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October 2, 2023
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The Nun II
Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Bonnie Aarons, Anna Popplewell
In 1956 France, a priest is murdered, and it seems an evil is spreading. Sister Irene once again comes face to face with a demonic force.
R (2023) (United Kingdom)
Horror
DVD 16162895
Blu-ray 16162896
COMING SOON
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists, and turns. Opa!
PG13 91 min. (2023) Comedy
DVD 16162900
Blu-ray+DVD 16162901 2 Discs
COMING SOON
“A fitting finale to a beloved series.” - Collider
New Audiobooks p4 New Music p6
“Horror sequel conjures up a winning tale of terror.”
- Forbes
Naruto Shippuden Set 1 (Japanese)
Naruto returns to the Village Hidden in the Leaves a little bit older and a whole lot stronger! And just in the nick of time too, as the diabolical Akatsuki is on the move!
TV14 650 min. (2007) Anime
Blu-ray 16102569 $37.49
4 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 17
Eminence in Shadow Season 1 (Japanese)
Voices of: Adam Gibbs, Annie Wild When Cid is isekai’d to another world, he creates an underground organization to live out a fight against a made-up cult. Little does he know the cult is real, and they’re not happy his power fantasy just impeded their plans!
NR 500 min. (2022) Anime
Blu-ray 16162953 $67.49
3 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 10
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
Complete Collection (Japanese)
Voices of: Leraldo Anzaldua, Margaret McDonald
Yuuta suffered from ‘chuunibyou’ while he was in middle school. When he graduated, he tried to forgot about it, but he accidentally gets into a contract with Rikka and disrupts his desperately ordinary life.
TVPG 840 min. (2012) Anime
Blu-ray 16162952 $74.99
6 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 10
Evangelion
3.0+1.11 Thrice
Upon a Time (Japanese)
This is the fourth and final installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion films, bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots.
16UP 155 min. (2021)
(Japan) Animated
Blu-ray 16121588 $22.49 2 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 17
Immoral Guild
Complete Collection
(Japanese)
Voices of: Carin Isobe, Katsumi Fukuhara
Kikuru must guide Hitamuki, Maidena, Toxico, and Hanabata through one sticky situation after another as he tries to leave the Immoral Guild!
NR 300 min. (2022)
Anime
Blu-ray 16162951 $44.99 2 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
RWBY Volume 9
Voices of: Barbara Dunkelman, Kara Eberle, Lindsay Jones
Our heroines are thrust into an unknown
world, the Ever After! However, once Team RWBY explores this strange and mysterious realm, they quickly discover it might not be quite as unknown as they first assumed.
NR 188 min. Anime
Blu-ray 16051278 $19.49
2 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
Chihayafuru
Season 3
Premium Box Set (Japanese)
Voices of: Adam Gibbs, Blake Shepard Chihaya
Ayase’s obsession with the card game Karuta has already begun and now she has set her sights on an impossible task: taking on grandmaster Wakamiya Shinobu and taking the title of Queen for herself.
TVPG 600 min. (2019) Anime
Blu-ray 16162954 $134.99
3 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 17
Jujutsu Kaisen
Season 1 Part 2 (Japanese)
Voices of: Junya
Enoki, Adam McArthur, Yuichi Nakamura
Jujutsu High is about to host its Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event, an annual competition of Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High campuses.
TVMA 290 min. (2020) (Japan) Anime
Blu-ray 16232481 $35.24 2 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 17
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Sister Boniface Mysteries
Season 2
Starring: Lorna Watson, Max Brown, Jerry Iwu
Nun and part-time forensic scientist
Sister Boniface is forced to defend her reputation as the conviction of her greatest adversary, ‘The Good Samaritan,’ comes into question.
UNK 600 min. (2023) Suspense/Thriller
DVD 16051277 $29.99 3 Discs
Epic Train Journeys from Above
Starring: Raj Ghatak
Follow some of the world’s most extraordinary railway journeys from above and on the ground, including Canada’s Wilderness Railroad and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
UNK 270 min. Documentary
DVD 16008501 $29.99 2 Discs
Talk to Me
Starring: Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Otis Dhanji
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
R 94 min. (2023) (Australia) $41M Horror
Blu-ray 16121571 $29.99 2 Discs
4K+Blu-ray 16204889 $32.24 2 Discs
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Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at
Available October 3
Van der Valk Season 3
Starring: Marc Warren, Maimie McCoy, Luke Allen-Gale Commisaris Piet van der Valk welcomes two new sergeants to the team: the hotshot but impulsive Eddie Suleman and the technical whiz Citra Li.
TVMA 270 min. (2023) Drama
DVD 15988700 $29.99 2 Discs
NCIS: Hawai’i Season 2
Starring: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Yasmine Al-Bustami
The team learns about a planned attack on RIMPAC (the Rim of the Pacific Exercises) in Oahu, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise.
NR 928 min. (2022) Action/Adventure
DVD 16121574 $37.49 6 Discs
Prey
Starring: Amber Midthunder, Michelle Thrush, Stefany Mathias
When Naru, a fierce and highly skilled young warrior, sets out to protect her people, the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator, leading to a vicious and terrifying showdown.
R 100 min. (2022)
Action/Adventure
DVD 16162910 $22.49
Blu-ray 16162909 $29.24
4K+Blu-ray 16162908 $35.24
Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
And Then Come the Nightjars
Starring: David Fielder, Nigel Hastings
Adapted from Bea Roberts’s awardwinning stage play, this film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet who is assigned to cull his precious herd.
NR 81 min. (2023) Drama
DVD 16135784 $13.49
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Staff Picks Video
“Effortlessly the best Predator movie since the original, Prey proves that, against all expectation, there’s life in the franchise yet…”
- Empire Magazine
Diversity Audiobook
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The Blackwoods Brandy Colbert
Young Adult
Weaving together the narratives of Hollis, Ardith, and Blossom Blackwood, this tells an unforgettable story set in an America where everything is personal, and nothing is private
AB CD 9 Discs 15808813 $42.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
Kween
Vichet Chum
Young Adult
AB CD 9 Discs 15808428
$42.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo
Adrianna Cuevas
Children’s AB CD 7 Discs 15807619
$36.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
The Space Between Here & Now
Sarah Suk
Young Adult
AB CD 8 Discs 15808170
$42.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
Tethered to Other Stars
Elisa Stone Leahy
Children’s
AB CD 7 Discs 15807954
$36.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
If I Have to be Haunted
Miranda Sun
Young Adult
AB CD 4 Discs 15808725
$27.99
Everything Is Not Enough
Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
Women’s Fiction
AB CD 10 Discs 15808945
$42.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 24
The Reformatory
Tananarive Due
Historical Fiction
AB CD 16 Discs 15524194
$84.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
The Other Princess
Denny S. Bryce
Historical Fiction
AB CD 10 Discs 15808747
$42.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
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“Starred Review: A striking testament to the bonds of family and a perceptive study in how events can echo throughout generations.” - Kirkus Reviews
Absolution
Alice McDermott
Historical Fiction
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. A virtuosic new novel about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken world.
AB CD 10 Discs 15730941 $39.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
Bestselling Authors
Sisters Under the Rising Sun
Heather Morris
Historical Fiction
A story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood, bravery, and friendship in the darkest of circumstances, from the bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
AB CD 9 Discs 15730931 $39.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 24
My Darling Girl
Jennifer McMahon
Horror
A spine-tingling psychological thriller about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother, begins to suspect demonic possession is haunting her family.
AB CD 8 Discs 15799362 $63.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
One Last Kill
Robert Dugoni
Mystery
Tracy Crosswhite is reopening the investigation into Seattle’s Route 99 serial killer. After 13 victims, he stopped hunting and the trail went cold. The lead detective of the original task force, Johnny Nolasco, dares Tracy to do what he failed to: close the case.
AB CD 8 Discs 15623696 $26.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
A Song of War
Kate Quinn
Romance
Seven authors bring to life the epic tale of the Trojan War: its heroes, its villains, its survivors, its dead. Who will lie forgotten in the embers, and who will rise to shape the bloody dawn of a new age?
AB CD 13 Discs 15994018 $58.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 10
Dirty Thirty
Janet Evanovich Mystery
As the body count rises and witnesses start to disappear, it won’t be easy for Stephanie Plum to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It’s a good thing Stephanie isn’t afraid of getting a little dirty, too.
AB CD 7 Discs 15730869 $34.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
The Running Grave
Robert Galbraith
Mystery
In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult.
AB CD 29 Discs 15926737 $59.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
The Honeymoon Heist
Brad Taylor
Suspense
Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are on Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast for their long-delayed honeymoon with their daughter, Amena— where they encounter art thieves with ties to the underworld.
AB CD 2 Discs 15941498 $21.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 3
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Audiobook
Music
NOW That’s What I Call Music 25th Anniversary Volume 1
NOW
Pop/Rock
Artists: Justin Timberlake, Dua Lipa
NOW That’s What I Call Music! celebrates its 25th anniversary in the US in 2023, debuting in 1998 following 15 years of multi-platinum international triumph. The series has sold more than 250 million albums worldwide, topping 105 million in the US alone.
CD 16219322 $18.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
NOW That’s What I Call Music 88
Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc./Church Plain And Simple, LLC
Pop/Rock
Artists: Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dua Lipa
NOW 88 features top current hits from the world’s biggest artists. Each numerical NOW release also features ‘NOW Presents What’s Next’ tracks, previewing tomorrow’s biggest hits.
CD 16241956 $18.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
NOW That’s What I Call Hip-Hop at 50
NOW
Rap/Hip-Hop
Artists: Lil Nas X, Future
A compilation that has been curated to define the history of hip-hop over its evolution throughout the past 50 years.
CD 16154324 $18.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
NOW That’s What I Call Country: The Very Best Of
NOW Country
Artists: Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts
The latest installment in the popular NOW Country series features tracks from each of the past 15 releases.
CD 16134945 $18.99
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Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for
Staff Picks Music
James Blunt
Who We Used to Be
Atlantic Group
Pop/Rock
CD 16160984
$14.99
AVAILABLE
OCTOBER 27
New music from the artist behind You’re Beautiful
Gucci Mane
Breath of Fresh Air
Atlantic Mod
Rap/Hip-Hop
Gucci Mane adds another chapter to his prolific catalog with a new album that includes collaborations with Lil Baby, DaBaby, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, Kodak Black, and more.
CD 16006590 $16.99
Parental Advisory
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
Includes the single Bluffin
Chris Botti
Volume 1
Blue Note
Jazz
Guest Artists: Joshua Bell, John Splithoff
CD 16167816
$14.99
Parental Advisory
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
Featuring a mix of new tracks and standards
Post Malone
The Diamond Collection
Mercury Records
Rap/Hip-Hop
Guest Artists: Quavo, Swae Lee
Global superstar Post Malone holds the record for most RIAA Diamond-certified singles in history. The Diamond Collection is a compilation of his top hits to date, including Congratulations; Sunflower with Swae Lee; White Iverson; and more.
CD 16241955 $17.99
Parental Advisory
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17
New greatest hits collection from the music superstar
Mayer Hawthorne
For All Time
P&L Records
R&B
CD 16231927
$15.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
A captivating blend of dark, sexy, and moody vibes
Brian McKnight
McKnighttime
Lullabies
Sono Recording Group
R&B
CD 16200485
$12.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
An album inspired by fatherhood
Barbra
Streisand
Evergreen: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records
Legacy Pop/Rock
CD 16207422 $19.99
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
Commemorates the unparalleled career of a once-in-a-lifetime artist
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Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
PG13 163 min. (2023) $171M
Jimmy Buffett Equal Strain on All Parts
Sun Records
Country
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
Guest Artists: Paul McCartney, Emmylou Harris
Jimmy Buffett’s upcoming album is a playful and heartfelt gift to his dedicated fans. Inspired by his grandfather’s description of a good nap, the album features some wellknown friends, including Paul McCartney, Emmylou Harris, Angelique Kidjo, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
CD 16241957 $15.99
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 3
New album from the late musical icon
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Action/Adventure DVD 15994569 $23.24 Blu-ray 15994570 $29.99 4K+Blu-ray 15994571 $37.49
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