CVS Midwest Tape March 2024 Media Catalog

The true story of how Enzo Ferrari gambled everything to make his company the iconic brand it is today. Order now!

DVD Anyone But You, p3

AB CD Never Too Late, p18

CD Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine, p26

Wish

Voices of: Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk

A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

UNK 95 min. (2023) $63M Children’s

DVD 16345493 $28.49

Blu-ray+DVD 16345494 $35.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

“…it does shine intermittently while introducing another plucky teenage female heroine…” - CNN

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Starring: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father’s death. Wielding the Black Trident’s power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother.

PG 124 min. (2023) $121M Action/Adventure

DVD 16428834 $23.99

Blu-ray 16428835 $29.99

4K+Blu-ray 16498533 $35.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

“It keeps its trident high even as the sea reclaims its hero.”

- Associated Press

Ferrari

Starring: Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey, Shailene Woodley

Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile race across Italy

14A 130 min. (2023) $18M Biographical

DVD 16428840 $23.24

Blu-ray 16428841 $27.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

“Action and soul: Ferrari is a fierce, moving Oscar competitor by a modern master.” - AARP

Guide Table of Contents

/ Box Office Features

Anyone but You

Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice-cold—until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia.

UNK 104 min. (2023) $76M Comedy

DVD 16557199 $28.49

Blu-ray 16557198 $35.99

“No one goes into a movie like Anyone But You for realism, nor should they…” - AV Club

Dream Scenario

Starring: Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson

A family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

14A 100 min. (2023) $6M Comedy

DVD 16345481 $24.74

Blu-ray 16345482 $30.74

“…a smart, dizzyingly entertaining horror-comedy…” - Washington Post

I.S.S.

Starring: Ariana DeBose, John Gallagher Jr., Chris Messina

14A 95 min. (2024) $6M Science Fiction

DVD 16498531 $23.24

Blu-ray 16498532 $27.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Freelance

Starring: John Cena, Juan Pablo Raba, Alison Brie

PG 109 min. (2023) $5M Action/Adventure

DVD 16290973 $23.24

Blu-ray 16290974 $27.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Waitress The Musical

Starring: Sara Bareilles, Drew Gehling, Charity Dawson

The Tony-nominated Broadway phenomenon comes to the big screen. Composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles is Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage.

UNK 144 min. (2023) $5M Musical

DVD 16509401 $33.99

Blu-ray 16509402 $37.99

“The show is smoothly staged before an appreciative audience, with well-chosen theatrical touches.” - RogerEbert.com

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor

Cassandra Webb is a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she must protect three young women from an adversary who wants them dead.

UNK 116 min. (2024) Action/Adventure

DVD 16560216

Blu-ray+DVD 16560217 2 Discs

COMING SOON

The spider-verse expands with its first female hero.

Lisa Frankenstein

Starring: Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Joshua Montes

A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her infatuation, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love.

UNK 101 min. (2024) Horror

DVD 16560206

Blu-ray 16560207

COMING SOON

“Brief,

Bob Marley

One Love

Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton

On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob Marley’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his inspiring music.

UNK (2024) Drama

DVD 16560214

Blu-ray+DVD 16560215 2 Discs

COMING SOON

Ordinary Angels

Starring: Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

UNK 116 min. (2023) Drama

DVD 16290969

Blu-ray+DVD 16290970 2 Discs

COMING SOON

Drive-Away Dolls

Starring: Matt Damon, Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on a road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with criminals.

UNK 84 min. (2024) Action/Adventure

DVD 16560208

Blu-ray 16560209

COMING SOON

Hot at CVS Midwest Tape / Fresh out of theatres to your library

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

PG 116 min. (2023) $196M Children’s

DVD 16417945 $23.99

Blu-ray 16417946 $29.99

4K+Blu-ray 16417947 $35.99

“A breezy two-hour musical comedy that hopes to make the audience shed a sentimental tear or two, but is mainly content to amuse, delight, and inspire cheers when the bad guys are defeated.” – RogerEbert.com

Priscilla

Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock n’ roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend.

14A 113 min. (2023) $21M Drama

DVD 16345483 $23.99

Blu-ray 16345484 $27.74

“…defines one of the most famous ‘love’ stories in pop culture.”

– Globe and Mail

Thanksgiving

Starring: Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey

18A 106 min. (2023) $32M Horror

DVD 16345497 $28.49

Blu-ray 16345498 $35.99

Migration

Voices of: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings

G 83 min. (2023) $102M Children’s

DVD 16417942 $23.99

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 16417943 $27.74

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16417944 $35.99 2 Discs

Next Goal Wins

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Oscar Kightley

UNK 104 min. (2023) $7M Comedy

DVD 16345491 $26.99

Blu-ray 16345492 $32.99

The Hunger Games

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Starring: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage

14A 157 min. (2023) $166M Action/Adventure

DVD 16345487 $30.74

Blu-ray+DVD 16345488 $32.99 2 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16479662 $36.74 2 Discs

Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane

Entertaining and informative / Documentaries

Lynch/Oz

Victor Fleming’s film The Wizard of Oz is one of filmmaker David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. Go over the rainbow to explore this Technicolour through-line in Lynch’s work.

UNK 109 min. (2022)

DVD 16539859 $24.74

Blu-ray 16539858 $29.24

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

A Moment in History

Hosted by: Seth Udinski Join Seth Udinski as he explores the most pivotal moments in history and the Bible, providing insight into the events that have shaped our world.

UNK 250 min. (2022)

DVD 16453501 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Africa’s Deadly Kingdom

Kalahari

Starring: Pal Aron Journey into the Kalahari. In this land of great thirst, all creatures who live here are gifted with unique adaptations in order to survive.

UNK 50 min. (2018) (South Africa)

DVD 16446874 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Trump’s Rosebud

The documentary examines the Citizen Kane -like rise of Trump through the lens of filmmaker Robert Orlando, who was inspired by Trump proclaiming Kane his favourite film.

UNK 78 min. (2023)

DVD

16551148 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Fearless documentary follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutial dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic.

UNK 122 min. (2022)

CRITERION COLLECTION

DVD 16511783 $29.24

Blu-ray 16511782 $38.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

American Masters

Dr. Tony Fauci

American Masters:

Dr. Tony Fauci reveals a rarely seen side of the physician, husband, and father as he confronts political backlash, a new administration, and questions of the future.

UNK 113 min. (2024)

DVD 16516950 $29.24

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

American Experience

Nazi Town, USA

The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s and the group responsible for a large Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939.

UNK (2024)

DVD 16516951 $29.24

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Gospel

Narrated by: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Explore Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century.

UNK 240 min. (2024)

DVD 16457853 $34.49

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Must-Have Television / The hottest bingeable titles

Wednesday Season 1

Starring: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago.

14A 480 min. (2022) Comedy

DVD 16500841 $32.99 3 Discs

Blu-ray 16500842 $39.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

“Burton’s defiantly uncheesy take on the high school genre sees him on top form, and Ortega’s turn as everyone’s favourite teenage psychopath is sure to put her on the map.” - London Evening Standard

Fear the Walking Dead Season 8

Starring: Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Cliff Curtis

Seven years after Morgan and Madison’s plans to rescue Mo from PADRE end in failure, the people they brought to the island are forced to toil under PADRE’s cynical rule.

UNK 553 min. (2023) Horror

DVD 16479658 $42.74 3 Discs

“…begins with a compelling hook, boo-hiss baddies lined up and the stage set for a suitably epic showdown with some degree of finality to it.” - TheWrap

Fear the Walking Dead seasons

Rick and Morty Season 7

Voices of: Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke

What’s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer? And will they ever go back to the high school? Maybe not! But let’s find out! Rick and Morty, 100 years! Or at least until season 10!

14A 225 min. (2023) Animated

DVD 16500834 $32.99

Blu-ray 16500835 $39.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

“This last seven-episode run has been one of the series’ best—weird, creative, gross and emotional.” - GQ

Additional seasons at cvsmidwesttape.ca / Must-Have Television

Paris Police 1905

Starring: Jeremie Laheurte, Evelyne Brochu, Thibaut Evrard

When the Paris Police’s vice squad begins to clean prostitutes off the city’s streets, a man’s body is found in the Bois de Boulogne. Inspector Antoine Jouin is entrusted with the investigation.

UNK 323 min. (2022) Crime (French)

DVD 16557187 $29.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

“...handsomely produced, crazily plotted and consistently entertaining.” - New York Times

Walking Dead

Daryl Dixon Season 1

Starring: Norman Reedus, Clemence Poesy, Adam Nagaitis

After leaving the Commonwealth, Dixon washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a growing autocratic movement centred in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a religious movement.

UNK 270 min. (2023) Drama

DVD 16529272 $46.99 2 Discs

Blu-ray 16529273 $53.99 2 Discs

“As a genre piece, the show hits its marks: Daryl still slays many zombies, but he gets the odd sweet smile, too.” - The Age

Nolly

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Gatiss, Con O’Neill

Nolly reveals the story of Noele ‘Nolly’ Gordon, one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and ‘70s, whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news

UNK 165 min. (2024) Drama

DVD 16457854 $29.24

AVAILABLE APRIL 2

“…a warm and entertaining tribute to someone who ultimately loved life on the small screen.” - Financial Times

Series 24

Starring: Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman

DCI John Barnaby and his sidekick, 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.

UNK 360 min. (2023) Mystery

DVD 16500823 $51.99 2 Discs

Blu-ray 16500822 $51.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Airing since 1997, one of the UK’s longest running and most beloved mystery series is back with four more quirky homicide cases set in the idyllic Midsomer County.

Here’s What to Watch / What our video team recommends

Journey to Bethlehem

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Milo Manheim, Geno Segers

G 99 min. (2023) $7M

Action/Adventure

DVD 16390670 $28.49

Blu-ray 16390671 $35.99

Stay Calm

Starring: Billy Zane, Samantha Michela Capitoni, Corrado Fortuna

UNK 90 min. (2023) Comedy

DVD 16331524 $24.74

All Creatures Great and Small Season 4

Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley, Samuel West It’s spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby is pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice.

UNK 350 min. (2024) Drama

DVD 16332870 $48.74

2 Discs

Blu-ray 16332871 $58.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

“If you’ve had a stressful day, you will feel instantly soothed by the sight of the Yorkshire Dales.”

- Daily Telegraph

Planet Earth III

Narrated by: Sir David Attenborough

Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination.

UNK 400 min. (2023)

Documentary

DVD 16598184 $29.99

3 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16598185 $38.99

6 Discs AVAILABLE APRIL 30

Pokémon

The Arceus Chronicles

PG 64 min. (2022) Children’s

DVD 16417940 $20.24

Trolls Band Together

Voices of: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello

G 91 min. (2023) $102M Children’s

SING-ALONG EDITION

DVD 16345500 $23.99

Blu-ray+DVD 16345501 $27.74

4K+Blu-ray 16345499 $35.99

2 Discs

Additional titles on cvsmidwesttape.ca / Hot New Children’s

Craig Before the Creek An Original Movie

Voices of: Philip Solomon, Noel Wells, H. Michael Croner

Craig, a new kid in town, journeys into the nearby creek to find a lost treasure, and winds up being pursued by a band of pirates who want to destroy the creek itself.

UNK 87 min. (2023)

DVD 16467641 $20.24

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Ponysitters Club

Chicken Stew Amusement Park

Voices of: Brian Bullock, Ben Bostick, Toni Thompson

Kung fu egg rolls! Catch the ultimate kung fu chicken saga as a brazen flock of fowls practices their mad kung-fu skills to protect their coop in this egg-cellent adventure in ancient China!

UNK 63 min. (2018)

DVD 16543705 $25.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Starring: Cailan Punnewaert, Morgan Neundorf, Diana Chrisman

Fun at the Fair

Excited about the Fall Fair, the Ponysitters are busy with a multitude of preparations. The Fair also brings out a competitive nature in some of the contestants, but nothing works better than teamwork.

UNK 81 min. (2020)

DVD 16453493 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

The Big Sleepover

Teamwork is the key to success as the Ponysitters work together to reach their goals. When they support each other, no obstacles can stand in their way!

UNK 82 min. (2020)

DVD 16453494 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

PBS Kids

17 Fun Food Stories

Enjoy delicious stories all about the different foods and sweet treats that favourite PBS Kids characters love!

UNK 210 min.

DVD 16308034 $9.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Rita and Crocodile

Voice of: Amelia Flynn

The series follows four-year-old Rita and her best friend Crocodile as they go on everyday adventures and learn big and small things about the world around them.

UNK (2015)

DVD 16550389 $24.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

8 nominations, including Best Picture

Barbie

Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.

PG 114 min. (2023) $636M Comedy

DVD 15994586 $22.99

Blu-ray 15994587 $30.99

4K+Blu-ray 16146806 $32.99

5 nominations, including Jeffrey Wright for Best Actor

American Fiction

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz

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 hypocracy.

UNK 117 min. (2023) $12M Comedy

DVD 16428838 $23.24

Blu-ray+DVD 16428839 $32.99 2 Discs COMING SOON

2 nominations, including Best Visual Effects

The Creator

Starring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan

Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

PG 133 min. (2023) $41M Action/Adventure

DVD 16162963 $28.49

Blu-ray 16162964 $35.99

4K+Blu-ray 16390667 $41.99

Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

13 nominations, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan

Oppenheimer

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

14A 181 min. (2023) $328M Drama

DVD 15994594 $23.99 2 Discs

Blu-ray +DVD 15994595 $27.74 3 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16223844 $35.99 3 Discs

For available nominees, SmartBrowse ‘Academy Award Nominees 2024’

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities.

UNK 95 min. (2023)

Documentary

DVD 16162780 $24.74

2 nominations, including Best Sound

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning

Part 1

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity.

PG 163 min. (2023) $172M Action/Adventure

DVD 15994588 $23.99

Blu-ray 15994589 $29.99 2 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16148333 $36.74 2 Discs

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Danielle Brooks

The Color Purple

Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

PG 141 min. (2023) $60M Musical

DVD 16428836 $23.99

Blu-ray 16428837 $29.99

4K+Blu-ray 16498534 $33.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Nominated for Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron

Voices of: Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista

A young boy named Mahito, yearning for his mother, ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.

UNK 124 min. (2023) $44M Anime (Japanese)

DVD 16428832 $23.24

Blu-ray+DVD 16428833 $32.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Nominated for Best Animated Feature

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

Voices of: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence.

PG 140 min. (2023) $381M Children’s

DVD 15961292 $26.24

Blu-ray+DVD 15961293 $32.24 2 Discs

4K+Blu-ray 16113497 $38.24 2 Discs

2 nominations, including Best Picture

Past Lives

Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea and are reunited in New York two decades later.

PG 105 min. (2023) $11M Drama

DVD 16138958 $22.99

Blu-ray 16138959 $30.99

5 nominations, including Paul Giamatti for Best Actor

The Holdovers

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go and a grieving cook.

14A 134 min. (2023) $19M Comedy

COLLECTOR’S EDITION

DVD 16345502 $23.99 2 Discs

Blu-ray+DVD 16345503 $27.74 2 Discs

Movie Calendar / The biggest titles hitting the box office

Theatregoers will have a busy spring ahead, kicked off with a pair of major sequels in Dune: Part Two and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Then a pair of long-awaited titles finally make their way to the big screen with the Ryan Gosling-fronted remake of The Fall Guy and the next chapter in the Mad Max universe, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, both bowing in May.

Planet of the Apes 5/10

Back to Black 5/10

The Strangers 5/17

Dune: Part Two 3/1

Love Lies Bleeding 3/15

Ghostbusters 3/22

Civil War 4/12

Challengers 4/26

The First Omen 4/5

Highlighting great Canadian content Canadian Perspective

Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant

Starring: Sara Montpetit, Steve Laplante, Felix-Antoine Benard

A young woman vampire is unable to kill to meet her need for blood, but may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies.

UNK 92 min. (2024) Comedy (French)

DVD 16557204 $20.24

Blu-ray+DVD 16557205 $27.74

“...a good-natured, darktinged, teen-rom-com dressed up in a stylish Halloween costume…” - Variety

Les Jours

Heureux

Starring: Katherine Levac, Vincent Leclerc, Sophie Desmarais Naille enters Emma’s life after she reevaluates her professional and personal relationships with a demanding partner. The single mother offers Emma a new family dynamic.

UNK 118 min. (2023) Drama (French)

DVD 16557201 $20.99

L’ocean Vu Du Coeur

Starring:

Hubert Reeves

Passionate scientists and explorers present us with an overview that explores the diversity of the ocean’s living organisms and the necessity to protect them.

UNK 96 min. (2023)

Documentary (French)

DVD 16557202 $20.99

Sapins

Starring:

Etienne Galloy, Diane Rouxel, Tyrone Benskin

An ambitious young man leaves Quebec to sell Christmas trees in New York City, hoping to raise enough money to pay off a debt.

UNK 111 min. (2023)

Comedy (French)

DVD 16557203 $20.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

La Legende Du Papillon

Starring:

Antoine Desrochers, Catherine Brunet, Sophie Cadieux Patrick, a gutsy butterfly who can’t fly, sets out on a journey of a lifetime with his caterpillar best friend. Patrick must face his fears and become an unlikely hero.

G 82 min. (2023) Children’s (French)

DVD 16557200 $20.99

Best Friend from Heaven

Starring:

Kris Kristofferson, Will King, Winny Clarke

When a tragic accident takes the life of their dog, Tara and Pete postpone their wedding. Now it’ll take a miracle to get them to say ‘I do.’

UNK 89 min. (2019)

Romance

DVD 16331514 $24.74

Love, Alaska

Starring: Sarah Podemski, Victor Zinck Jr., John Bregar

Sparks fly when two childhood friends are reunited through a generous inheritance that bestows far more on their broken hearts than they bargained for.

UNK 96 min. (2019)

Romance

DVD 16331513 $24.74

Canadian Perspective

Top titles in Canadian libraries

End of Story

A. J. Finn

Suspense

As Nicky Hunter attempts to weave together the strands of reclusive mystery novelist Sebastian Trapp’s life, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth.

AB CD 11 Discs 16137384 $61.99

Fourteen Days

Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston, Various Authors Literary Fiction

Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, this is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist.

AB CD 12 Discs 14944632 $61.99

The Bad Weather Friend

Dean Koontz

Action

In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress/PI in training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous highspeed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him.

AB CD 7 Discs 16395128 $50.99

The Ghost Orchid

Jonathan Kellerman

Mystery Psychologist Alex

Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to one of the most shocking cases of their careers to learn that that some secrets are best left buried in the past.

AB CD 8 Discs 16148271 $59.99

Three-Inch Teeth

C. J. Box

Thriller

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human.

AB CD 8 Discs 16293468 $51.99

The Guest

B. A. Paris Suspense

Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home to find their friend, Laure, is in their house and overstepping boundaries. Along with a new couple moving into town, secrets from all their pasts will unravel. Some more dangerous than they could have known.

AB CD 7 Discs 15812005 $52.99

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

Children’s

A hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school— for failing PE.

AB CD 5 Discs 16071636 $40.99

The Phoenix Crown

Kate Quinn, Janie Chang

Historical Fiction

A thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.

AB CD 10 Discs 15808626 $54.99

The Women

Kristin Hannah

Women’s Fiction

A profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define a generation.

AB CD 12 Discs 15915083 $59.99

Music

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Pernice Brothers

Who Will You Believe

New West Records • Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Neko Case

Joe Pernice has been writing for a long time—most of his life, in fact— and has crafted a remarkable cataloguethat boldly reinterprets and recasts classic American pop. This release may be his most moving and nuanced album yet.

CD 16557572 $18.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 5

Orchestre Classique De Montreal

La Flambeau

Virgin Music International • Classical

This world premiere recording of David Bontemps’s 2020 chamber opera La Flambeau is based on the eponymous drama by Haitian playwright Faubert Bolivar.

CD 16584097 $33.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

PACKS

Melt the Honey

Fire Talk Records • Pop/Rock

On her third album, PACKS explores a state of contentment, even bliss, long elided. The self-produced record honours the unpretentious disaffection of the grunge movement and the inventive arrangements of Guided by Voices.

CD 16306437 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 1

Masta Ace, Marco Polo

Richmond Hill

Fat Beats Records • Rap/Hip-Hop

The highly anticipated follow-up to Masta Ace and Marco Polo’s Breukelen Story is inspired by Marco’s childhood in the titular neighbourhood, a small town in Ontario, just outside of Toronto.

CD 16584100 $25.99

Parental Advisory

Loreena McKennitt

The Road Back Home

Quinlan Road • Folk

Loreena McKennitt releases an album that explores the many different meanings of the word home, both physical and spiritual.

CD 16557549 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 8

Flore Laurentienne 8 Tableaux

Secret City Records • Pop/Rock

Flore Laurentienne introduces a new album that is inspired by the works of Jean Paul Riopelle.

CD 16557576 $22.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

Boeckner Boeckner!

Sub Pop Records • Pop/Rock

Wolf Parade’s Daniel Boeckner understands the grit and gravel that accumulates in the heart and that it takes an unwavering courage to crack through that clutter and burrow to the other side. This comes across on his first solo album.

CD 16588760 $22.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

Top Titles / Grab these hot new releases first

Never Too Late

Danielle Steel

Women’s Fiction

A stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.

AB CD 8 Discs 16345524 $45.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

The Hunter Tana French

Thriller

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming home. One of them is coming to die

AB CD 14 Discs 16118716 $65.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

The Truth About the Devlins

Lisa Scottoline

Suspense

While working in the family firm, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of their clients. However, in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder.

AB CD 9 Discs 16043363 $53.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

After Annie Anna Quindlen

Women’s Fiction

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives.

AB CD 8 Discs 16043344 $53.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

The Princess of Las Vegas

Chris Bohjalian

Suspense

A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip.

AB CD 9 Discs 16043373 $53.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Toxic Prey

John Sandford

Thriller

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world.

AB CD 10 Discs 16167868 $53.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 9

Hot New Releases

/ Romance

Expiration Dates

Rebecca Serle

Daphne Bell believes the universe guides her relationships through slips of paper revealing the duration of each connection, and as she navigates her relationship with Jake, she questions the reliability of the papers.

AB CD 6 Discs 16002527 $44.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren

Due to a clause in a will that could be an inheritance of 100 million dollars, Liam Westson, the buttonedup heir of a grocery chain, and his free-spirited artist ex, Anna, must navigate a fake marriage and keep up appearances.

AB CD 6 Discs 16325572 $68.99

AVAILABLE MAY 14

Lies and Weddings

Kevin Kwan

A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians.

AB CD 12 Discs 16242124 $65.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Summers at the Saint Mary Kay Andrews

Follow Traci Eddings, the widowed owner of St. Cecelia hotel, as she faces challenges like staff shortages and financial troubles. Traci aims to revive the hotel’s glory day while her brother-in-law opposes her, and a mysterious past incident resurfaces.

AB CD 12 Discs 16242074 $52.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Clive Cussler’s

The Heist

Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

Action

Double-cross and betrayal are Detective Isaac Bell’s stock-intrade, but this time, the deeper he delves into the puzzle of a master thief and his assassin accomplice, the less he seems to understand.

AB CD 10 Discs 16242101 $59.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Mind Games

Nora Roberts

Women’s Fiction

With the gift, or curse, of vision, 12-year-old Thea Fox helps put her parents’ killer in supermax, and over time, she is able to heal and live a healthy life. Until she realizes he has the same ability and hungers for vengeance.

AB CD 12 Discs 16242061 $52.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

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 18 Discs 16444112 $75.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Hot New Releases / Bestselling Authors

Historical Fiction

Long Island

Colm Tóibín

This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she’d lost.

AB CD 8 Discs 16325815 $45.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Table for Two Amor Towles

A collection of stories based in New York City, most of which take place around year 2000, considering the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages.

AB CD 12 Discs 16167879 $59.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Xochitl Gonzalez

Multicultural Interest

Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of two women, this story is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.

AB CD 11 Discs 16354710 $79.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Daughter of Mine

Megan Miranda

Women’s Fiction

When Hazel Sharp unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, a drought descends on the region and causes the water level in the lake to drop and secrets to emerge.

AB CD 8 Discs 16125195 $68.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 9

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The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

Fantasy

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Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia Cotado plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain.

AB CD 10 Discs 16313694 $52.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 9

Mona of the Manor

Armistead Maupin

LGBTQ+

The adventures of Mona Ramsey, now the widowed lady of a glorious old manor in Britain’s golden Cotswolds, and her fabulous adopted son Wilfred, as they come to the aid of an American visitor with a troubling secret.

AB CD 8 Discs 16086919 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Science Fiction

A View from the Stars

Cixin Liu

This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu’s experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.

AB CD 6 Discs 16354495 $56.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Extinction

Douglas Preston

A page-turning thriller that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals.

AB CD 8 Discs 15937962 $52.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 23

Order these top titles today / Hot New Releases

Camino Ghosts

John Grisham

Suspense

A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island. What the developer doesn’t know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed.

AB CD 7 Discs 16330080 $59.99

AVAILABLE MAY 28

She’s Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

Thriller

Meghan, a nurse and a single mom, has always tried to stay emotionally detached from her patients. But, while on duty at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma with a traumatic brain injury, and she mistakenly lets herself get too close.

AB CD 9 Discs 15937013 $54.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Good Half

Gone

Tarryn Fisher

Suspense

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?

AB CD 7 Discs

15936392 $47.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

The Morningside Tea Obreht Literary Fiction

A novel about the stories we tell—and the stories we refuse to tell—to make sense of where we came from and who we hope we might become.

AB CD 11 Discs 16043394 $53.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

Suspense

Jessica, Norah, and Alicia are raised by strict and unpredictable foster mother Miss Fairchild. In a moment of desperation, the three sisters break away, but the discovery of a body under their childhood home thrusts them into the spotlight.

AB CD 9 Discs 15915051 $52.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 23

Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

Tom Clancy, Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

Suspense

A particularly bright young woman at the Office of Naval Intelligence— Katie Ryan, the youngest daughter of President Jack Ryan—is determined that the Russians are about to launch a super missile submarine, the Belgorod.

AB CD 11 Discs 16242112 $65.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Mystery

An Unfinished Murder

Jude

Deveraux

When Kate gets the listing for the infamous Lachlan House, triggering memories of her forgotten past, the trio discovers a skeleton linked to her father, unraveling a dark murder mystery.

AB CD 9 Discs 15936783 $54.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

Finlay

Donovan Rolls the Dice

Elle

Cosimano

If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, and a decomposing loan shark, and find Vero’s missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece.

AB CD 9 Discs 16354623 $69.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

It Had to Be You

Mary Higgins

Clark, Alafair Burke

Television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons.

AB CD 7 Discs 16182265 $46.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 16

New & Notable / Compelling titles patrons will love

The Great Divide

Cristina

Henriquez

Multicultural Interest

AB CD 11 Discs

16087119 $61.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Every Single Secret

Christina Dodd

Romance

AB CD 7 Discs

15936953 $47.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

Women of Good Fortune

Sophie Wan

Women’s Fiction

AB CD 9 Discs

15936552 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

One of Us Knows

Alyssa Cole

Mystery

AB CD 9 Discs 16095806 $54.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 16

The Last Word Elly Griffiths

Mystery

AB CD 9 Discs

16095836 $54.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 23

“No one does it better than Nicci French.”

-Lee Child

Watch Where They Hide

Tamron Hall

Multicultural Interest

AB CD 6 Discs

16087312 $40.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? Nicci French

Mystery

Thirty years after the apparent murder-suicide of Charlotte Salter and Duncan Ackerley, Morgan Ackerley returns to Glensted with his older brother to make a podcast based on their shared tragedy with the Salters. Allegations fly, secrets come to light, and a suspicious fire leads to a murder.

AB CD 9 Discs 16095736 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

A Great Country Shilpi Somaya

Gowda

Multicultural Interest

AB CD 8 Discs

16095583 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

The Angel of Indian Lake

Stephen

Graham Jones

Horror

AB CD 12 Discs

16389612 $96.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

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None of This

Is True

Lisa Jewell

Suspense

AB CD 8 Discs

15413445 $46.99

The Little Liar

Mitch Albom

Historical Fiction

AB CD 6 Discs 15808215 $40.99

Random in Death

J. D. Robb

Mystery

AB CD 11 Discs 15915061 $52.99

Upside Down

Danielle Steel

Romance

AB CD 7 Discs 16277803 $45.99

The Heaven & Earth

Grocery Store

James McBride

Fiction

AB CD 10 Discs 15633463 $59.99

/ Nonfiction

Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson

Biography

AB CD 16 Discs 15761883 $69.99

Prequel

Rachel Maddow

History

AB CD 11 Discs 16146969 $59.99

Being Henry

Henry Winkler

Autobiography

AB CD 8 Discs 15697700 $52.99

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A Horse Named Sky

Rosanne Parry

Children’s

AB CD 4 Discs 15795370 $35.99

Stuntboy, In-Between Time

Jason Reynolds

Children’s

AB CD 3 Discs 15675566 $33.99

Oath and Honor

Liz Cheney

Autobiography

AB CD 10 Discs 16146936 $58.99

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

Autobiography

AB CD 5 Discs 15496389 $44.99

Warrior Girl Unearthed

Angeline Boulley

Young Adult

AB CD 10 Discs 15549402 $75.99

Chinese Menu

Grace Lin

Children’s

AB CD 5 Discs 16167641 $51.99

Murtagh

Christopher

Paolini

Young Adult

AB CD 20 Discs 15915878 $67.99

March 2024

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The Great Divide Cristina Henriquez

Literary Fiction

The construction of the canal is seen as a monumental engineering feat. Francisco, a local fisherman, disapproves of his son Omar’s decision to work on the project, while Ada, a determined teenager from Barbados, seeks employment to fund her sister’s surgery. When Ada aids a collapsed Omar, she’s hired by John Oswald, a scientist combating malaria. Their intersecting paths reveal a story of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice amid the canal’s construction in Panama.

AB CD 11 Discs 16087119 $61.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

“Starred Review: Henríquez’s pitch-perfect novel has the feel of a classic.” - Publishers Weekly

Listen for the Lie Amy Tintera

Mystery

After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. She has since moved and started a new life. But now the phenomenally huge hit true-crime podcast Listen for the Lie has decided to investigate Savvy’s murder. Lucy is forced to return to solve her friend’s murder, even if she is the one that did it.

AB CD 8 Discs 16354565 $66.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

“A world-class whodunit.” - Stephen King

Everyone Is Watching Heather Gudenkauf

Suspense

When long-kept secrets begin to rise to the surface, the contestants of a livestreamed game show realize this is no longer just a reality show—someone is out for blood. And the game can’t end until the world knows who the contestants really are.

AB CD 9 Discs 15936863 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

“[A] diverting tale…” - Booklist

Bye, Baby Carola Lovering

Women’s Fiction

Cassie is married to a wealthy man, has recently become a mother, and is building a following as a lifestyle influencer. She is desperate to leave her past behind—including Billie, who is single and childless, and no longer fits into her world. But Billie knows the worst thing Cassie has ever done, and she will do whatever it takes to restore their friendship.

AB CD 9 Discs 16354722 $79.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

“Starred Review...a taut, twisty, humdinger of a plot…” - Kirkus Reviews

The Mystery Writer Sulari Gentill

Mystery

Theodosia Benton abandons law school to pursue writing, unsure of family support and her own skills. When her mentor is murdered and her brother becomes a suspect, she sacrifices herself to protect him. However, his investigation threatens the hidden literary world they’re entangled in, endangering them all.

AB CD 9 Discs 16407549 $77.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

“Stunningly original and thoroughly captivating…” - Andrew Child

SmartBrowse ‘2024 Spring Preview’ for more titles! / Spring Preview

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The Emperor and the Endless Palace

Justinian Huang

Fantasy

AB CD 7 Discs 15936464 $47.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

/ Nonfiction

The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

Autobiography

AB CD 6 Discs 16137327 $40.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 5

/ Children’s & YA

The One and Only Family

Katherine Applegate

Children’s

AB CD 8 Discs 16460857 $54.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Tourist Season

Brenda Novak

Romance

AB CD 8 Discs 15936631 $54.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Sleeping Giants

Rene Denfeld

Thriller

AB CD 8 Discs 16095592 $54.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 26

I Curse You with Joy

Tiffany Haddish

Autobiography

AB CD 6 Discs 16444136 $64.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Knife

Salman Rushdie

Autobiography

AB CD 8 Discs 16493975 $51.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 16

Tree. Table. Book.

Lois Lowry

Children’s

AB CD 6 Discs 16137303 $47.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 23

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

Faridah Abike-Iyimide

Young Adult

AB CD 13 Discs 16354734 $92.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Best of March / Noteworthy new releases

Chris Young

Young Love & Saturday Nights

Sony Music Nashville • Country

Chris Young is back with the follow-up to his hit 2021 album, Famous Friends. The album’s second single, Young Love & Saturday Nights, incorporates the guitar riff from the classic David Bowie track Rebel Rebel.

CD 16529973 $20.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Ariana Grande

Eternal Sunshine

Republic Records • Pop/Rock

After four years, Ariana Grande is releasing a brand-new album. The latest from the star of the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked includes the single Yes, And?

CD 16557548 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 8

Kacey Musgraves

Deeper Well

Interscope • Country

The music on Kacey Musgraves’s fifth album is almost chimeric. It features rolling acoustic guitars, puffy clouds of strings and synth, warm bass, layered harmonies, moments of Celtic melody, and plenty of room on the tracks for her silvery vocals.

CD 16596301 $20.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

Justin Timberlake

Everything I Thought It Was

Sony Music • Pop/Rock

The highly anticipated new album from Justin Timberlake. This is Justin’s sixth studio album and includes the first single Selfish, a pop-infused offering driven by its infectious melodies and featuring the star’s iconic soulful vocals.

CD 16570938 $23.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

X Ambassadors

Townie

Joyful Recordings • Pop/Rock

The new album from X Ambassaors is inspired by their experience growing up in a small town in upstate New York. While the lyrics are hyper-specific about the band’s own hometown, the sentiment is universal.

CD 16573233 $16.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE APRIL 5

21 Savage

American Dream

Slaughter Gang, LLC/Epic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Doja Cat, Young Thug

Nearly six years after his last solo release, 21 Savage returns with a long-awaited new studio album. The set continues in the rapper’s stone-faced trap tradition but adds some new elements, including R&B and pop.

CD 16593638 $22.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

From classic to indie and beyond / Rock

Scott Stapp

Higher Power

Napalm Records • Pop/Rock

Over the course of 10 unforgettable tracks, Scott Stapp’s new solo album is filled with fervent energy and his powerful, yet unmistakable, vocals. Features the single Deadman’s Trigger.

CD 16406496 $25.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

The Libertines

All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade

Casablanca / Republic Records • Pop/Rock

The quartet of unlikely lads have gathered from their newfound homes in France, Denmark, Margate, and London to solder a strongest-ever internal bond and scale new creative heights.

CD 16500956 $19.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 8

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album

V2 Records • Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Hak Baker

On their appropriately named eighth album, Kaiser Chiefs delve into innovative sonic avenues while preserving their iconic essence. The album also features the single Feeling Alright.

CD 16534076 $32.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 1

Sum 41 Heaven :x: Hell

Rise Records • Pop/Rock

After nearly 25 years, Sum 41 is calling it a day with their final studio album. The double album includes the new single Rise Up.

CD 16509640 $24.99 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 29

Chastity Belt

Live Laugh Love

Suicide Squeeze • Pop/Rock

In their decade-plus together, Chastity Belt has created a resonant body of work. This finds the members in their prime as musicians. Their parts trace intricate patterns over one another, but there’s room to breathe between the layers.

CD 16543722 $23.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 29

New Years Day

Half Black Heart

Century Media • Pop/Rock

A feminine powerhouse with an intriguing dark image, powerhouse rockers New Years Day have amassed a passionate fanbase around the world. Their latest release features the single Vampyre.

CD 16513917 $20.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 1

Yard Act

Where’s My Utopia?

Republic Records • Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Katy J Pearson

The follow-up to the Leeds band’s critically acclaimed debut record, The Overload, which arrived in January 2022. The new album is a co-production between Yard Act and Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr.

CD 16512805 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 1

Hot New Releases /

Sheryl Crow

Andre 3000

New Blue Sun

Epic Records • Jazz

Digital release now available on CD

Andre 3000 delivers a different kind of album for his latest solo effort. Here he creates a set of flute-centred tunes that came from an ongoing time of adventure and discovery.

CD 16567575 $40.99 Deluxe Edition

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Lenny Kravitz

Blue Electric Light

BMG Rights Management GmbH • Pop/Rock

On the album, Lenny Kravitz’s talents as a writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist resonate as he wrote and played most of the instruments himself, with longtime guitarist Craig Ross.

CD 16356501 $23.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

Norah Jones

Visions

Capitol Music • Pop/Rock

A vibrant and joyous 12-song set that finds Norah Jones singing about feeling free, wanting to dance, making it right, and acceptance of what life brings. It’s the yang to the yin that was Pick Me Up Off the Floor, Jones’s last album.

CD 16554776 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 8

Evolution

The Valory Music Co • Pop/Rock

Sheryl Crow releases her 11th full-length studio album. The album comes as a welcomed surprise after Crow publicly stated that she would not release another full-length album after 2018’s Threads.

CD 16386014 $15.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 29

FLETCHER

In Search of the Antidote

Snapback Entertainment LLC • Pop/Rock

FLETCHER returns with her sophomore album, detailing the journey of finding the antidote in life and the many forms it can take. Includes the single Lead Me On.

CD 16570939 $19.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Prince Royce

Llamada Perdida

Sony Music Latin • Latin

Global bachata icon Prince Royce releases his seventh studio album, a two-year creative journey that promises to be his most personal and uplifting release yet.

CD 16557542 $20.99

Liam Gallagher & John Squire

Liam Gallagher & John Squire

Warner Records • Pop/Rock

Two alternative rock heavyweights, former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher and Stone Roses guitarist John Squire, join forces for a new collaborative album.

CD 16574597 $19.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 1

Jennifer Lopez

This is Me...Now

Top titles from the music world / Hot New Releases

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock

Jennifer Lopez shares the real story, a piece of her soul, and she is doing it in her own inimitable style. She effortlessly blends R&B, contemporary pop sounds, and hip-hop beats on her most personal album to date.

CD 16548850 $22.99

Parental Advisory

Jlin

Akoma

Planet Mu Records Ltd • Pop/Rock

Guest Artists: Bjork, The Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass

Jlin’s third album sets a new benchmark in her personal road map, not only since the album features guest appearances from Björk, Philip Glass, and Kronos Quartet, but for her continued sonic persistence and resistance.

CD 16561747 $23.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Gary Clark Jr.

JPEG RAW

Warner Records • Blues

Gary Clark Jr.’s fourth studio release marks a grand step in his musical elevation. While retaining the deep and true resonance of his blues foundations and guitar virtuosity with subtlety yet conviction, he reaches well beyond this time.

CD 16574596 $19.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

/ Soundtracks

Mean

Girls

Music from the Motion Picture (Various Artists)

Interscope Records • Soundtracks

Artists: Renee Rapp, Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho

Based on the 2018 Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 film, the Mean Girls soundtrack features songs from a number of the movie’s stars, a well as the single Not My Fault by Reneé Rapp with rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion.

CD 16554775 $19.99 Parental Advisory

Tierra Whack World Wide Whack

Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop

With collaborations with artists such as Beyoncé and Alicia Keys, Tierra Whack has become a force to be reckoned with. Her highly anticipated debut album is a follow-up to her critically acclaimed visual EP, Whack World.

CD 16570940 $19.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

The Black Crowes Happiness Bastards

Silver Arrow Records • Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Lainey Wilson

Fifteen years after their last album of original music, the Black Crowes are releasing their 10th studio album.

CD 16561732 $23.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 15

The Color Purple Music from & Inspired By (Various Artists)

WaterTower Music • Soundtracks

Artists: Halle Bailey, Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson

Boasting an ensemble cast like no other, this features Fantasia’s soulful melodies, Taraji P. Henson’s emotive depth, Danielle Brooks’s powerful resonance, H.E.R.’s contemporary artistry, and Hallie Bailey’s radiant vocals.

CD 16543464 $28.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 8

Music

Jazz /

New instrumental project from Ono Lennon

Sean Ono Lennon

Asterisms

Tzadik • Jazz

Sean Ono Lennon steps out as the leader of an all-star band of Downtown luminaries. Years in the making, the music blends rock, electronics, jazz, and more into an exciting new musical soundscape.

CD 16521511 $34.99

Streetwize

Lift Me Up

Shanachie • Jazz

Streetwize is famous for delivering sophisticated smooth urban jazz versions of today’s hottest grooves from the world of R&B and hip-hop, delighting their loyal jazz crossover fans.

CD 16475000 $28.99

Ethan Iverson

Technically Acceptable BLUE NOTE • Jazz

The pianist and composer’s new project presents two different trios—Thomas Morgan/Kush Abadey and Simón Willson/ Vinnie Sperrazza—performing a set of striking new Iverson originals.

CD 16487323 $19.99

Mary Halvorson Cloudward

Nonesuch • Jazz

Guest Artist: Laurie Anderson

The album features eight new compositions by Halvorson performed with her sextet Amaryllis, the improvisatory band that performed on her critically praised 2022 albums.

CD 16479401 $19.99

Compassion (Various Artists)

ECM • Jazz

Artists: Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey

Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 release Uneasy —the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey—with Compassion, another album in league with these two gifted partners.

CD 16511858 $24.99

Joel Ross

Nublues

Blue Note • Jazz

Guest Artist: Gabrielle Garo

Acclaimed vibraphonist Joel Ross returns with a collection of ballads and blues featuring Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Kanoa Mendenhall, and Jeremy Dutton, as well as special guest Gabrielle Garo.

CD 16489147 $19.99

Mike McGinnis

Outing: Road Trip II

Sunnyside • Jazz

On his new recording, Mike McGinnis and his 10-piece jazz ensemble pay tribute once again to the legendary clarinetist and composer Bill Smith, whose commissioned piece Transformations is debuted and featured along with McGinnis’s dynamic recent works.

CD 16520319 $25.99

Randall King

Into the Neon

Warner Nashville • Country

Randall King has never wavered in his honky-tonk allegiance, and with latest album, he’s taking it somewhere new—a place where ‘steel guitar and smoke’ meet a modern buzz.

CD 16475007 $31.99

Sierra Ferrell

Trail of Flowers

Rounder • Country

One of the brightest young luminaries in roots music today, Sierra Ferrell brings a dose of beautifully strange magic to everything she touches.

CD 16550002 $18.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

The Price Sisters

Between the Lines

McCoury Music • Country

Rich in the bluegrass tradition, yet equally versed in country balladry, folk Americana, gospel, and even indie blues-rock, the 15-song dazzler reflects a wealth of fresh ideas coursing through twin siblings Leanna Price and Lauren Price Napier.

CD 16521512 $31.99

Missy Raines

Highlander

Compass Records • Country

Guest Artists: Kathy Mattea, Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell

Missy Raines is a trailblazer in bluegrass. On her new release Highlander, she gives a tip of the hat to her native West Virginia, where she cut her teeth as a bluegrass musician.

CD 16519696 $25.99

Cody Jinks Change the Game

Late August Records • Country

Guest Artist: Pearl

Jinks’s new release shows him at a time of transition, parting from his longtime manager and now managing his own career. You will hear his vulnerability and honesty on the first single, Sober Thing.

CD 16487035 $20.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Aoife O’Donovan All My Friends

Yep Roc Records • Country

Guest Artist: Anaïs Mitchell

The follow-up to Aoife O’Donovan’s threetime Grammy-nominated album Age of Apathy, All My Friends is based around a collection of songs Aoife wrote, inspired by women’s suffrage and the passage of the 19th amendment.

CD 16545636 $23.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

The Steel Wheels Sideways

Big Ring Records • Country

The Virginia-based folk-rock band’s new album is a meditation on resilience and survival. Trent Wagler, the band’s lead singer and primary songwriter, penned many of the songs in response to loss.

CD 16512804 $23.99

“…impressive ensemble playing resilient women who persevere in an unforgiving world.”

- Richard Roeper

Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

PG 141 min. (2023) $58M Musical

DVD 16428836 $23.99

Blu-ray 16428837 $29.99

4K+Blu-ray 16498534 $33.74

AVAILABLE MARCH 12

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