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New York Times Bestsellers December 29, 2019
December 22, 2019December 20, 2019 Linda Reimer
Hi everyone, here are the top New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the upcoming week.
(Click on the book covers to read a summary of each plot and to request the book(s) of your choice.
BLUE MOON by Lee Child:
Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
CRISS CROSS by James Patterson:
The 27th book in the Alex Cross series. Copycat crimes make the detective question whether an innocent man was executed.
THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett:
A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.
THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes:
In Depression-era America, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books throughout the mountains of Kentucky.
THE GUARDIANS by John Grisham:
Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
THE INSTITUTE by Stephen King:
Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.
A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT by David Baldacci:
When Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to investigate her sister’s kidnapping from 30 years ago, she winds up tracking a potential serial killer.
OLIVE, AGAIN by Elizabeth Strout:
In a follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Olive Kitteridge,” new relationships, including a second marriage, are encountered in a seaside town in Maine.
THE OVERSTORY by Richard Powers:
Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Nine people drawn to trees for different reasons fight for the last of the remaining acres of virgin forest.
THE RISE OF MAGICKS by Nora Roberts:
The third book in the Chronicles of the One series. Fallon Swift goes up against an old foe.
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides:
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern:
Zachary Ezra Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of stories.
THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ by Heather Morris:
A concentration camp detainee tasked with permanently marking fellow prisoners falls in love with one of them.
THE TESTAMENTS by Margaret Atwood:
In a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay.
TWISTED TWENTY-SIX by Janet Evanovich:
The 26th book in the Stephanie Plum series. A New Jersey gangster’s associates go after a bounty hunter’s widowed grandmother.
THE WATER DANCER by Ta-Nehisi Coates:
A young man who was gifted with a mysterious power becomes part of a war between slavers and the enslaved.
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens:
In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
BEAUTIFUL ONES by Prince. Edited by Dan Piepenbring:
A memoir by the musician written before his death, with photos and other memorabilia detailing his evolution.
BECOMING by Michelle Obama:
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
BLOWOUT by Rachel Maddow:
The MSNBC host argues that the global oil and gas industry has weakened democracies and bolstered authoritarians.
THE BODY by Bill Bryson:
An owner’s manual of the human body covering various parts, functions and what happens when things go wrong.
THE BOOK OF GUTSY WOMEN by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton:
Profiles of women from around the world who have blazed trails and challenged the status quo.
DUMPTY by John Lithgow:
The multi-award-winning actor satirizes the Trump administration with a collection of poems and illustrations.
EDUCATED by Tara Westover:
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
FINDING CHIKA by Mitch Albom:
Lessons learned by the Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life-threatening illness into their family.
HOME WORK by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton:
The musical theater icon’s second installment of her memoir describes her arrival in Hollywood, becoming a mother and her relationship with Blake Edwards.
I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES by Charles Brandt:
A World War II veteran works for a crime boss and comes into contact with the union boss Jimmy Hoffa. The basis of the movie “The Irishman.”
ME by Elton John:
The multi-award-winning solo artist’s first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships and private struggles.
THE PIONEERS by David McCullough:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS by Brian Kilmeade:
The “Fox & Friends” host gives an account of the battle against the Mexican Army in 1836.
TALKING TO STRANGERS by Malcolm Gladwell:
Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
TRIGGERED by Donald Trump Jr.:
Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
A WARNING by Anonymous:
A senior official in the Trump administration offers an assessment of the president and makes a moral appeal.
THE WAY I HEARD IT by Mike Rowe:
The television personality relays stories from his podcast and personal anecdotes.
Have a great day!
Note: this list contains all the New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers for the week that are owned by libraries within the Southern Tier Library System.
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