WEEKLY BUYER’S GUIDE
June 16, 2025
“Here, ‘ohana’ doesn’t just mean family but community, and the film does moving and spirited work in showcasing how crucial it is for us to lift each other up.” - Slant Magazine
“Tom Cruise, we salute you. Mission accomplished.” - The Times
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
Lilo & Stitch
Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family. UNK 108 min. (2025) Children’s DVD 18159031 Blu-ray 18159032 COMING SOON
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning. UNK 120 min. (2025) Action/Adventure DVD 18168633 COMING SOON
New Audiobooks p4 | New Music p6
More Mission Impossible titles p2
VIDEO Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible 2
Starring: Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Jean Reno An American agent, under false suspicions of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization. PG 110 min. (1996) $181M Action/Adventure DVD 10320512 $11.04 Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray 12228952 $26.99 2 Discs
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Thandie Newton IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called ‘Chimera.’ 14A 123 min. (2000) Action/Adventure
Mission Impossible 3
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
DVD Blu-ray 4K Blu-ray
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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. PG 163 min. (2023) $172M Action/Adventure DVD 15994588 $26.24 Blu-ray 15994589 $32.24 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 16148333 $39.74 2 Discs
“...a heart-pounding, never dragging, mission accomplished.” - Associated Press
YOUR MISSION, should you choose to accept it,
is to have the Tom Cruise action series on your shelves and ready for your patrons.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancee in response. 14A 125 min. (2006) $134M Action/Adventure DVD 10286823 Blu-ray 10440523 4K Blu-ray 12228951
$11.04 $13.59 $26.24 3 Discs
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization that’s committed to destroying the IMF. PG 131 min. (2015) $195M Action/Adventure Blu-ray 14422405 $17.99 Blu-ray+DVD 11461838 $13.59 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12228954 $26.24 3 Discs
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Starring: Anil Kapoor, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name. 14A 132 min. (2011) $209M Action/Adventure DVD 10714747 $11.04 Blu-ray+DVD 10714748 $13.59 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12228953 $26.24 3 Discs
Mission Impossible Fallout
Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames A group of terrorists plans to detonate three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on different cities. Ethan Hunt, along with his IMF team, sets out to stop them. PG 147 min. (2018) $220M Action/Adventure DVD 12182707 $11.04 Blu-ray+DVD 12182708 $13.59 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12222285 $26.24 3 Discs Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Here’s What to Watch VIDEO Bottoms
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz Two unpopular queer high school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation. UNK 91 min. (2023) Comedy Blu-ray 18026845 $27.74
Outlander Season 7
Starring: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton Claire and Jamie Fraser find themselves swept up in one of the defining moments of the 18th century: the American Revolution. 14A 934 min. (2023) Drama DVD 18055780 $49.49 6 Discs Blu-ray 18055781 $58.49 6 Discs
Paddington in Peru
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw When Paddington discovers his beloved aunt has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the jungles of Peru to find her. G 106 min. (2025) $46M Children’s DVD 17699120 $31.49 Blu-ray 17699121 $35.99
“...sweet, charming and gentle in all the ways you want a Paddington movie to be.” - FilmWeek
Make sure your shelves are stocked with these top titles! Eephus
Starring: Frederick Wiseman, Bill Lee, Keith William Richard A rec league baseball game stretches to extra innings on a beloved field’s final day before demolition. Humor and nostalgia intertwine as daylight fades, signaling the end of an era. UNK 99 min. Comedy DVD 18110329 $33.14 Blu-ray 18110330 $39.09 AVAILABLE JUNE 24
The Friend
Starring: Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Chloé Xhauflaire A story of love, friendship, grief, and healing, about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a deceased friend and mentor. UNK 119 min. (2025) $4M Drama DVD 17837432 $30.74 Blu-ray 17837433 $30.74 AVAILABLE JUNE 24
Mufasa The Lion King
Voices of: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion a journey of a group searching for their destiny. PG 118 min. (2024) $255M Children’s DVD 17507649 $32.99 Blu-ray+DVD 17507650 $37.49 2 Discs
Marie Antoinette Season 2
Starring: Emilia Schule, Louis Cunningham, Jack Archer The higher Marie Antoinette climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. She finds stronger enemies waiting in the wings to destroy her. UNK 420 min. (2025) Drama DVD 17900542 $38.99 2 Discs
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ICYMI: Releasing on Physical Audiobook CD AUDIOBOOK
Stock your shelves with must-have titles your patrons have been waiting for!
FICTION
Forget Me Not Stacy Willingham
Suspense AB CD 9 Discs 17292239 $51.99 AVAILABLE AUGUST 26
Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid
Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets Robert B. Parker, Christopher Farnsworth
Women’s Fiction AB CD 12 Discs 18218764 $73.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 17
Mystery AB CD 7 Discs $59.99
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The Doorman Chris Pavone Suspense AB CD 10 Discs $75.99
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NONFICTION
The Anxious Generation Jonathan Haidt Self-Help AB CD 9 Discs $65.99
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Lovely One Ketanji Brown Jackson Autobiography AB CD 15 Discs $81.99
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The Joy of Connections Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
Outlive Peter Attia
Health AB CD 14 Discs $73.99
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Psychology AB CD 3 Discs $44.99
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CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT
Stinetinglers 4 3 Chilling Tales from the Master of Scary Stories R. L. Stine
Children’s AB CD 3 Discs 18037877 $38.99 AVAILABLE AUGUST 26
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All Chanel Miller Children’s AB CD 2 Discs $36.99
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Black Girl You Are Atlas Renée Watson Young Adult AB CD 1 Disc $20.99
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The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin Children’s AB CD 8 Discs $74.99
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Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
SmartBrowse “Now Available on Physical Audiobook” to shop these in-demand bestsellers, big-name authors, and fan-favourite listens!
Austen at Sea Natalie Jenner Women’s Fiction AB CD 9 Discs $68.99
First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 18037754
My Next Breath Jeremy Renner Autobiography AB CD 6 Discs $55.99
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Mr. Lemoncello’s Fantabulous Finale Chris Grabenstein Children’s AB CD 5 Discs $55.99
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Thriller AB CD 8 Discs $65.99
Isola Allegra Goodman 18218790
Superparenting for ADD Edward M. Hallowell, Peter S. Jensen Psychology AB CD 4 Discs $53.99
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Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell Children’s AB CD 7 Discs $74.99
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Historical Fiction AB CD 11 Discs 18218632 $73.99
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab
Historical Fiction AB CD 15 Discs 18037813 $103.99
JFK Public, Private, Secret J. Randy Taraborrelli
Patriot Alexei Navalny
Heir Sabaa Tahir
The Glass Girl Kathleen Glasgow
Biography AB CD 17 Discs 18037831 $103.99 AVAILABLE JULY 15
Young Adult AB CD 15 Discs $81.99
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Autobiography AB CD 14 Discs $73.99
Young Adult AB CD 10 Discs $81.99
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New Rock Albums
MUSIC
Wet Leg Moisturizer
Three Days Grace Alienation
Bush I Beat Loneliness
Lord Huron The Cosmic Selector Volume 1
We Are Scientists Qualifying Miles
Badflower No Place Like Home
Petey USA The Yips
Gwar The Return of Gor Gor
Wet Leg has spent the past few years on the road, evolving into a feral, electrifying live force. This new record captures that energy, delivering a sound that’s tighter, bolder, and more self-assured. CD 18115593 $17.84 AVAILABLE JULY 11
Guest Artist: Kristen Stewart After releasing the singles Who Laughs Last and Nothing I Need, Lord Huron releases their fifth studio album. CD 18265938 $19.99 AVAILABLE JULY 18
Petey USA’s new album, produced by Chris Walla, the creative force of Death Cab for Cutie, delves into the concept of ‘the yips’: a loss of confidence that hinders peak performance. CD 18260428 $31.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE JULY 11
Three Days Grace marks a milestone with their eighth studio album, featuring the return of original frontman Adam Gontier after a decade. CD 18260449 $17.84 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE AUGUST 22
Bush’s 10th studio album is a powerful fusion of the band’s grungedriven roots and modern sonic textures. Raw, intense, and deeply personal, it is one of their most emotionally resonant albums to date. CD 18158490 $22.09 AVAILABLE JULY 18
We Are Scientists have quietly crafted one of alternative rock’s most remarkable sustained careers. Now, with their ninth studio album, the band continues to defy expectations, this time by looking back even as they push forward. CD 18140517 $20.39 Deluxe Edition AVAILABLE JULY 18
Gor Gor returns! The infamous crack-addled T-Rex has returned to wreak havoc. Only the Scumdogs can save us now. This release features three brand new Gwar songs and four live songs from their most recent tour. CD 18149539 $19.54 AVAILABLE JULY 25
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In true Badflower fashion, the Nashville-based rockers return to make hard topics bearable with their new album, No Place Like Home, the long-awaited follow-up to their 2021 sophomore record. CD 18186220 $15.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE JUNE 20
The Hives The Hives Forever Forever the Hives
The Hives continue to reach sky-high on the new album, with the majority of it recorded in one take in the studio owned by Benny Andersson of ABBA in Stockholm. CD 18122494 $19.54 AVAILABLE AUGUST 29
Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Staff Picks MUSIC
Peso Pluma
Two of the Latin superstar’s charttopping albums are now available on CD AVAILABLE JUNE 20
Genesis
Exodo
Latin Captures the evolution of ‘corrido’ in 2023, marking a defining moment for Peso Pluma. This third studio album reflects his focus on artistic legacy over fleeting hits, offering 14 diverse tracks that showcase his raw talent. CD 18263381 $19.54
Walkin’ After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline
Country Artists: Wynonna, Ashley McBryde CD 18276241 $23.99 AVAILABLE JULY 25
Latin Peso Pluma’s fourth studio album is a bold statement, signaling the future of corridos. Showcasing his purest artistry, the 14-track album balances romance and intensity while prioritizing longevity over fleeting hits. CD 18260443 $19.54
Jackson Wang Magicman 2
KAYTRANADA TIMELESS
Pop/Rock CD 18260442 $19.54 AVAILABLE JULY 18
Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Thundercat, Childish Gambino CD 18302379 $13.59 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE JUNE 27
New album from the K-pop star
A collection of club grooves that includes the track Video
An all-star tribute to the country music legend
Rod Stewart Ultimate Hits
Pop/Rock Guest Artists: The Temptations, Jools Holland CD 18260429 $33.14 AVAILABLE JUNE 27
A carefully curated compilation of hits
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Smash Original Broadway Cast Recording
Africa Express Africa Express Presents... Bahidor
Pop/Rock CD 18265941 $25.99 AVAILABLE JULY 18
Soundtracks CD 18265942 $20.99 AVAILABLE JULY 25
Musical based on the hit TV series
Music collective led by Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame
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Canadian Perspective
AUDIOBOOK | MUSIC AUDIOBOOKS
Dandelion Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Women’s Fiction Years after her mother disappeared, Lily sets out on a journey from Canada to Southeast Asia to uncover the truth. Along the way, she confronts family secrets and her own search for identity and belonging. AB CD 8 Discs 15295131 $59.99
A Two-Spirit Journey Ma-Nee Chacaby, Mary Louisa Plummer
The Black Wolf Louise Penny
Biography Ma-Nee Chacaby’s powerful memoir of surviving abuse, addiction, and racism as an Ojibwa-Cree TwoSpirit lesbian. With resilience and compassion, she becomes a leader, healer, and advocate for Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities. AB CD 10 Discs 14320097 $44.99
Mystery Chief Inspector Armand Gamache thought he stopped a terrorist plot—until he realizes it may have been a distraction from something far worse. As a deeper conspiracy unfolds, he questions whether the real Black Wolf is still at large. AB CD 11 Discs 17597323 $51.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28
RICHARD WAGAMESE One Drum
Embers
Religion & Spirituality Richard Wagamese’s reflection on healing through Ojibway teachings and simple ceremonies, open to all. Sharing his own path from pain to purpose, he shows how spirit and tradition can guide anyone toward unity and healing. AB CD 4 Discs 13268549 $32.99
Body, Mind & Spirit A deeply personal collection of reflections that offer wisdom drawn from everyday life, nature, and spiritual practice. With honesty and grace, Richard explores themes like grief, joy, and healing, inviting readers to find meaning in the ordinary. AB CD 2 Discs 12232443 $25.99
MUSIC Aysanabee Edge of the Earth
Pop/Rock Aysanabee’s album explores change, choices, and emotional crossroads. The album reflects on pivotal moments that shape life, relationships, and perspective. CD 18270476 $22.94 AVAILABLE JUNE 20
Neil Young Unplugged in San Francisco, 1995
Elita Hell Hill
Pop/Rock A 2025 album featuring a mix of indie rock, noise, electro, and nu-metal influences. It explores dark, chaotic themes while maintaining a hypnotic, immersive sound. CD 18302363 $19.54 AVAILABLE JULY 18
Billie du Page Not Your Princess
Pop/Rock Billie du Page’s latest is an English-language EP that blends melancholic ballads with bold, defiant pop anthems, transforming personal disappointments into empowering music. Featuring the hit single Fake Friends, the EP showcases Billie’s evolution as an artist, navigating themes of independence and self-worth. CD 18270478 $21.24 AVAILABLE JUNE 25
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Pop/Rock Neil Young’s album captures an intimate live performance featuring a remarkable selection of his greatest hits. Broadcasted in San Francisco in 1995. CD 18270485 $28.89
Ada Lea When I Paint My Masterpiece
Pop/Rock Ada Lea’s album is an intuitive, imagistic album that embraces music and painting as intertwined forms of expression. Its organic sound echoes Canadian folk traditions while subverting expectations. CD 18265947 $17.84 AVAILABLE AUGUST 8
Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid
Women’s Fiction Joan Goodwin, a reserved astronomy professor, is chosen to train as one of NASA’s first women scientists in space. As she forms unexpected bonds and discovers a new sense of purpose—and love—her journey reaches a turning point on a mission that will change everything. AB CD 12 Discs 18218764 $73.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 17
“Thrilling…heartbreaking…uplifting…” -Kristin Hannah
Snow White
Starring: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap The live-action adaptation of the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from Disney. A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs and a group of rebels to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother, the Evil Queen. PG 109 min. (2025) $86M Children’s DVD 17826140 $32.99 Blu-ray+DVD 17826141 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JUNE 24
“In its own way, this one’s just as groundbreaking—the rare Disney princess movie where the princess gets to graduate to queen.” - Washington Post
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