chapter in the MonsterVerse as Godzilla and Kong team up to take on a mysterious foe!
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Monkey Man
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash
An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systematically victimize the poor and powerless.
14A 122 min. (2024) $25M Action/Adventure
DVD 16733239 $24.74
Blu-ray+DVD 16733240 $29.99 2 Discs
4K Blu-ray 16812647 $37.49 2 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
“An audacious effort from debuting director Dev Patel, Monkey Man dispenses action and sociopolitical commentary with equal aplomb.”
– Rotten Tomatoes
American Fiction
A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
14A 117 min. (2023) $21M Comedy
Blu-ray 16428839 $29.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
“A funny, touching portrait of a man attempting to fine-tune his relationship with the world.”
– The Atlantic
Challengers
Starring: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.
14A (2024) $30M Drama
DVD 16733243 $24.74
Blu-ray 16733244 $29.99
AVAILABLE JULY 9
“It’s one of the essential titles of the year so far, if only for its sheer kinetic assurance.”
– Chicago Tribune
Box Office Features / Hit movies straight from the theatre 2 Video Video 2 / Box Office Features 4 / Coming Soon 6 / Hot New Releases 7 / Documentaries 8 / Must-Have TV 9 / Godzilla/Kong Series 10 / Hot New Children’s 11 / International Spotlight 12 / Best of A24 13 / Here’s What to Watch 14 / Updated Movie Calendar 15 / Canadian Perspective Audiobooks 16 / Canadian Perspective 18 / Top Titles 19 / Hot New Releases 22 / New & Notable 23 / New York Times Bestsellers 24 / LibraryReads 25 / Nonfiction Music 17 / Canadian Perspective 26 / Hit Makers 27 / Rock 28 / Hot New Releases 30 / Jazz 31 / Country & Folk June
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2024 Media Buyer’s Guide Table of
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz
June 2024 / CVS Midwest Tape / Media Buyer’s Guide / 3875 McNicoll Avenue Unit 105, Toronto, Ontario M1X 0C1
Godzilla X Kong The New Empire
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Rachel House
Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island’s mysteries.
PG 115 min. (2024) $188M Action/Adventure
DVD 16621039 $24.74
Blu-ray 16621040 $29.99
4K Blu-ray 16812645 $37.49
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
One Life
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn
Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the months leading up to World War II. PG 109 min. (2024) $6M
16754895 $24.74 Blu-ray 16754896 $30.74
“…exactly as you’d expect it to be: a popcorn movie with special effects that are better imagined than Marvel movies, rip-roarin’ action and monsters, monsters, monsters.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Immaculate
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco
14A 89 min. (2024) $16M Horror
DVD 16812642 $23.24
Blu-ray 16812643 $27.74
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
The Boys in the Boat
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner
PG 124 min. (2023) $53M Drama
Blu-ray 16838805 $30.74
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Coming Soon / Preorder these hot titles releasing soon
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand
Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
UNK 145 min. (2024) Science Fiction
DVD 16829626
Blu-ray+DVD 16829627 2 Discs
COMING SOON
IF
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Steve Carrell
A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.
UNK (2024) Children’s
DVD 16864324
Blu-ray 16864325
COMING SOON
Furiosa
A Mad Max Saga
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Charlee Fraser
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.
UNK (2024) Action/Adventure
DVD 16812652
Blu-ray+DVD 16812651 2 Discs
COMING SOON
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Video
The
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continuation of the Planet of the Apes saga picks up 300 years later with a power struggle that will have
implications for apes and humans alike.
“With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, The Fall Guy might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone.”
- Rotten Tomatoes
The Fall Guy
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt
A down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend’s blockbuster film.
UNK 125 min. (2024) Action/Adventure
DVD 16812654
Blu-ray 16812655
4K Blu-ray 16812656 2 Discs
COMING SOON
Back to Black
Starring: Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Jack O’Connell
UNK 115 min. (2024) Drama
DVD 16812649
Blu-ray 16812648
COMING SOON
The Garfield Movie
Voices of: Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Pratt, Nicholas Hoult
UNK 101 min. (2024) Children’s
DVD 16829624
Blu-ray+DVD 16829625 2 Discs COMING SOON
Starring: Harriet Slater, Avantika, Jacob Batalon
UNK 92 min. (2024) Horror
DVD 16829622
Blu-ray+DVD 16829623 2 Discs COMING SOON
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The Strangers Chapter 1 Starring: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton
UNK 91 min. (2024) Horror
DVD 16829620
Blu-ray+DVD 16829621 2 Discs COMING SOON
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Dune Part 2
Starring: Timotheé Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson
The mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen on a warpath of revenge and endeavours to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
PG 165 min. (2024) $281M Action/Adventure
DVD 16579198 $23.24
Blu-ray 16579197 $29.99
4K Blu-ray 16579196 $35.99
“…a sweeping and engaging continuation that will make you eager for a third installment.” - TheWrap
Sasquatch Sunset
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek
UNK 89 min. (2024) Action/Adventure
DVD 16747404 $23.24
Blu-ray 16747405 $32.99
Kung Fu Panda 4
Voices of: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis
PG 94 min. (2024) $188M Children’s
DVD 16607860 $23.24
Blu-ray+DVD 16607861 $27.74 2 Discs
4K Blu-ray 16607862 $35.99 2 Discs
Bob Marley One Love
Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton
UNK 106 min. (2024) $97M Drama
DVD 16560214 $26.99
Blu-ray 16560215 $32.99
4K Blu-ray 16656486 $40.49
Ordinary Angels
Starring: Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis
PG 118 min. (2023) $19M Drama
DVD 16290969 $30.74
Arthur the King
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel
UNK 107 min. (2024) $25M Action/Adventure
DVD 16621033 $30.74
Blu-ray+DVD 16621034 $37.49 2 Discs
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Starring: Justice Smith, Zachary Barton, Anthony Coons
PG 104 min. (2024) $2M Comedy
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
DVD 16607863 $23.24
Blu-ray+DVD 16607864 $27.74
Imaginary
Starring: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Veronica Falcón
14A 104 min. (2024) $28M Horror
DVD 16621035 $30.74
Blu-ray+DVD 16621036 $32.99 2 Discs
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Entertaining and informative / Documentaries
Criterion Collection
All That Breathes (Hindi)
Starring: Salik Rehman, Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad
Amidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi’s apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect the bird known as the Black Kite.
UNK 98 min. (2023) (India)
DVD 16687218 $24.74
Blu-ray 16687217 $29.24
“Maybe the most beautifully realized documentary in recent memory.”
- Los Angeles Times
Orlando, My Political Biography (French)
Starring: Oscar-Roza Miller, Yanis Sahraoui, Liz Christin
A diverse group of trans and nonbinary people perform interpretations of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, interrogating its relevance in the ongoing struggle to secure dignity for trans people worldwide.
NR 102 min. (2023) (France) Documentary
DVD 16778532 $24.74
Blu-ray 16778531 $29.24
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
“...witty and sardonic, but also indulges in poetic language, refracting familiar experiences into visceral scenes.” - Hollywood Reporter
Dante Inferno to Paradise
Starring: Alan Cox, Antonio Fazzini, Fattori Fraser
Explores the riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri and his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, arguably the greatest single work ever created in the history of Western literature.
UNK 240 min. (2024)
A.I. Revolution
Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve the world’s most challenging problems without creating an uncontrollable force that ultimately destroys us?
UNK 60 min. (2024)
DVD 16560172 $29.24
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
DVD 16722595 $29.24
“...beautifully
executed and collaborative in spirit.”
- Wall Street Journal
Poisoned Ground
The Tragedy at Love Canal
The dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families.
UNK 120 min. (2024) DVD 16560171 $29.24
JUNE 11
D-Day 80th Anniversary
On June 6, 1944, the Allied Forces executed Operation Overlord, storming the beaches of Normandy. Explore this pivotal event, which saw France and Western Europe liberated.
UNK 90 min. (2024) (United Kingdom)
Armenia, My Home
Breathtaking cinematography, historical images and film, and intimate views of daily life come together for a spectacular visual journey.
UNK 56 min. (2024)
16622901 $29.24
JUNE 4
DVD 16778510 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Narrated by: LeVar Burton, RaMona Westbrook, Richard C. Crone
Narrated by LeVar Burton, this documentary reveals the secrets embedded in the architecture of American churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples.
UNK 55min. (2022)
DVD 16551152 $24.74
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
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Best TV of 2024 So Far… /
Doom Patrol
Season 4
Starring: Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Matt Bomer
The team unexpectedly travels to the future to find an unwelcome surprise that could bring about their own demise and affect the fate of the entire world.
14A 586 min. (2022) Action/Adventure
The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Season 1
Starring: Norman Reedus, Clemence Poesy, Adam Nagaitis
Daryl washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a splintered but growing autocratic movement and endangering a young boy at the heart of a benevolent religious movement.
UNK 325 min. (2023) Drama
Wednesday
Season 1
Starring: Emma Myers, Jenna Ortega, Hunter Doohan
Follow Wednesday Addams’s years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve a mystery that embroiled her parents.
14A 389 min. (2022) Comedy DVD 16500841 $24.74 3 Discs
16500842 $29.99 2 Discs
Andor
Season 1
Starring: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Stellan Skarsgard In an era filled with danger, deception, and intrigue, Cassian Andor will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
All Creatures
Great and Small Season 4
Starring: Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley With Tristan away serving in WWII, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody. UNK 360
(2024)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
The Final Season Starring: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish Jack is promoted to CIA Acting Deputy Director and finds himself on his most dangerous mission yet, appointed with the daunting task of unearthing internal corruption.
14A 316 min. (2023) Action/Adventure
Paris Police 1905 (French)
Starring: Jeremie Laheurte, Evelyne Brochu, Thibaut Evrard
When the Paris police’s vice squad begins to clear prostitutes off the city’s streets, a man’s body is found in the Bois de Boulogne. Inspector Jouin is entrusted with the investigation.
UNK 321 min. (2022) Crime
Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4
Starring: Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Cathy Belton Eliza has taken over the business of Nash & Sons and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources.
Midsomer Murders Series 24
Starring: Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman
DCI John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter investigate a vicious inheritance dispute, a pet detective’s death, and a string of murders in the avowed Greenest Village in Midsomer.
2 Discs
8 Video
DVD 16529272
Discs Blu-ray
Discs
$39.94 2
16529273 $45.89 2
Blu-ray
UNK 372 min.
Mystery DVD 16500823 $38.99 2 Discs Blu-ray 16500822 $38.99
(2023)
min.
Drama DVD 16332870 $48.74 2 Discs Blu-ray 16332871 $58.49 2 Discs
Action/Adventure COLLECTOR’S EDITION Blu-ray 16693502 $78.19 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 16693501 $89.24 3 Discs
14A 546 min. (2022)
DVD 16656489 $26.99 3 Discs Blu-ray 16656490 $35.24 2 Discs
UNK 310 min. (2024) Drama DVD 16332867 $34.49 2 Discs June 2024 / CVS Midwest Tape / Media Buyer’s Guide / 866.698.2231
DVD 16579189 $24.74
Discs Blu-ray 16579190 $29.99
Discs
3
3
DVD 16557187 $25.49 2 Discs
Get caught up on the legendary monster series / Godzilla x Kong
Godzilla Vs. Kong
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall
As a squadron embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain, a conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.
PG 113 min. (2021)$101M Action/Adventure
DVD
14006004 $12.74 2 Discs Blu-ray+DVD
14006005 $16.99 2 Discs
4K Blu-ray 14119332 $34.99 2 Discs
“A crowd-pleasing, smash-’em-up monster flick and a straight-up action picture par excellence.” - RogerEbert.com / Godzilla Classics
Godzilla (Japanese) (B&W)
Starring: Akira Takarada, Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura
UNK 96 min. (1954) Science Fiction
Blu-ray
10594456 $38.99
Criterion Collection
Godzilla
King of the Monsters
Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown
The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan and the threeheaded King Ghidorah.
PG 132 min. (2019)$111M Action/Adventure
DVD
12366869 $8.49 2 Discs
4K Blu-ray 12366870 $14.44 2 Discs
“If you go to these things to see cities flambéed and flattened, you won’t leave disappointed.” - Time Out
King Kong Vs Godzilla
Starring: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yu Fujiki
PG 91 min. (1963) Action/Adventure
DVD
12067039 $12.74
Blu-ray
12068770 $12.74
Godzilla
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
PG 123 min. (2014) Action/Adventure
DVD
11136718 $5.94
Blu-ray
11136717 $11.04
4K Blu-ray 13942391 $34.84 2 Discs
“...a smooth, sleek, technologically awe-inspiring 3-D blockbuster with a top-shelf cast.” - Slate
Godzilla Complete Animated Series
Starring: Ian Ziering, Charity James, Malcolm Danare
UNK 854 min. Children’s
DVD
11142293 $15.29 4 Discs
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UNK 186 min. (2015)
16644474 $24.74
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DVD
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Season 1
JUNE 18 Luna, Chip & Inkie
DVD
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Blue Lightning UNK 77
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Magic
DVD
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Petit Season 1 UNK 182 min.
DVD
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18 Steven Universe The Complete Collection Includes every season of Steven Universe; Steven Universe The Movie; and Steven Universe Future epilogue series! Find out why fans across the universe believe in Steven! UNK DVD 16812674 $76.49 15 Discs AVAILABLE JUNE 18 The
XY The Complete Season Ash Ketchum’s journey continues in Pokemon the Series: XY as he arrives in the Kalos region, a land bursting with beauty, full of new Pokemon to be discovered! G 1027 min. DVD 16747401 $54.74 6 Discs AVAILABLE
11 June 2024 / CVS Midwest Tape / Media Buyer’s Guide / 3875 McNicoll Avenue Unit 105, Toronto, Ontario M1X 0C1 Rubble & Crew Ready to Build! G 88 min. DVD 16812664 $9.74 AVAILABLE JUNE 11 Dexter’s Laboratory The Complete Series UNK DVD 16812684 $57.74 10 Discs AVAILABLE JUNE 25 Beetlejuice The Complete Series G 2125 min. DVD 16812680 $33.74 11 Discs AVAILABLE JUNE 25 Sign up for our Children’s myCARTS!
UNK 143 min. (2022)
16757010 $24.74
JUNE 25
min. (2023)
16811761 $22.09
JUNE 4 Barbie
Touch of
Season 2 UNK 286 min. (2024)
16766963 $13.59
JUNE 25
(2018)
16757014
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The latest from around the world / International Spotlight
La Invasion (Spanish)
UNK 94 min. (2022) Action/Adventure
DVD 16811480 $22.09
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Victims of Sin (Spanish) (B&W)
Starring: Ninon Sevilla, Tito Junco, Rodolfo Acosta
UNK 84 min. (1951) (Mexico)Crime
CRITERION COLLECTION
DVD 16733225 $29.24
Blu-ray 16733224 $38.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
The Complete Season (Japanese)
UNK 300 min. (2023)
Blu-ray 16733200 $62.24
2 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Amazonia
Undercover(Portuguese)
Starring: Alidra Akay
UNK 73 min. (2019) (Brazil)Documentary
DVD 16551143 $24.74
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Blind War (Mandarin)
UNK 103 min. (2022) Action/ Adventure
Blu-ray 16797664 $33.14
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Arctic Circle Seasons 1-3 (Finnish)
Starring: Iina Kuustonen, Pihla Viitala, Venla Ronkainen
UNK 983 min.(Finland) Drama
DVD 16838799 $59.49
6 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Ennio (Italian)
UNK 156 min. (2023) Biographical
DVD 16797658 $33.14
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Defendiendo A Ben (Spanish)
UNK 84 min. (2020) Drama
DVD 16811768 $22.09
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Cazadora de Tiburones (Spanish)
UNK 82 min. (2021) Action/Adventure
DVD 16811770 $22.09
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure Serving Gods Who Go Too Far The Complete Season (Japanese)
UNK 300 min. (2023)
Blu-ray 16733203 $62.24
2 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Oshi No Ko Season 1 Collection (Japanese)
UNK 300 min. (2023) Blu-ray 16766974 $77.34 3 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Buddy Daddies The Complete Season (Japanese)
UNK 300 min. (2023) Blu-ray 16733201 $62.24 2 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
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Best of / Top titles from the critically acclaimed studio
Past Lives
Starring: Greta Lee, John Magaro, Teo Yoo
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York.
PG 105 min. (2023) $10M Drama
DVD 16138958 $19.54
Blu-ray 16138959 $26.34
Everything
Everywhere All at Once
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.
14A 139 min. (2022) $74M Action/Adventure
DVD 14920446 $14.44
Blu-ray 14920447 $19.54
4K-Blu-ray 14988969 $25.49 2 Discs
Talk to Me
Starring: Otis Dhanji, Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far.
14A 95 min. (2023) $41M Horror
DVD 16121624 $24.74
Blu-ray 16121625 $29.24
The Whale
Starring: Sadie Sink, Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
14A 117 min. (2022) $17M Drama
DVD 15529933 $19.54
Blu-ray 15529934 $22.09
You Hurt My Feelings
Starring:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins
A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
PG 93 min. (2023) $5M Comedy
DVD 15917885 $19.54
Marcel The Shell with Shoes On
Starring: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini
A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbmb with his friends.
PG 90 min. (2021) $7M Animated
DVD 15122961 $19.54
Blu-ray 15122962 $26.34
Beau Is Afraid
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
UNK 179 min. (2023) (Canada) $8M Comedy
Blu-ray 15801341 $26.24 2 Discs
“...there is real emotion and purpose pumped into the tiny picture—it has a heart as big as its title character is small.”
- Globe and Mail
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Madame Web
Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor
116 min. (2024) $44M
Poor Things
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. 18A 142 min. (2023) $35M
Anatomy of a Fall
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud UNK 151 min. (2023) $5M
“Wildly imaginative and exhilaratingly over the top, Poor Things is a bizarre, brilliant tour de force
Land of Bad Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth
What our video team recommends / Here’s What to Watch Bluey Season 3 UNK 364 min. (2021) Children’s DVD 16607877 $18.74 2 Discs The Chosen Season 4 UNK 536 min. (2024) Drama DVD 16713122 $35.99 3 Discs Blu-ray 16713121 $40.49 3 Discs
14A 129 min.
$6M Comedy DVD 16498525 $28.49 Blu-ray 16498526 $35.99
The Book of Clarence
(2024)
PG
Action/Adventure DVD 16560216
Blu-ray 16560217 $35.99 4K Blu-ray 16733227 $41.99 2 Discs
Starring:
$28.49
Drama CRITERION COLLECTION DVD 16635269 $29.24 2 Discs Blu-ray 16635268 $38.99
Science Fiction DVD 16428830 $33.99 Blu-ray 16428831 $42.49
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Adventure DVD 16635288 $24.74 Blu-ray 16635289 $30.74
for Academy Award winner Emma Stone.” – Rotten Tomatoes
14A 113 min. (2024) Action/
Make sure your shelves are stocked with these top titles!
Movie Calendar / The biggest titles hitting the box office
Family films take centre stage this summer with Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 continuing those popular series, and Harold and the Purple Crayon jumps from the page to the silver screen. For those looking for a little action, they’ll find it in a pair of sequels with Bad Boys: Ride or Die and the highly anticipated Twisters.
June Calendar
→ Bad Boys: Ride or Die 6/7
→ The Watchers ...................................... 6/7
→ The Exorcism 6/7
→ Inside Out 2 ...................................... 6/14
→ Ghostlight 6/14
→ The Bikeriders ..................................6/21
→ Kinds of Kindness 6/21
→ A Quiet Place: Day One .................... 6/28
→ Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 6/28
July Calendar
→ Despicable Me 4 .................................. 7/3
→ MaXXXine 7/5
→ Longlegs ............................................7/12
→ Fly Me to the Moon 7/12
→ Twisters .............................................7/19
→ Deadpool & Wolverine 7/26
August Calendar
→ Harold and the Purple Crayon 8/2
→ Borderlands 8/9
→ It Ends with Us 8/9
→ Trap 8/9
→ Alien: Romulus ..................................8/16
→ Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 8/16
→ The Crow 8/23
→ Blink Twice 8/23
→ Kraven the Hunter ........................... 8/30
→ Reagan 8/30
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die 6/7
Inside Out 2 6/14
Longlegs 7/12
A Quiet Place: Day One 6/28
Borderlands 8/9
The Crow 8/23
Harold and the Purple Crayon8/2
Despicable Me 4 7/3
Twisters 7/19
Highlighting great Canadian content Canadian Perspective
Heartland Season 16
Starring: Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter
Amy and the rest of the family make bold strides toward their futures, coming together to face their fears and start the next chapter in their lives.
PG 453 min. (2023) Drama
DVD 16812665 $35.24 4 Discs
Mouthpiece
Starring: Amy Nostbakken, Maev Beaty, Ari Cohen Cassandra expresses the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman’s head during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother’s funeral.
UNK 95 min. (2019) Comedy
Blu-ray 16838795 $25.49
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
“...lays bare the modern female condition in an epic battle that is by turns lacerating, soothing and heartbreaking.”
- Globe and Mail
When Night Is Falling
Starring: Pascale Bussières, Henry Czerny, Rachel Crawford
An uptight and conservative woman, working as a literacy professor, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival.
UNK 94 min. (1995) Drama
Blu-ray 16838794 $25.49
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
White Room
Starring: Kate Nelligan, Maurice Godin, Sheila McCarthy
An unknown Toronto writer witnesses the murder of a rock star, then opens a mystery with two women he meets at the funeral.
UNK 92 min. (1991) Drama
Blu-ray 16838793 $25.49
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Father of Nations
Starring: Ed Ogum, Nathan Horch, Kyra Macpherson
Years after a catastrophic event has decimated society, humanity is on the verge of extinction. The last few people continue in search of life, trying to confront their mortality in a dying world.
14A 140 min. (2022) Drama
Blu-ray 16610583 $28.04
The King Tide
Starring: Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, Alix West Lefler
After the mayor of an island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.
PG 103 min. (2023) Suspense/Thriller
DVD 16838803 $24.74
Blu-ray 16838804 $30.74
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Beetlejuice The Complete Series
Starring: Stephen Ouimette, Alyson Court, Tabitha St. Germain
The animated adventures of the wild bug-eating ghostly con-artist from the ‘Netherworld’ with a bad habit of acting stupid and his mortal best friend Lydia.
G 2125 min.
DVD 16812680 $33.74 11 Discs
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
La Legende Du Papillon (French)
Starring: Antoine Desrochers, Catherine Brunet, Sophie Cadieux
Patrick, a gutsy butterfly who can’t fly, sets out on the journey of a lifetime with his caterpillar best friend. Patrick must face his fears and become an unlikely hero.
UNK 82 min.
DVD 16557200 $20.99
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You Like It Darker
Stephen
King
Horror
‘You like it darker? Fine, so do I,’ writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of 12 stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal.
AB CD 17 Discs 16444112 $75.99
“Starred Review…will draw you in—page by page, horror by horror—and hold you fast.” -Kirkus Reviews
One Perfect Couple
Ruth
Thriller
Ware
Lyla and her boyfriend Nico are chosen to compete on Ever After Island against four other couples for a cash prize. However, their paradise turns perilous when challenges and a storm leave them stranded with limited resources and no communication with the outside world.
AB CD 12 Discs 16325846 $58.99
“Starred Review: Bound to be a top summer 2024 beach read.” -Booklist
I Will Ruin You
Linwood
Barclay
Suspense
When a former student arrives at school with a bomb, English teacher Richard Boyle prevents a tragedy and becomes a hero.
This attracts a blackmailer, entangling him in deadly secrets, and trusting the wrong person could cost him everything.
AB CD 8 Discs 16461252 $54.99
“Barclay’s new book is a well-written and suspenseful thriller.” - Booklist
Lies and Weddings
Kevin Kwan
Humor
Rufus must save his family’s depleted trust and the only solution, brought on by his mother, is to seduce a wealthy woman at his sister’s resort wedding. While being torn between three women, a volcanic eruption and a revealed affair shatter the wedding and the family’s plans.
AB CD 12 Discs 16242124 $65.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
“Starred Review…Kwan continues to wrap fairy-tale love stories in glitz, glamour, couture, fine art, and delicious wit…” - Kirkus Reviews
Southern Man Greg Iles Mystery
Penn Cage, haunted by loss and a dark secret, is drawn back into the fray when his daughter Annie narrowly survives a mass shooting. With democracy at stake, Penn risks everything to expose the true motives behind White’s campaign before the nation descends into chaos.
AB CD 24 Discs 16461470 $102.99
“A first-rate political thriller.” - John Grisham
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FIN Cleats
Hausu Mountain • Pop/Rock
FIN is the musical alias of Canadianborn, New York-based artist Fin Simonetti. Her multidisciplinary practice ropes in elements of futurefacing pop music, experimentalelectronic production, and visual art.
CD 16836103 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
d’Eon
Leviathan
Hausu Mountain • Classical
Since beginning his musical practice in the 2000s, d’Eon has embarked on all manner of experiments that attest to his drive to reach the outer limits of eclectic composition.
CD 16860635 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 21
Jill Barber
Encore!
Outside Music • Jazz
Jill Barber has reunited with Grammy Award-nominated producer Drew Jurecka and the musicians that accompanied her on Chansons to produce its long-awaited sequel.
CD 16772568 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
Islands What Occurs
ELF • Pop/Rock
Islands’ 10th album functions like a collection of short stories, each song telling a different tale.
CD 16831409 $19.54
AVAILABLE JUNE 21
Eric Chenaux Trio Delights of My Life
Constellation • Pop/Rock
The latest album opens a new chapter for singer/guitarist Eric Chenaux and formally introduces the Eric Chenaux Trio, with Toronto-based musicians Ryan Driver on Wurlitzer organ and Phillipe Melanson on electronic percussion.
CD 16814563 $20.39
Mary Frances Leahy
First Light
LinuS • World
Mary Frances Leahy is an 18-year-old Canadian musical prodigy, fiddler, pianist, dancer, and composer, daughter of internationally renowned Celtic musicians Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. This is her debut album.
CD 16814569 $22.09
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The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley Suspense
On the Manor’s grand opening night, no expense is spared, but despite the lavishness, tensions brew as locals resent the intrusion into their forest. By morning, a fire, a body, and suspicious guests prompt police involvement. What unfolded in the past 36 hours at the Manor, and who or what is to blame?
AB CD 8 Discs 16469138 $54.99
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“Delicious and darkly glamorous…” - Lisa Jewell
Stuart Woods’ Smolder
Stuart Woods, Brett Battles
Action
Stone Barrington encounters an intriguing woman who is on the trail of a ring of art thieves and offers his help. It quickly becomes clear that her investigation has links to Stone— particularly to rare Matilda Stone art, his mother’s paintings. And when old grudges come to light, Stone is forced to reckon with a familiar enemy.
AB CD 7 Discs 16298214 $47.99
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Red Sky Mourning
Jack Carr
Thriller
America faces impending doom as a Chinese submarine targets the West Coast with nuclear missiles. Amidst this, a tech mogul, a foreign-controlled politician, and a dormant quantum computer named ‘Alice’ converge. Alice, linked to a retired Navy SEAL named James Reece, holds the fate of the nation.
AB CD 13 Discs 16325859 $59.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
“Carr will make true believers out of fans…” - Booklist
Resurrection
Danielle Steel
Romance
Renowned influencer Darcy Gray’s surprise visit to Rome uncovers shocking revelations about her husband. Stranded in Paris due to a global health crisis, she finds solace with a French actress and a mysterious American engineer, discovering potential for new beginnings amidst their shared confinement.
AB CD 8 Discs 16645224 $45.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
#1 New York Times
bestselling author Danielle Steel returns with an irresistible novel!
Stone Barrington faces his most vindictive threat yet.
Shelterwood Lisa Wingate
Historical Fiction
In 1909 Oklahoma, young Olive flees with a Choctaw girl to evade her stepfather’s sinister plans, embarking on a dangerous journey. In 1990, law ranger Valerie confronts controversy and mystery at Horsethief Trail National Park, and as she seeks truth, Val faces old secrets and the dark history of the land.
AB CD 12 Discs 16344577 $59.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
Clete
James Lee Burke
Thriller
Ex-cop Clete Purcel’s car is ransacked by drug thugs connected to his grandniece’s overdose. During his search for the thugs, hired by Clara Bow, he investigates her ex-husband and deaths tracing back to a tattooed man. Amid hallucinations and doubts about Clara, Clete and Dave uncover rumours of a dangerous substance, hinting at a deeper conspiracy.
AB CD 8 Discs 16376352 $46.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
“Devils and saints wrestle in the mud of bayou country.” - Kirkus Reviews
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For the Love of Summer
Susan Mallery
Erica fears losing her daughter Summer to her stepmom Allison. When Allison’s world shatters with her husband’s arrest, she and Erica navigate their complex relationship and discover the true meaning of family.
AB CD 10 Discs 16446377 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Don’t Let the Devil Ride
Ace Atkins Mystery
Addison’s husband, Dean, vanishes, revealing secrets about their marriage. With help from PI Porter Hayes, they uncover Dean’s dangerous double life. As threats escalate, they race to find Dean before it’s too late.
AB CD 10 Discs 16469424 $61.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
The
Comfort of Ghosts
Jacqueline Winspear
Historical Fiction
Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.
AB CD 10 Discs 16687460 $61.99
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“A fitting finale to a marvelously entertaining series...” - Kirkus Reviews
The RomCommers
Katherine Center
Emma Wheeler lands a chance to rewrite a script for her idol. However, Charlie isn’t cooperative, dismissing her as a nobody. Emma fights for her passion and the power of love, even if it means rewriting their own story.
AB CD 9 Discs 16242032 $52.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
A Happier Life
Kristy Woodson Harvey
As both Keaton and Becks face new challenges and chapters, they are connected through time by the house on Sunset Lane, which has protected the secrets, hopes, and dreams of the women in their family for generations.
AB CD 10 Discs 16125187 $83.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Market for Murder
Heather Graham Mystery
In Scotland, Special Agents Luke and Carly investigate a string of tribute killings. With little evidence and time, they must catch the killers before becoming their next targets.
AB CD 9 Discs 16446467 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Shanghai Joseph Kanon
Historical Fiction
Rancher’s Law
Diana Palmer Romance
Amelia’s heart belongs to Cal, who she nurses back to health, but despite their chemistry, Cal pushes her away. She tries to move on, but their bond pulls them back together.
AB CD 6 Discs 16446002 $47.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 25
Daniel Lohr, a lucky refugee, escaped the Gestapo in 1938 and found family In lawless Shanghai. He navigates his uncle’s world in Shanghai’s nightlife, where survival means staying ahead in a dangerous mix of politics and crime.
AB CD 9 Discs 16325737 $53.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
“Starred
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Daniel Silva Suspense
Psychologist Maisie Dobbs visits on behalf of the absent owners of a mansion after heavy bombing and finds a sick ex-soldier among a group of orphaned teens. As Maisie delves into the past, she confronts her own painful history and reconsiders long-held beliefs.
AB CD 10 Discs 16372328 $49.99
AVAILABLE JULY 9
The Burning
Linda Castillo Mystery
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history.
AB CD 8 Discs 16242023 $52.99
AVAILABLE JULY 9
Shadow of Doubt
Brad Thor Suspense
A mysterious cargo plane with unknown coordinates, a high-level Russian defector with secrets that could shatter the West, and a conspiracy that could ignite a firestorm leave Scot Harvath to choose between his conscience and his country.
AB CD 10 Discs 16551187 $59.99
AVAILABLE JULY 23
Flashpoint
Catherine Coulter
Thriller
After surviving a bombing, Elizabeth faces three attempts on her life, while 12-year-old Autumn discovers Tash is psychic like her and his father is suspected of embezzlement. They’re soon racing for survival.
AB CD 10 Discs 16469649 $61.99
AVAILABLE JULY 2
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction
Grace’s weekly parties become a healing balm on the lives of her guests, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?
AB CD 10 Discs 16469682 $61.99
AVAILABLE JULY 9
Emily
Giffin Romance
Four freshmen from different backgrounds bond in college, facing tragedy before graduation and making a pact to support each other. Ten years later, one is in need, prompting them to revisit their promise and embark on a journey of self-discovery together.
AB CD 11 Discs 16493984 $59.99
AVAILABLE JULY 9
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Arkangel
James Rollins Action
Facing enemies on all sides, it will be up to Commander
Gray Pierce and Sigma Force to unravel a mystery going back millennia—and uncover the truth about a lost civilization and an arcane treasure that could save the planet…or destroy it.
AB CD 12 Discs 16470516 $61.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 6
The Lost Coast
Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman Mystery
Clay Edison, a former coroner now working as a private eye, takes on a fraud case that leads him to a remote California town. The residents are hostile to outsiders and will go to great lengths to stop Clay from asking questions.
AB CD 7 Discs 16493967 $51.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 6
Fire and Bones
Kathy Reichs
Suspense
Forensic anthropologist
Temperance
Brennan finds herself at the centre of a Washington, DC, arson investigation that spawns deepening levels of mystery and, ultimately, violence.
AB CD 8 Discs 16376343 $42.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 6
Between a Flock and a Hard Place
Donna Andrews Mystery
The Smetkamps win a home makeover, but tensions rise with the crew, the Smetkamps, and their neighbour. Mrs. Smetkamps is found deceased the next morning, in a yard full of aggressive turkeys.
AB CD 8 Discs 16450540 $66.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 6
By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult
Literary Fiction
Follow a story of the intertwining timelines of Melina Green, a playwright inspired by her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted young woman, as they both face hurdles in the male-dominated theatre world.
AB CD 12 Discs 16608253 $59.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 20
The Dark Wives
Ann Cleeves Mystery
DI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of Josh, a staff member at Rosebank, a home for troubled teens. The only lead is the disappearance of resident Chloe Spence. As Vera delves into the case, she uncovers dark secrets in their community.
AB CD 9 Discs 16529679 $51.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 27
This Is Why We Lied Karin Slaughter
Suspense
Will Trent and Sara Linton’s honeymoon at McAlpine Lodge takes a dark turn when the lodge manager, Mercy McAlpine, is found dead. With a storm isolating the lodge, they must untangle a web of secrets among the guests to catch the killer before they strike again.
AB CD 10 Discs 16577843 $61.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 20
Tom Clancy Shadow State
Tom Clancy, M. P. Woodward
Thriller
Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself cut off from his comrades at the Campus just when he needs them most. He’s smack dab in the middle of an international conspiracy, and this may be too much for even him to handle.
AB CD 12 Discs 16529711 $59.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 20
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A Talent for Murder
Peter Swanson Mystery
Martha, content with her solitary life, marries Alan, a charming man who travels often. When she discovers a suspicious bloodstain on his shirt and investigates his travels, she uncovers a potential link to unsolved murders.
AB CD 7 Discs 16469084 $47.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Horror Movie
Paul Tremblay
Horror
Hollywood wants a reboot of a 1993 horror film fan favourite. The only surviving cast member agrees to help with the remake, despite the strange events behind the original. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present, start to blur.
AB CD 8 Discs 16469165 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Humor
It’s one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her family’s history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.
AB CD 6 Discs 16468874 $40.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
The Paris Widow
Kimberly Belle Mystery
Stella meets Adam, thinking he’s a nice, normal guy. But when he goes missing after an explosion on their trip, she discovers he was involved in dealing rare antiquities. Determined to find out the truth, Stella stays in Paris, where she’s followed by someone mysterious.
AB CD 9 Discs 16446647 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
The Year of What If
Phaedra Patrick Romance
Carla is set to marry Tom to break her family’s curse of failed marriages. But a tarot reading says her true love is from her European gap year, so Carla sets off to search past exes, hoping to prove the fortune teller wrong and rewrite her family history.
AB CD 9 Discs 16446687 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
The Summer Escape
Jill Shalvis
Humor
Anna Moore, not one for wild quests, finds herself racing against time with adventurist Owen Harris to clear her dad’s name of stealing a million-dollar necklace. Together they embark on a scavenger hunt for clues, discovering unexpected chemistry along the way.
AB CD 7 Discs 16469303 $47.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Pitch Dark
Paul Doiron Mystery
Game warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods.
AB CD 7 Discs 16450505 $60.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 25
The Love Shack
Lori Foster Romance
Neighbours Berkley and Lawson keep stirring up old feelings while they try to escape their past. Despite attraction, they try to avoid each other, but with matchmakers and their chemistry, they find it to be tough. Can they confront their pasts and embrace love?
AB CD 9 Discs 16446627 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
Daydream
Hannah Grace Romance
The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favourite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overcome their respective challenges in a difficult year.
AB CD 8 Discs 16389475 $83.99
AVAILABLE AUGUST 27
What You Leave Behind
Wanda M. Morris
Multicultural Interest
After the mysterious disappearance of a local landowner and the death of his sister just months before, a lawyer uncovers a conspiracy that dates back to Reconstruction and persists in half the United States today.
AB CD 9 Discs 16469583 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
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The Women
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Women’s Fiction
AB CD 12 Discs 15915083 $59.99
Toxic Prey
John Sandford
Thriller
AB CD 9 Discs 16167868 $53.99
Three-Inch Teeth
C. J. Box
Thriller
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The Truth About the Devlins
Lisa Scottoline
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Knife
Salman Rushdie
Autobiography
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Burn Book
Kara Swisher
Biography
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Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Biography
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Oath and Honor
Liz Cheney Biography
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The House of Hidden Meanings
RuPaul
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Chinese Menu
Grace Lin
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Coyote Lost and Found
Dan Gemeinhart
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Finally Heard
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Once There Was
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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books Kirsten Miller
Women’s Fiction
In a small town, Beverly Underwood and her rival, Lula Dean, clash over Lula’s campaign to remove ‘inappropriate’ books from the public library. Lula sets up her own library of ‘worthy’ literature, but someone secretly replaces her books with banned ones. As neighbours borrow these unexpected books, their lives are altered. When the truth comes out, tensions rise as Beverly and Lula run for mayor, revealing the true colours of the townspeople and leading to a transformative showdown.
AB CD 10 Discs 16469594 $61.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
“I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”
- James Patterson
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Rufi Thorpe
Humor
At 20, Margo Millet is pregnant and struggling financially. While on the brink of eviction, her estranged father, Jinx, offers to move in and help with childcare. Margo decides to pull money by creating content online, drawing on Jinx’s advice on compelling persona creation from his time wrestling. Though it is a success, she soon questions if Internet fame is worth the potential costs.
AB CD 8 Discs 16469066 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
“Starred Review: Exuberant…”
- Kirkus Reviews
Swift River Essie Chambers
Multicultural Interest
In 1987 Swift River, Diamond Newberry, a teenager learning to drive, faces teasing for her weight and being the only Black person in town since her Pop disappeared. Her mom wants to declare him legally dead to collect insurance money and save their home. But a letter from a previously unknown relative reveals more about Pop’s life and introduces Diamond to her family’s history of prejudice and love. As she learns about her past, Diamond gains a sense of belonging but wonders how it will shape her future.
AB CD 9 Discs 16389414 $68.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
“Starred Review: Insightful, moving, and wryly funny…” - Booklist
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When the Sea Came Alive
Garrett M. Graff
History
The most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II.
AB CD 10 Discs 16389590 $96.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
1974
Francine Prose
Autobiography
The first memoir from critically acclaimed, bestselling author Francine Prose, about the close relationship she developed with activist Anthony Russo, one of the men who leaked the Pentagon Papers—and the year when our country changed.
AB CD 7 Discs 16468933 $47.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 18
The Trolls of Wall Street Nathaniel Popper
Social Science
The dramatic story of an improbable gang of self-proclaimed ‘degenerates’ who made WallStreetBets into a cultural movement that moved from the fringes of the Internet to the centre of Wall Street, upending the global financial markets and changing how an entire generation thinks about money, investing, and themselves.
AB CD 8 Discs 14808034 $54.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
“Vividly reported and remarkably evenhanded…” -Publishers Weekly
I
Shouldn’t Be Telling You This Chelsea Devantez
Autobiography
Chelsea details her life through a memoir-in-essays that centres each story around a different woman who shaped her life, taking us on a tour of friends and strangers, fictional characters and celebrities, heroes and villains.
AB CD 7 Discs 16224178 $47.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
Traveling
Ann Powers Biography
Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself.
AB CD 12 Discs 16469753 $61.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 11
I’ve Tried Being Nice
Ann Leary
Humor
Ann Leary reflects on her life at middle age, humourously recounting her struggles with trying to be nice. She also discusses amusing mishaps on the red carpet and other experiences on the fringes of fame, and amid the laughter, she delves into more serious topics.
AB CD 5 Discs 16389328 $68.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
You Never Know Tom Selleck
Autobiography
In his own voice and uniquely unpretentious style, the famed actor brings readers on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, his temptations and distractions, his misfires and mistakes, and, over time, his well-earned success.
AB CD 13 Discs 16096163 $76.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 4
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Imagine Dragons LOOM
KIDinaKORNER/Interscope
Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons’ sixth studio album finds the perfect balance between the classic sounds that have made them superstars and the freshness that brought them joy in the studio. It also includes the single Eyes Closed.
CD 16838661 $15.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 28
Wallows Model
Atlantic • Pop/Rock Alt-rock trio Wallows have announced their highly anticipated third studio album, following their triumphant return with the release of Your Apartment last month and Calling After Me, their latest single.
CD 16814582 $16.99
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats South of Here
Fantasy • Pop/Rock
The fourth full-length studio release from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats reckons with a lifetime of pain and trauma and transforms it into a stirring and soul-baring rumination on love, loss, hope, and resolve.
CD 16814538 $19.99
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AVAILABLE JUNE 28
Meghan Trainor Timeless
Sony Music • Pop/Rock Arriving just in time for the 10-year anniversary of her diamond-certified hit All About That Bass, this is a celebration of Meghan Trainor’s growth as an artist over the last decade.
CD 16810595 $22.09
AVAILABLE JUNE 7
Sara Evans
Unbroke
Melody Place LLC • Country
Country artist Sara Evans, known for chart-topping hits like Suds in the Bucket and A Little Bit Stronger, is poised for a new chapter. Her new album includes the single Pride.
CD 16762106 $22.09
AVAILABLE JUNE 7
$uicideboy$ New World Depression
G59 Records, LLC • Rap/Hip-Hop Throughout this album, $uicideboy$ navigate through themes of fame, self-destruction, and the relentless search for identity amidst chaos. Their raw, unfiltered lyrics serve as a gritty narrative of personal turmoil.
CD 16791264 $19.54
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
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Local Natives
But I’ll Wait for You
Loma Vista Recordings
Local Natives’ sixth studio album is the expansion of their last project, Time Will Wait for No One. It serves as an obligatory reminder of the transient nature of time and the necessity of prioritizing tenderness amongst the noise.
CD 16751862 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 28
Paul McCartney & Wings
One Hand Clapping
Capitol Music Group
Fifty years after their initial recording, the sessions for Wings’ One Hand Clapping will be released for the very first time. Discs 1 and 2 are newly mixed with 12 tracks that didn’t appear in the original film, including reworked extracts of Beatles classics.
CD 16850630 $38.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
The Warning
Keep Me Fed
Lava Music / Republic Records
The Warning draws strength and power from a lifetime of sisterhood and music. Their tireless work and dedication has shaped and sharpened their sound with knifepoint precision and an uncompromising hard rock kick.
CD 16707348 $15.99
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AVAILABLE JUNE 8
The Ghost Inside Searching for Solace
Epitaph
The Ghost Inside stands as an unstoppable force in the realm of hard rock music. Their latest endeavour delves into the profound theme of grappling with one’s own thoughts, the internal struggle between good, bad, and evil.
CD 16678795 $17.84
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AVAILABLE JUNE 7
From classic to indie and beyond / Rock
John Cale
Poptical Illusion
Domino Recording Co.
Despite the album’s playful title, John Cale’s second album in just over a year still contains the same feelings of fierce and inquisitive rage that were present in 2023 album Mercy.
CD 16762103 $20.39
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
YABB Records
For over 20 years, the Decemberists have been one of the most original, daring, and thrilling American rock bands. Now the beloved indie band is back with their first new album in six years.
CD 16762105 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
Walt Disco
The Warping
Lucky Number Records
Walt Disco takes their cinematic glam and pushes it further, using orchestral musicians to bring a new level to their sound. The band holds a mirror up to many shifting faces, once again welcoming the listener into a theatrical world.
CD 16721635 $19.54
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
The
Marias Submarine Atlantic
The Marias follow up their Grammy Award-nominated debut album with a release that presents an immersive world. It also features the single Run Your Mouth.
CD 16772574 $16.99
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Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft
Darkroom/Interscope Records • Pop/Rock
Billie Eilish’s third studio album is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs, ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end.
CD 16793948 $19.99
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Better Off Alone
Atlantic Mod • Rap/Hip-Hop
Guest Artist: Mariah the Scientist
Bronx native A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie returns with the follow-up to his 2022 release, Me vs. Myself. His new album includes the singles Did Me Wrong and Steppas
CD 16761640 $27.19
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Arooj Aftab
Night Reign
VERVE • Jazz
The new album from Grammy winner Arooj Aftab is an ode to the night as her primary source of inspiration and a vivid reflection of the creative community she has fostered in her home of Brooklyn, New York.
CD 16751864 $19.99
Andra Day CASSANDRA (cherith)
Warner Records • R&B
Following her Golden Globe-winning performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Andra Day returns with a brand new album that includes the single Where Do We Go.
16838648 $14.44
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Moby
Always Centered at Night
Mute • Pop/Rock
Guest Artists: José James, serpentwithfeet
Moby has once again conjured into reality a collection of heartachingly beautiful, tender yet defiant songs, made in collaboration with uniquely talented, soulfully aware, otherworldly vocalists.
16791260 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
Andrew Bird Trio
Sunday Morning Put-On
Loma Vista Recordings • Pop/Rock
Inspired by a lifetime of listening to jazz and woodshedding, Andrew Bird on his new album Sunday Morning Put-On presents his take on the Great American Songbook.
CD 16762093 $20.99
Charli XCX
BRAT
Atlantic • Pop/Rock
In Charli’s words, ‘It’s confrontational. It’s confident. It’s conversational. The lyrics are texts I would send to my friends. It’s funny. It’s fun. It’s a club record so play it loud.’ This is a dance/ electronic album (Charli has worked with the likes of Gesaffelstein, Hudson Mohawke, etc. on the music). This album will reinforce Charli as the most important British pop star out there.
CD 16791259 $16.99
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AVAILABLE JUNE 7
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New Kids on the Block
Still Kids
Top titles from the music world / Hot New Releases
BMG Rights Management • Pop/Rock
Guest Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff
On the all-new album, New Kids on the Block channel their beginnings, even as it pushes them into new territory as songwriters and as a band. The album features 14 new tracks, including the lead single, Kids
CD 16751887 $14.44
Hermanos
Gutiérrez
Sonido Cósmico
Easy Eye Sound • Latin
On their latest album, Hermanos Gutiérrez embark on a sonic exploration that defies the conventional boundaries of instrumental music. Produced by Dan Auerbach.
CD 16618825 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 21
/ Soundtracks
Ingrid Michaelson
The Notebook Original Broadway Cast Recording Atlantic
Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook features music and lyrics by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson.
CD 16762110 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 21
Andrew Rannells
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Original Broadway Cast Recording
Center Stage Records LLC
The original Broadway cast recording of Gutenberg! The Musical!, starring Book of Mormon costars Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad.
CD 16791281
$27.19
Bon Jovi
Forever
Island • Pop/Rock
Forever features 12 new songs from one of history’s most iconic bands, Bon Jovi, including the lead single, Legendary
CD 16721633 $19.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 7
Marking their 40th anniversary with their 16th studio album
Various Artists Here We Are
Original Cast Recording
Concord Theatricals
The final original cast recording from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim is inspired by Luis Buñuel’s surrealist films, The Exterminating Angel (1962) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).
CD 16762094 $23.99
Various Artists My Favorite Things
The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Concord Theatricals Recordings
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, this was recorded at the same venue that premiered the original West End production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, and more.
CD 16762092 $32.99
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Après Fauré
Nonesuch
Mehldau performs four preludes from a 37-year span of Gabriel Fauré's career, as well as a reduction of an excerpt from the adagio movement of his Piano Quartet in G Minor.
CD 16772576 $16.99
After Bach II
Nonesuch
The album comprises four preludes and one fugue from J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, as well as the allemande from Partita for Keyboard No. 4 in D Major, interspersed with seven compositions or improvisations by Mehldau.
CD 16772577 $16.99
The acclaimed jazz pianist returns with two unique musical projects.
Kirk Whalum
Epic Cool
Artistry
Saxophone icon Kirk Whalum blasts off with his highly anticipated new album, an electrifying collection of original grooves that weaves a musical story.
CD 16791261 $23.79
David Benoit
Timeless
Sono Recording Group
Guest Artist: Spice Fusion Big Band
The Grammy-nominated pianist/ composer/arranger releases his latest album. With a career spanning four decades, Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contemporary jazz.
CD 16762097 $16.99
Gerald Albright
Full Throttle
Atrain/Nightowl Recs
Playing both sax and bass, eight-time Grammy nominee Gerald Albright became the consummate session and touring musician in the ’80s, working with luminaries like Anita Baker, the Temptations, and more.
CD 16772551 $22.09
Madeleine Peyroux
Let’s Walk
Just One Recording, Inc.
Powered by the distinctive, honeyed croon that delivered her from the Paris streets to concert halls, these 10 unabashedly personal songs deftly interweave jazz, folk, and chamber pop.
CD 16721641 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 28
Jill Barber Encore!
Outside Music
Jill has reunited with Grammy Awardnominated producer Drew Jurecka and the musicians that accompanied her on Chansons to produce its long-awaited sequel. It is a delightfully arranged and lushly orchestrated album.
CD 16772568 $17.84
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
Old Main Chapel
(Various Artists)
BLUE NOTE
Ron Miles released his Blue Note debut, Rainbow Sign, in 2020, shortly before his tragic passing. His legacy is honoured with the release of this album, capturing performances by his trio with guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Brian Blade.
CD 16772572 $19.99
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Carly Pearce
Hummingbird
Big Machine • Country
Carly Pearce’s highly anticipated fourth studio album marks her debut as a coproducer and fully represents her new musical chapter, one of forward motion.
CD 16668697 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 7
Authentic sounds, true stories / Country & Folk
Lucius Wildewoman
The New Recordings
Fantasy Records Inc. • Pop/Rock
Produced and mixed by Dan Molad, Wildewoman (The New Recordings) reimagines and expands Lucius’s sparkling debut album, enhancing its instrumentation and deepening these remarkable songs.
CD 16721626 $18.99
Petty Country A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty
Twenty-song tribute to Petty featuring Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne, and more
Zach Top
Cold Beer & Country Music
Leo33 • Country
With a deep-rooted love for traditional music, Zach Top is poised to invigorate the country genre with his homage to classic sounds and authentic storytelling.
CD 16772564 $20.39
(Various Artists)
Big Machine • Country
Artists: Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs
The South’s influence was a constant throughout Petty’s songwriting. This album draws on all the aspects and flavours of the Gainesville-raised icon’s roots, bringing together the top talent in country and Americana music.
CD 16751866 $20.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 21
Kameron Marlowe Keepin’ the Lights On
Columbia Nashville • Country
The powerhouse country vocalist unveils his long-awaited sophomore release. The 16-track collection features the previously released singles Quit You; Strangers (with Ella Langley); and Tennessee Don’t Mind.
CD 16793950 $17.84
Abigail Lapell Anniversary
Outside Music • Folk
Award-winning Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with an evocative collection of original love songs, produced with Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker.
CD 16626648 $17.84
Grace Pettis Down to the Letter
Mpress Records • Country
Grace Pettis’s much-anticipated release pulls no punches and captures the Nashville-based, Austin-raised singer-songwriter at the peak of her songwriting powers.
CD 16791254 $16.99
AVAILABLE JUNE 14
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