlike her predecessors, was born without the Wildlings’ innate ability to control or wield nature, making her vulnerable to the other participants’ powers. While relying on her wits and training to survive, Isla must hide her secret lest she become an obvious target. Though the novel’s mythology is murky and its supporting cast lacks depth, Isla’s courage, determination, and compassion invest readers in her plight, imparting tension and drive. The story hits many well-loved and familiar beats, and sumptuously detailed feints, twists, and betrayal lend vibrancy and intrigue. Characters have varying skin tones. – Booklist Review

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Righteous Prey by John Sandford

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

A vigilante group calling itself “”The Five”” is killing “people who need to be murdered”–at least that’s what the group’s press releases say. Who are these mysterious killers? Well, basically, they’re the idle rich: people with too much money who are looking for something to spice up their lives. When one of the murders takes place in the Twin Cities, it falls to U.S. marshal Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers, an agent for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, to bring the vigilantes to justice. Between them, Davenport and Flowers have starred in more than 40 novels, and fans have come to know both men quite well. Is there, in fact, anything left for Sandford to say about them? As it turns out, yes: Sandford’s characters seem to have limitless unexplored nooks and crannies to their personalities. And for devotees of the series, it’s always nice to spend time with people we really like. The story is well constructed, too, with some bad people we can’t look away from. A solid entry from a writer who consistently gives his readers just what they want.- Booklist Review

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A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

In Thorne Manor there is one locked door. Behind it lies a portal to the twenty-first century, and nothing is going to stop Miranda Hastings from stepping through. After all, she is a Victorian writer of risqué pirate adventures—traveling to the future would be the greatest adventure of them all.
When Miranda goes through, though, she lands in Georgian England…and in the path of Nicolas Dupuis, a privateer accused of piracy. Sheltered by locals, Nico is repaying their kindness by being their “pirate Robin Hood,” stealing from a corrupt lord and fencing smuggled goods on the village’s behalf.

Miranda embraces Nico’s cause, only to discover there’s more to it than he realizes. Miranda has the second sight, and there are ghosts at play here. The recently deceased former lord is desperate to stop his son from destroying his beloved village. Then there’s the ghost of Nico’s cabin boy, who he thought safe in a neighboring city. Miranda and Nico must solve the mystery of the boy’s death while keeping one step ahead of the hangman.

It may not be the escapade Miranda imagined, but it is about to be the adventure of a lifetime.

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Voice of Fear by Heather Graham

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD Audiobook)

FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semi-salvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression. Especially when she’s partnered with Patrick moving forward.

Patrick’s innate ability to get inside a criminal’s head is an asset for the Krewe of Hunters. But Jordan wishes she could protect her own thoughts from her new partner. Patrick assures her that both she and her thoughts are safe with him, but Jordan’s less sure about her heart. Letting someone have her back has never been her strong suit, but with a dangerous killer still at large, trusting in Patrick might be the only thing keeping them alive.

Reader’s Note: This is the thirty-eight book in the Krewe of Hunters series; if you’d like to dive and read the series from the beginning checkout book one: Phantom Evil.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the three 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 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 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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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.

Hi everyone, here are our 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 Tuesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

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Blackout by Simon Scarrow

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

Horst Schenke, the protagonist of this exceptional mystery set in 1939 Berlin from British author Scarrow (the Eagles of the Empire series), became a respected Kriminalpolizei inspector after a near-fatal accident six years earlier ended his career as a racing driver. His decision not to join the Nazi party has stymied any hopes for advancement, but his distance from the party leads to his being tapped to investigate a high-profile homicide. Once-prominent film star Gerda Korzeny, ex-mistress of Josef Goebbels and wife of the Nazi attorney “who rewrites certain laws to make the party’s actions legal,” was found near some railroad tracks, her skull crushed by a single blow. Korzeny’s possessions were undisturbed, and her state of undress suggests she was resisting a sexual assault. Schenke’s role is to reduce the prospects of friction between Nazi factions and to serve as a scapegoat if things go south. Scarrow plausibly conveys the complexities of his hero’s efforts to do an honest job of seeking justice while serving under a corrupt and criminal regime. Fans of Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther will hope for a sequel. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Blowback by James Patterson & Brendan DuBois

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

Early in this fast-moving thriller from bestseller Patterson (the Alex Cross series) and DuBois (the Lewis Cole series), President Keegan Barrett, a former CIA director, tells CIA officers Liam Grey and Noa Himel that he’s tired of America being “the world’s punching bag.” He’s setting up two CIA teams, one domestic and one foreign, with authorization to “break things, kill bad guys, and bring back our enemies’ heads in a cooler.” Despite it being illegal for the CIA to operate on American soil, Liam and Noa carry out a series of successful missions on Keegan’s behalf. Eventually, the two begin to have doubts about what they’re doing, and it becomes clear that Keegan—who has expanded his personal kill list—is sounding more than a little delusional. The president is soon acting totally paranoid, good people start to die, and war with China looms. The authors offer nothing new, but they throw in some historical anecdotes of interest, deliver tense action scenes, and tie up all the loose ends. Those who haven’t already encountered the insane president plot will have fun. – Publishers Weekly Review

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The Golden Couple: A Novel by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Never mind that Avery Chambers’s approach to therapy is so controversial that she’s lost her license. Marissa Bishop willingly signs up herself and her husband because Avery says she’ll take on only clients whose problems she can mend in ten sessions. Marissa intends to confess her infidelity, but far more dangerous secrets sneak into the room when the “golden” Bishops join their new therapist to talk. – Library Journal Review

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The Hunt by Faye Kellerman

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

Pete Decker and Rina Lazarus are mainly supporting players in this twenty-seventh installment of Kellerman’s ever-popular series. This one focuses on Teresa “”Terry”” McLaughlin, Pete and Rina’s old friend and the biological mother of their foster son, Gabe. Facing an ugly divorce, Terry has fled to L.A., where she is attacked, and her two kids are abducted. She calls Gabe for help, and he enlists Rina, Pete, and Terry’s ex-husband (and his biological father), the hitman-turned-brothel-owner Christopher Donatti. Fans of the Decker and Lazarus novels are familiar with both Terry and Chris; they’ve been in and out of the series for years. But we’ve never seen them quite like this: Terry is fragile to the point of breaking, and Chris, who freely admits he’s a despicable person, is vulnerable and appears to be making a good-faith effort to be gentle and welcoming. Of course, Chris has anything but a heart of gold, and we can’t help waiting for him to explode into violence at any moment. And, even though they’re mostly in the background, Pete and Rina remain among the genre’s most appealing partnerships. – Booklist Review

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The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)

In the new thriller from the author of You Can Run (2021), Cleveland has carefully constructed a story about Beth Bradford, a CIA counterintelligence analyst who’s trying to identify a traitor living in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac–or, and the narrative makes this seem like a distinct possibility, perhaps Beth is becoming steadily more ensnared by a paranoid delusion. The author, a former CIA analyst specializing in counterintelligence, uses her insider knowledge of tradecraft and the workings of the CIA to imbue the novel with realism; in Beth Bradford, she’s created a character of substantial complexity. We want Beth to unmask the traitor known as The Neighbor, but, at the same time, we see some of the things Beth does, and they seem like the actions of someone who’s definitely confused. Full of surprises and revelations, steeped in paranoia and fear, this is a thriller that keeps readers guessing right up until the final moments. A sequel is hinted at and much to be desired. – Booklist Review

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Red Flags by Lisa Black

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

This solid series launch from bestseller Black (the Maggie Gardiner and Jack Renner series) introduces forensics experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies. Ellie, part of the FBI’s evidence response team in Washington, D.C., arrives at a mansion on the banks of the Potomac to investigate the disappearance of four-month-old Mason Carlisle, who vanished from his crib in the middle of the afternoon with no trace and, so far, no ransom demand. The baby’s father, Hunter, owns a lobbying firm, and his mother, Rebecca, is a policy adviser to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. She also happens to be Ellie’s cousin, with whom she hasn’t communicated in more than 15 years. Hunter, not satisfied with the FBI’s progress, calls in Rachael from the Locard Institute, one of the best equipped forensics labs in the country, to help with the investigation. Soon other children whose parents are connected to an online gaming site are kidnapped, and Ellie and Rachael join forces to solve a multilayered crime. Black packs the novel with fascinating details for crime scene buffs, who will eagerly await the next case for the intrepid CSIs. – Publishers Weekly Review

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The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Readers who are initially alarmed at the page count of Walters’s (“Last Hours” series) latest historical novel will come to the end and wonder why the story couldn’t have gone on longer. During the English Civil War in 1642, families and friends are divided between the warring Parliamentarians and Royalists. Jayne, daughter of Royalists, was already a respected physician who treated the wealthy and the poor. She chooses neutrality to continue her work, treating persons from both sides. While on her way to help a sick child, Jayne’s chance meeting with Lady Alice Stickland and her mysterious footman, William Harrier, kicks off a series of events that present Jayne with difficult choices she never expected, with joy and sorrow coming in equal measure. Walters’s characters are true to their historical period, yet relatable to a modern audience, and notable historical figures and events are described accurately in detail—informative and full of dramatic tension. An author’s note provides a brief summation of the book’s era, and there are maps for better understanding. VERDICT Endearing characters spark life into centuries-old history in Walters’s latest, which will appeal to fans of Philippa Gregory, Margaret George, and Sharon Kay Penman. Starred Library Journal Review

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Treasure State by C. J. Box

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

Edgar winner Box’s excellent fifth Cassie Dewell novel (after 2019’s The Bitterroots) sets the former police officer, now a PI in Bozeman, Mont., on the trail of a con man who bilked wealthy widow Candyce Fly out of $5 million and vanished. Fly earlier employed another PI—the marvelously noxious J.D. Spengler—to track the man down, but both Spengler and his quarry disappeared into the old mining town of Anaconda, Mont. Cassie travels there to investigate, and soon realizes that she has stumbled on a lethal conspiracy that goes far beyond the victimization of her client. A second case involving a buried treasure adds to the intrigue. Box has rarely been better in his plotting, with shifting timelines revealing the scope of the crimes. The criminal conspirators are both inventively corrupt and chilling, and the cleverly constructed mystery is leavened with generous doses of Montana history, along with the welcome appearances of characters from earlier Cassie novels. The story culminates with one of Box’s most satisfying payoffs. Hopefully, fans won’t have to wait another three years for the intrepid Cassie’s next adventure. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Twice A Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Mendez

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Nadia kicks out her cheating longtime lover-turned-fiancé one month before their wedding day. With her thirtieth birthday coming up and the fact that she stands to lose the money for her wedding venue, she decides to have a second quinceañera after reading about this trend in a magazine. In short, Nadia decides to use the venue to celebrate herself. What she doesn’t expect is to find her boyfriend from college, the man she never forgot, running the facility. Marcos never wanted to manage the family wedding-venue business, but when his sister is on vacation, he finds he wants to prevent his ailing father from selling it to his uncles. He then becomes fascinated with Nadia all over again, remembering how much she meant to him when they dated before. This second-chance romance is a warm, romantic story made all the more compelling by the focus on Nadia and Marcos learning what they truly want for their lives. The details about what a second quinceañera is all about add to the vivid romance. –Booklist Review

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The Unkept Woman by Allison Montclair

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The friendship of Gwen Bainbridge and Iris Sparks, the “intelligent and resourceful” owners of the Right Sort Marriage Bureau, is tested in Montclair’s exemplary fourth mystery set in post-WWII London (after 2021’s A Rogue’s Company). When someone is shot to death in Iris’s flat, where an ex-boyfriend of hers has been living as a renter, Iris’s ability to be fully frank with Scotland Yard is limited by the connection of the victim to her previous life as a British intelligence operative. Iris decides to investigate on her own and asks Gwen to help search for the killer. The case comes at a fraught time for Gwen, who attempted suicide in 1944 after learning her husband was killed in battle; she was subsequently institutionalized in an asylum. Gwen is in the process of petitioning to end the guardianship controlling her life, which could be jeopardized if she once again probes a murder. The solution to the crime is both surprising and fair to the careful reader. Montclair’s capable, funny, and fully developed leads set a gold standard for the amateur sleuth subgenre. Dorothy Sayers’s fans will hope this series has a long run. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the three 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 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 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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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.