WEEKLY BUYER’S GUIDE
August 31, 2026
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Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.
UNK 150 min. (2026) Action/Adventure DVD 19895315 Blu-ray 19895316 4K Blu-ray 19895317 COMING SOON
New Audiobooks p4 | New Music p6
The Spider-Verse
VIDEO
Spider-Man Homecoming
Spider-Man Far from Home
Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya Peter Parker tries to stop Adrian ‘The Vulture’ Toomes from selling weapons made with advanced Chitauri technology while balancing his life as a high school student. PG 133 min. (2017) $334M Action/Adventure DVD 11922937 $12.74 Blu-ray+DVD 11922938 $18.69 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 11951620 $28.89 2 Discs
Starring: Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland Peter Parker faces four destructive elemental monsters while on holiday in Europe. Soon, he receives help from Mysterio, a fellow hero with mysterious origins. PG 129 min. (2019) $391M Action/Adventure DVD 12388852 4K Blu-ray 12428991
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst A shy teenager is bitten by a genetically modified spider and uses his new spider-like abilities to fight injustice as a masked superhero. PG 121 min. (2002) $404M Action/Adventure Blu-ray 10725715
$9.34
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant former scientist named Otto Octavius. PG 128 min. (2004) $374M Action/Adventure DVD 10343468 Special Edition, 2 Discs Blu-ray 10725714
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
Voices of: Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Mahershala Ali Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spiderpowered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities. PG 117 min. (2018) $190M Children’s DVD 12273944 $16.49 Blu-ray+DVD 12273945 $22.49 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12297013 $28.49 2 Discs
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Spider-Man No Way Home
Starring: Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear. PG 148 min. (2021) $805M Action/Adventure DVD 14700551 Blu-ray+DVD 14700552 4K Blu-ray 14843435
$16.49 $25.49 2 Discs
$19.49 $22.49 2 Discs $31.49 2 Discs
Spider-Man 3 Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. PG 139 min. (2007) $337M Action/Adventure
$6.79
DVD Blu-ray
$9.34
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$6.79 $9.34
Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
Voices of: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac Traveling across the multiverse, Miles meets a new team of Spider-People. But when the heroes clash over how to deal with a threat, Miles finds himself at a crossroads. PG 140 min. (2023) $381M Children’s DVD 15961292 $25.49 Blu-ray+DVD 15961293 $32.29 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 16113497 $40.79 2 Discs
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Best of August VIDEO Disclosure Day
Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? We are coming close to...Disclosure Day. PG 146 min. (2026) $112M Science Fiction Collector’s Edition DVD 19821446 Blu-ray 19821447 4K Blu-ray 19821448
Exit 8 (Japanese)
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out. PG 95 min. (2025) Horror Blu-ray 19832377
Project Hail Mary
Starring: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a latenight jam session. 14A 98 min. (2026) $3M Musical
19821464
$49.99 2 Discs
Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure. PG 132 min. (2026) $177M Science Fiction DVD 19694302 Blu-ray 19694303 4K Blu-ray 19694304
$30.74
$24.74 $30.74 $37.49 2 Discs
Power Ballad
Blu-ray+DVD
Marshals Season 1
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance from killing Earth’s sun. PG 156 min. (2026) $344M Science Fiction DVD 19459474 $31.49 Blu-ray 19459475 $38.24 4K Blu-ray 19852314 $44.99
The Sheep Detectives
$32.99 $36.74 $44.24 2 Discs
Starring: Luke Grimes, Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty Kayce Dutton trades ranch life for a badge, joining a US Marshals unit in Montana. Armed with his Navy SEAL training, he faces cartels, gangs, and violent extremists. 14A 551 min. (2026) Western DVD 19839366 $41.99 3 Discs Blu-ray 19839367 $50.99 3 Discs
Reacher Season 3
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Sonya Cassidy After stopping a kidnapping in Maine, Reacher infiltrates the criminal empire of Zachary Beck by posing as his son’s bodyguard. 14A 388 min. (2025) Action/Adventure DVD 19839368 Blu-ray 19839369
$41.99 2 Discs $49.49 2 Discs
Tuner
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his sheep every night. When a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. PG 109 min. (2026) $66M Children’s DVD 19694309 $41.99 Blu-ray 19694310 $50.99
Starring: Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu A talented piano tuner’s meticulous skills and heightened hearing lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. 14A 107 min. (2026) $4M Drama Blu-ray 19901832 $30.74
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Humorous Listens
AUDIOBOOK
You’ll Be the Death of Me Holly Michelle
Dell, a rising SF chef about to marry into high society, dies unexpectedly due to an afterlife bureaucratic mix-up. Paired with amnesiac clerk Cole, she uncovers unsettling truths about her fiancé while questioning if her old life is really what she wants. AB CD 8 Discs 18695669 $58.99
A swoony and whimsical romp with a romance to die for
Hello, Limerence Momo Yamaguchi
Mika, frustrated and 25, navigates bad hookups, commitment-phobic men, and confusing feelings for women, wondering if real connection exists beyond limerence. AB CD 5 Discs 18695743 $44.99
Experiments in Offline Dating Kat Mackenzie
Podcaster Maya’s catastrophic Irish blind date with gruff farmer Tadhg turns into a countryside adventure as their sparring slowly reveals unexpected chemistry. AB CD 9 Discs 18695166 $58.99
From butterflies to belly laughs, stock your shelves with these humorous listens for patrons to giggle the night away. The Peace Child D. J. Molles
Five years post-invasion, resistance leader Sol protects an alien princess claiming to offer peace, dodging betrayals and battles as humanity’s last, wisecracking shot at survival. AB CD 9 Discs 18888614 $64.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
Soulhider Dan Aykroyd
Ordinary insurance adjuster Doug secretly hides alienharvested human souls across Earth, unaware he’s a pawn in an interdimensional rivalry that could decide the planet’s fate. AB CD 7 Discs 19659203 $58.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
Proof of Progress Elizabeth Castellano
See You at the Sunset Susan Lee
Sixty-five-year-old actress Maria, newly resurgent after decades of scandal and setbacks, finally attempts the memoir she’s avoided for 40 years, delivering candid, funny fragments of an unpredictable life. AB CD 5 Discs 19128027 $44.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Free-spirited Jia escapes to her grandmother’s Palm Springs retirement community, only to reunite with Henry, the corporate lawyer who fired her after their one-night stand. Sparks reignite amid Zumba classes and sunset happy hours, but reality looms. AB CD 7 Discs 19075624 $51.99
Don’t Cross Mo Ellery Birdie Horne
After a spectacular life implosion, Mo becomes a crossing guard, inherits three poodles, and stumbles into amateur sleuthing when quirky neighbors start dying under suspicious circumstances. AB CD 8 Discs 18675364 $58.99
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“When I want utterly romantic novels... Susan Lee is the author I go for!” -Ali Hazelwood
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Bestselling Authors AUDIOBOOK
I’ll Be Watching You Allison Brennan
Science Fiction When a PI’s long-imprisoned father is tied to a new murder and a buried truth surfaces, she and her family must unravel a deadly conspiracy to clear his name before they become the next targets. AB CD 9 Discs 19077763 $58.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
In the Devil Wind Richard Kadrey
Fantasy Sandman Slim James Stark gets dragged into a brewing celestial war in Heaven, uncovering betrayal and conspiracy as he races to solve a mystery draining his very life force. AB CD 12 Discs 19249988 $82.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17
Birth of the Witch Nora Roberts
Suspense On her 13th birthday, Neve discovers she’s a witch bound to her ancestor’s tragic past and must master her powers to face a dangerous, growing darkness. AB CD 11 Discs 19282605 $73.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17
MYSTERIES Miss Wolcott’s Ghost Louise Penny
A latenight call sends Chief Inspector Gamache to Lost Nation, where a century-old corpse, a mysterious plant, and buried family secrets force him and his team to confront ghosts from the past to prevent more deaths. AB CD 11 Discs 19465807 $69.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
Split Second Thirty-Two Switcheroo Janet Evanovich
Newly married bounty hunter Stephanie Plum juggles a mysterious stalker, a violent bail-jumper, and a kidnapped VIP while racing to survive the week. AB CD 6 Discs 19177915 $52.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10
The Girl in the Lake James Patterson, Brian Sitts
Frozen lakeside murder implicates fugitive detectives Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe, who must commit crimes instead of solving them, or else. AB CD 7 Discs 19953922 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5
We Chase Shadows Richard Osman
$55.99
Amy, Rosie, and Steve investigate their first official case, chasing an elusive killer across Europe while suspects multiply and danger creeps closer to home. AB CD 9 Discs 19958751 $78.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
The Taken Ones J. A. Jance
Mechanic Twinkle Winkleman teams up with PI J.P. Beaumont to investigate disappearing Anchorage women, uncovering a dangerous trafficking plot before more girls vanish. AB CD 12 Discs 19129985 $82.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10
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New Jazz Albums MUSIC Charles Lloyd Sangam & Friends
JD Beck, Domi Who Asked?
Ayumi Tanaka, Thomas Morgan, & Thomas Stronen Windflower
Lizz Wright, Kenny Banks Sr. Nearness
corto.alto Some Small Fortune
Linda Sikhakhane Linda
Guest Artists: Vector, Eriff
Guest Artists: Phila Dlozi, Omagugu
The third album by corto.alto, the project of Liam Shortall, following the Mercury Prizenominated Bad with Names. The release comes after a sold-out US headline tour, a KEXP session, and appearances at major festivals. CD 19916710 $20.39 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
Linda Sikhakhane returns with a deeply personal project that marks a milestone in his artistic journey blending spiritual jazz, African heritage, and contemporary influences into an absorbing body of work. CD 20018571 $20.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
Charles Lloyd pays homage to his dear friend and longtime collaborator Zakir Hussain with an extraordinary document of the deep musical camaraderie between the legendary saxophonist/flutist and master tablaist. CD 19875439 $22.99
The album features eight luminous free ballads, plus Ayumi’s composition La Source. CD 19978603 $32.99
Orquesta Akokan América!
The Grammy Award-nominated duo releases the highly anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed 2022 debut album. CD 19846976 $22.99
Recorded live to tape at Penrose Recorders, the album blends mambo with elements of Latin soul, boogaloo, and salsa while maintaining its Cuban musical foundations. CD 19846998 $19.54
Verve Records The Sound of America
Nearness is a collaborative album that brings together Lizz Wright and Kenny Banks Sr., drawing on a musical connection that began after a chance meeting decades ago. CD 19929363 $22.09 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
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This two-CD set celebrates the fascinating spectrum of recordings made during the Norman Granz era of Verve Records. It includes vocal tracks by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker with strings, and more. CD 19968388 $34.99 2 Discs
Kiefer Memory Bomb Guest Artists: Cisco Swank, Nate Smith
On his Blue Note debut with Memory Bomb, the pianist and producer Kiefer worked with a range of collaborators, including Carrtoons, Shibo, Cisco Swank, Nate Smith, Walter Smith III, Erick the Architect, Planet Giza, and more. CD 20030017 $22.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
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Staff Picks MUSIC Five Finger Death Punch Legacy
Pop/Rock CD 19968391 $22.94 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Band celebrates two decades with new music
Orville Peck Mule
Country Guest Artists: Emmylou Harris, Allison Russell Orville Peck’s fourth album arrives as his most intimate work to date. The record unfolds as a chronological account of the year that reshaped his life, tracing the collapse of addiction, the difficult pursuit of sobriety, and the slow, uncertain process of rebuilding. CD 20042651 $17.84 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
An ambitious and personal new album
Beck Ride Lonesome
Pop/Rock CD 20010710 $20.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Beck’s first new album since 2019
beabadoobee Pylon
Rodrigo y Gabriela Ourhome
Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Hayley Williams CD 19916680 $22.09 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Latin CD 19913941 $20.39 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Includes a collaboration with Chino Moreno of Deftones
Luke Bryan Signs
Country Luke Bryan returns with Signs, featuring his latest hits Country and She Knows It and Fish Hunt Golf Drink. Signs is a collection of the moments that shape a life: love and heartbreak, small-town roots and wild nights, the highs, the lows, and everything in between. CD 19810669 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
A return to acoustic instrumentation
Disney Hits Volume 2
Soundtracks CD 19963112 $16.99
Includes songs from Encanto; Coco; Frozen; and more
Features the hit Fish Hunt Golf Drink
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Canadian Perspective VIDEO | AUDIOBOOK | MUSIC VIDEO At the Place of Ghosts
Starring: Blake Alec Miranda, Martha Irving, Forrest Goodluck PG 89 min. (2025) (Canada) Suspense/Thriller DVD 19895308 $23.24 Blu-ray 19895309 $29.24
Fractured Realities (French)
The Driver
Starring: Greg Calpakis, Tanya Champoux, Thomas Kromwell UNK 104 min. (Canada) Suspense/Thriller DVD 19830846 $23.79
Starring: Adib Cheikhi, Gabrielle Forest, Gaelle Marie UNK 82 min. (2025) (Canada) Drama DVD 19669407 $31.44
MUSIC Le Ren Don’t Be Funny Without Me
Folk The album explores themes of love, jealousy, and personal contradictions in its lyrics. It features a fuller sound with added instrumentation and vocals, reflecting a shift from earlier work and incorporating a full-band arrangement. CD 19835405 $20.39
Ruth B. Peace to Make
Sarah Davachi The Will of Tongues
Pop/Rock Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Ruth B. enters a new chapter with Peace to Make. On her third studio album, she steps into her most intimate and emotionally raw work yet. CD 19952311 $17.99
Classical The Will of Tongues is a studio album that spans over two hours, featuring works for historical pipe organs, choral pieces, interludes for microtonal ensembles, and a chamber piece for strings, organ, and tape. CD 19875458 $41.64
AUDIOBOOK Getting Away with Murder Shari Lapena
Mad Mabel Sally Hepworth
Suspense When a talkative child befriends an 81-year-old woman with a history of suspicious deaths, longburied secrets on Kenny Lane begin to resurface with dangerous consequences. AB CD 8 Discs 18351904 $55.99 Playaway 19580037 $91.19
Women’s Fiction Jill and Ted’s perfect New York brownstone is everything to them, until a bad investment threatens the life they’ve built. Desperate to protect their home, they agree on a shocking solution: murder, if they can trust each other and survive the consequences. AB CD 8 Discs 19123168 $69.99
Thriller When global alarms trace back to China, an estranged mother and daughter—an activist icon and her reluctant heir—must reunite to stop a hidden force from triggering worldwide catastrophe. AB CD 11 Discs 18660438 $55.99 Playaway 19685510 $107.99
Read by fan-favourite and multiaward-winning narrator Eunice Wong
A twist-filled, darkly funny mystery
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The Last Mandarin Louise Penny, Mellissa Fung
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Starring: Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, Matthias Schoenaerts When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
PG 120 min. (2026) $70M Action/Adventure DVD 19821456 $24.74 Blu-ray 19821457 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 19821458 $37.49
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