Midwest Tape Weekly April 29, 2024

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April 29, 2024

Marcel The Shell with Shoes On

Voices of: 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 Airbnb with his friends.

PG 90 min. (2021) Animated Blu-ray 16780477 $26.24

First time available on physical at Midwest Tape!

I Curse You with Joy

Tiffany Haddish

Autobiography

Life hasn’t been all VIP parties and free diving with apex predators. In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Tiffany lays it all bare, bringing readers into her inner circle where joy, honesty, humor, and heart are the order of the day.

AB CD 7 Discs 16444136 $49.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

A journey of self-discovery and celebration

The latest from our popular series

Bundle Box

World of Pure Imagination Bundle

Titles included: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Wonka PG 216 min. Children’s

DVD 16745511 $54.99 Limited Edition, 2 Discs

Available for limited time—order today!

Twisted Obsession

Titles included: The Boy Next Door ; Obsessed; Chloe; The Roommate

R 386 min. Suspense/Thriller

DVD 16745514 $63.99 4 Discs

Musicals to Die For

Titles included: Little Shop of Horrors; The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Sweeney Todd; Phantom of the Opera

R 451 min. Musical

DVD 16745513 $52.99 4 Discs

Craftsy Cookies

Titles included: Better Basics for Exceptional Cookies; Smart Cookies: Better, Faster & More Efficient Decorating; Celebrate with Cookies: 19 Favorite Designs; Decorating Essentials: Designer Cookies.

UNK 622 min. How-To

DVD 16745516 $99.99 4 Discs

Hot at Midwest Tape

DVDs

Lisa Frankenstein

Starring: Kathryn

Newton, Cole

Sprouse, Liza Soberano

After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, a teenager and her infatuation, who happens to be a corpse, embark on a journey to find happiness, and a few missing body parts.

PG13 101 min. (2024) $10M Horror

DVD 16560152 $19.49

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray 16560153 $26.24

Collector’s Edition

Audiobooks

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 the clients. However, in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder.

AB CD 8 Discs 16043363 $39.99

Music

Beyonce

Cowboy Carter

Parkwood Entertainment

Country

Guest Artists: Linda Martell, Dolly Parton

Beyonce has made history again with the release of her latest album. Both the album and its first single, Texas Hold ‘Em, topped the all-genre and country charts.

CD 16773637 $15.99

Parental Advisory

Night Swim

Starring: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle

A family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house’s past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool.

PG13 99 min. (2024) $32M Horror

DVD 16498489 $23.24

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 16498490 $29.99

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

Bluey

Season 3

Bluey and her little sister Bingo love coming up with hilarious, elaborate games based on their interpretation of the world around them, roping their family and friends into their daily fun.

TVY 364 min. (2021)

Children’s DVD 16607877 $16.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE MAY 28

Camino Ghosts

John Grisham

Thriller

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 $44.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 11

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 $44.99

Taylor Swift

The Tortured Poets Department

Republic Records

Pop/Rock

Guest Artists: Post Malone, Florence + the Machine

Fresh off her historic Award Album of the Year Grammy win for Midnights, Taylor Swift has released her new studio album. It features collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + the Machine.

CD 16729561 $14.99

Parental Advisory

Audiobook Nonfiction

Where real experiences and facts become fascinating

Knife

Salman Rushdie

Autobiography

Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable.

AB CD 5 Discs 16493975 $34.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

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 wellearned success.

AB CD 13 Discs 16096163 $58.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

The Demon of Unrest Erik Larson History

Master storyteller

Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals.

AB CD 15 Discs 16167892 $44.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

In My Time of Dying Sebastian Junger

Social Science

A near-fatal health emergency experience spurred Sebastian Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die.

AB CD 4 Discs 16359272 $24.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Say More

Jen Psaki

Autobiography

Former White House Press

Secretary and current MSNBC

host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she’s learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation.

AB CD 5 Discs 16325527 $52.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Bite by Bite

Aimee

Nezhukumatathil

Essays & Collections

Poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia.

AB CD 6 Discs 16460620 $31.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

Healthy Kids, Happy Kids

Elisa Song Self-Help

In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.

AB CD 12 Discs 16087323 $47.99

AVAILABLE MAY 14

Food or Fiction?

David A. Kessler Health

The former FDA Commissioner explains why Americans suffer in unprecedented numbers from obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other debilitating illnesses, and offers concrete solutions for reducing cardiovascular problems, keeping weight off, and curtailing chronic disease.

AB CD 4 Discs 16460875 $27.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Bestselling authors

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

Historical Fiction

During WWI, Jessie Carson aids in rebuilding French communities and establishes children’s libraries with the American Committee for Devastated France. In 1987, NYPL librarian Wendy Peterson becomes intrigued by Jessie’s story and discovers their shared connection beyond library work.

AB CD 8 Discs 16325824 $34.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

Summers at the Saint

Mary Kay Andrews

Women’s Fiction

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 days while her brother-in-law opposes her, and a mysterious past incident resurfaces.

AB CD 12 Discs 16242074 $39.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren Romance

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

AB CD 9 Discs 16325572 $63.99

AVAILABLE MAY 14

Smolder

Stuart Woods, Brett Battles Action

While in Santa Fe, Stone Barrington aids a woman tracking art thieves, linking her investigation to his mother’s paintings. As they journey from Santa Fe to Los Angeles, old adversaries resurface, forcing Stone to confront past grudges.

AB CD 6 Discs 16298214 $34.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 4

Toxic Prey

John Sandford

Thriller

Dr. Lionel Scott, an expert in infectious diseases, believes the Earth is in danger. When he disappears, Letty Davenport and her father Lucas uncover connections to a group worried about Earth’s fate and fear Scott’s created a virus that could be weaponized.

AB CD 9 Discs 16167868 $39.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 30

Long Island

Colm Tóibín

Literary Fiction

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 $34.99

AVAILABLE MAY 7

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 $78.99

AVAILABLE MAY 28

Music

BILLIE EILISH Hit Me Hard and

Soft

New album from the recent Grammy and Academy Awardwinning singersongwriter

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. It does exactly as the album title suggests: hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically, while bending genres and defying trends along the way.

Darkroom/Interscope Records

Pop/Rock

CD 16793948 $14.99

AVAILABLE MAY 17

Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for

Charli XCX

Brat

Atlantic

Pop/Rock

CD 16791259

$14.99

AVAILABLE

JUNE 7

Includes the singles B2b and Club Classic

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 $23.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE MAY 17

Rap star is back with a new album

Hiatus Kaiyote

Love Heart

Cheat Code

Brainfeeder

R&B

CD 16772567

$16.99

AVAILABLE

JUNE 28

R&B band’s first new album in three years

Lindsey Stirling

Duality

Concord Records

Pop/Rock

Guest Artists: Royal & the Serpent, Walk Off the Earth

CD 16678825

$13.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 14

Seventh album from the violinist and songwriter

Jeremy Camp

Deeper Waters

Sparrow

Religious

CD 16762099

$12.99

AVAILABLE MAY 17

A pop-fused reflection of the past two-plus decades and now

Brad Mehldau

The acclaimed jazz pianist returns with two unique musical projects. After Bach II

AVAILABLE MAY 10

Nonesuch Jazz

CD 16772577 $14.99

Marc Anthony

Muevense

Sony Music Latin

Latin

CD 16793951

$14.99

A tribute to diverse musical genres including bachata and ranchera Après Fauré

Nonesuch Jazz

CD 16772576 $14.99

“A spectacular feat of sciencefiction filmmaking, marrying immersive world-building with engrossing storytelling.”

- Tribune News Service

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 endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

PG13 165 min. (2024) $265M Action/Adventure

DVD 16577856 $26.24

Blu-ray 16577855 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 16577854 $37.49

AVAILABLE MAY 14