WEEKLY BUYER’S GUIDE
January 5, 2026
Zootopia 2
Voices of: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. UNK (2025) Children’s DVD 18814279 Blu-ray 18814280 4K Blu-ray 18814281 COMING SOON
2026 Winter Sneak Peek Audiobooks p4 | Live Albums p6
Animated Blockbusters VIDEO
Elio
Voices of: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be. PG 98 min. (2025) $73M Children’s DVD 18273738 $26.99 Blu-ray+DVD 18273739 $32.24 2 Discs
Lightyear
Voices of: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules PG 105 min. (2022) $118M Children’s DVD 15122878 $18.69 Blu-ray+DVD 15122879 $25.49 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 15122880 $30.59 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
Soul
Moana 2
Voices of: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Hualālai Chung PG 100 min. (2024) $460M Children’s DVD 17425628 $26.99 Blu-ray+DVD 17425629 $32.24 2 Discs
Voices of: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse PG 100 min. (2022) Children’s DVD 14935194 $18.69 Blu-ray+DVD 14935195 $25.49 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 14935196 $34.84 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 3 Discs
Elemental
Inside Out 2
Luca
Voices of: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton PG 100 min. (2020) $200M Children’s DVD 13794468 $18.69 Blu-ray 13794469 $25.49 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 13942392 $34.84 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 3 Discs
Voices of: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Leah Lewis PG 101 min. (2023) $154M Children’s DVD 15961269 $22.09 Blu-ray+DVD 15961270 $25.49 2 Discs
Voices of: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman PG 96 min. (2024) $653M Children’s DVD 16947564 $25.49 Blu-ray+DVD 16947565 $30.59 2 Discs
Wish
Onward
Voices of: Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk PG 95 min. (2023) $64M Children’s DVD 16345458 $28.89 Blu-ray+DVD 16345459 $30.59 2 Discs
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Voices of: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus PG 102 min. (2020) $62M Children’s DVD 12882640 $18.69 Blu-ray 12882641 $25.49 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12882642 $30.59 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 3 Discs
Turning Red
Voices of: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Maya Rudolph PG 95 min. (2021) Children’s DVD 14284298 $18.69 Blu-ray+DVD 14284299 $25.49 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 14284300 $34.84 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
Strange World
Voices of: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union PG 102 min. (2022) $37M Animated DVD 15475105 $18.69 Blu-ray+DVD 15475106 $22.09 2 Discs
Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Television VIDEO
Bookish Season 1
Starring: Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker, Connor Finch Gabriel Book, proprietor of a bookshop, relies on his vast collection to unravel baffling cases. He nurtures a group of lovable yet troubled individuals, providing informal protection and guidance. TV14 300 min. (2025) Drama DVD 18796907 $26.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
Dexter Resurrection Season 1
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Uma Thurman, Peter Dinklage Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma and sets out for New York City, determined to find Harrison and make things right. But Dexter’s past catches up with him fast. NR 513 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19124826 $30.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 19124827 $35.24 3 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 17
Royal Flying Doctor Service Season 3
Starring: Emma Hamilton, Stephen Peacocke, Rob Collins The RFDS will grapple with the fallout of the domino effects of a tragedy: mental health issues, an unexpected pregnancy, an emergency amputation, drug addiction, and retribution. TV14 360 min. (2025) Drama DVD 18758491 $29.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 6
NCIS Tony & Ziva Season 1
Starring: Cote De Pablo, Michael Weatherly, Amita Suman Ziva returns after her apparent death and reunites with Tony. His company is attacked and their family travels to Europe to learn who’s after them and how to trust each other once again. NR 440 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19124821 $30.74 3 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 3
ALMOST PARADISE Season 1
Starring: Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Arthur Acuna Alex, a former US DEA agent, was forced into early retirement. He now runs a gift shop in a luxury resort hotel until being pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations. TV14 437 min. (2020) Action/Adventure DVD 18784159 $12.74 2 Discs
Miss Scarlet Season 6
Miss Scarlet attempts to follow her heart and develop a relationship with Inspector Alexander Blake. Can she juggle the demands of her personal and professional lives? TVPG 360 min. (2025) Mystery DVD 18796906 $26.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 3
Season 2
Starring: Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Arthur Acuna A former DEA agent continues to run his gift shop on a small island in the Philippines, but his friends in the local police, Kai Mendoza and Ernesto Alamares, keep pulling him back toward his old life. TV14 459 min. (2023) Action/Adventure DVD 18784160 $12.74 2 Discs
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2026 Winter Sneak Peek AUDIOBOOK
Dear Debbie Freida McFadden
Women’s Fiction Former advice columnist Debbie Mullen is unraveling—she’s lost her job, her daughters are acting out, and her husband is hiding secrets. Tired of being reasonable, Debbie decides it’s time to follow her own advice and get payback on those who’ve wronged her. AB CD 8 Discs 18614355 $39.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 27
A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering, “good for her!”
And the Crowd Went Wild Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Antihero Gregg Hurwitz
Romance After a public humiliation, washed-up star Dancy Flynn seeks refuge with her childhood crush in a sizzling second-chance romance full of enemies-to-lovers sparks and forced proximity chaos. AB CD 10 Discs 18277120 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
Daughter of Egypt Marie Benedict
Historical Fiction Caught between legacy and ambition, Lady Evelyn Herbert risks everything to uncover the lost tomb of Pharaoh Hatshepsut in this thrilling tale of history, danger, and daring women. AB CD 10 Discs 18194661 AVAILABLE MARCH 24
Jigsaw Jonathan Kellerman
$39.99
Python’s Kiss Louise Erdrich
Literary Fiction Across two decades, Louise Erdrich’s story collection weaves unforgettable characters and magical realism into tales of love, loss, and the extraordinary hidden in ordinary lives. AB CD 12 Discs 18391743 AVAILABLE MARCH 24
Mystery When a young woman is kidnapped, former black ops assassin Evan must protect her, track down her attackers, and navigate mounting threats, all while following her plea for justice without killing. AB CD 12 Discs 18354884 $39.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
Suspense When a young woman’s murder turns baffling, Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware uncover a second killing— and a deadly puzzle linking the victims. AB CD 9 Discs 18364262 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 17
Spasm Robin Cook
$58.99
Thriller After Flight 777 vanishes over the North Pole, Kasey Sheridan and Brett Sharpe race to protect a revolutionary device from rival powers—and prevent global catastrophe. AB CD 9 Discs 18153362 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
$39.99
Keeper of Lost Children Sadeqa Johnson
$55.99
Suspense Laurie and Jack Montgomery head to Essex Falls for a rare break, only to be drawn into a mystery when a young man dies and Alzheimer’s-like cases spike in a town riddled with secrets. AB CD 8 Discs 18725421 $49.99
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Cold Zero Brad Thor, Ward Larsen
Historical Fiction In postwar Germany and 1960s America, three lives intertwine: Ethel’s yearning for family, Ozzie’s forbidden love, and Sophia’s discovery of a secret that changes everything. AB CD 12 Discs 18550418 $73.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
The Astral Library Kate Quinn
Action Alix Watson discovers a hidden library where readers live inside their favorite stories—but a shadowy enemy threatens the library, and Alix must fight to protect it and herself. AB CD 10 Discs 18391166 $58.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 17 Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
2026 Winter Sneak Peek AUDIOBOOK The Final Score Don Winslow
Mystery Six gripping short novels from Don Winslow explore crime, loyalty, and survival—from a daring casino heist to a man’s desperate fight between who he is and who he must become. AB CD 9 Discs 17927914 $42.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 27
The Girls Before Kate Alice Marshall
Thriller Stranger is trapped in the dark, with only her imagination and the scribbles on the wall left by longdead girls to keep her company. Nearly out of food and water, she makes one last attempt to escape. But if the door opens at last, will it mean salvation, or only the beginning of her fight to survive? AB CD 9 Discs 18739440 $52.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 24
SmartBrowse “2026 Winter Preview” for a flurry of hot and anticipated titles releasing soon! The Hadacol Boogie James Lee Burke
The Storm Rachel Hawkins
Trust No One James Rollins
When I Kill You B. A. Paris
Mystery Dave Robicheaux, James Lee Burke’s iconic detective, returns to investigate the death of an unidentified woman, pulling him into a vortex of corruption and violence in the Louisiana bayou. AB CD 14 Discs 18153371 $44.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 10
Thriller After a professor’s murder, Sharyn Karr inherits a cryptic diary with a secret to immortality—and must race across Europe, pursued by dark forces, to uncover its truth. AB CD 12 Discs 18277553 $47.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 24
Suspense When accused murderer Lo Bailey returns to stormtorn St. Medard’s Bay to clear her name, innkeeper Geneva Corliss discovers some secrets are deadlier than any hurricane. AB CD 8 Discs 18260966 $39.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 6
Suspense Nell Masters is sure someone’s watching her, and with a dark secret, she has reason to be afraid. Fourteen years later, her old obsession has resurfaced, forcing her to ask: has her past finally found her? AB CD 8 Discs 18194652 $39.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 17
Stolen in Death J. D. Robb
Mystery Multibillionaire Nathan Barrister is found dead, a vault of treasures exposed nearby. Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her team must unravel a web of family secrets, stolen riches, and possible revenge to discover who killed him—and why. AB CD 10 Discs 18484146 $39.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 3
A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures have Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new.
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Live Albums MUSIC
Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare: Live at the Forum, Los Angeles, 6/17/75
The Roots The Roots Come Alive Too: DYWM30 Live at Blue Note NYC!
Warren Zevon Epilogue: Live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
MC5 MC50: 10 More
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Live at the OKC Zoo Amphitheatre, Aug. 30, 2024
The Doors Live in Copenhagen, 1968
leetwood Mac F Fleetwood Mac: Live 1975
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Live God
Pop/Rock In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Alice Cooper’s debut solo record Welcome to My Nightmare is this previously unreleased live show from the Forum. The tour was catagorized as one of the most over-the-top excursions of the era. CD 18993566 $12.74
Pop/Rock Emerging from Detroit in the late ‘60s, MC5 fused garage rock, blues, soul, free jazz, and proto-punk with radical energy. In 2018, founding guitarist Wayne Kramer led the MC50 Tour. CD 19060923 $16.99
Van Halen Live at Wembley
Pop/Rock Spotlights Van Halen live in concert from London’s Wembley Stadium on their Balance Tour. The explosive eightsong performance, recorded on June 24, 1995, features an anthemic mix of the band’s biggest hits and deep cuts. CD 19124846 $12.74 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9
Rap/Hip-Hop The Roots mark 30 years since their acclaimed debut with a six-show residency at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, performing the album in full for the first time in decades. The celebration culminates in a CD release. CD 19060879 $18.69
Pop/Rock The Flaming Lips perform their iconic album live in its entirety from the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre on August 30, 2024. CD 19089152 $11.04
Pop/Rock Fleetwood Mac Live 1975 captures the incredible electricity of the band’s first tour with the legendary lineup of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joining Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Christine McVie. CD 18993565 $12.74
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Pop/Rock Warren Zevon’s final concert, recorded August 9, 2002, at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, is now available for the first time. The set showcases Zevon and Matt Cartsonis in a heartfelt performance. CD 18796953 $11.89
Pop/Rock A full, previously unreleased 1968 concert by the Doors recorded at Copenhagen’s Falkoner Centret is featured, including both early and late sets. CD 19089153 $11.04
Pop/Rock The album showcases 15 live tracks from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ 2024/2025 Wild God World Tour, reflecting its transcendent energy and Cave’s view of the shows as ‘an antidote to despair.’ CD 19119019 $17.84
Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Staff Picks MUSIC
Stranger Things 5 Soundtrack from the Netflix Series
Soundtracks Artists: Tiffany, The Clash, Queen CD 19124845 $14.44 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30
A nostalgic journey back to 1987
Megan Moroney Cloud 9
Country Building on the massive momentum of 2024’s era-defining Am I Okay, Megan Moroney’s latest features her Billboard Hot 100 smash 6 Months Later and hit ballad Beautiful Things. CD 19059013 $11.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
Third album from the country music superstar
Gogol Bordello We Mean It, Man!
Pop/Rock CD 19164739 $16.14 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
A bold new era for the genrebending band
Nick Jonas Sunday Best
Pop/Rock Nick Jonas unveils his fifth solo studio album, offering a fresh, unguarded sound built around acoustic guitar, piano, choirs, and a string quartet, paired with raw, introspective lyrics. CD 19147484 $14.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
New solo music from one third of the Jonas Brothers
Julian Lage Scenes from Above
Silversun Pickups Tenterhooks
Jazz CD 18993558 $14.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 23
Pop/Rock CD 19066860 $15.29 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Follow-up the the Grammynominated album Speak to Me
A tense, emotional, and unapologetic 10-track album
Hilary Duff Luck...Or Something
Pop/Rock CD 19124847 $12.74 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
Star’s first new album in nearly a decade
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Tron Ares
Starring: Jared Leto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson It follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings. PG13 119 min. (2025) $73M Action/Adventure DVD 18731719 $26.99 Blu-ray 18731720 $32.24 4K Blu-ray 18731721 $38.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 6
Nine Inch Nails Tron: Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
18578998
$14.99
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