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“Wish entertains and unabashedly owns being a safe paean to old-school Disney, shamelessly aiming for all your nostalgic feels.” - USA Today
Wish
Voices of: Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a troublemaking star comes down from the sky to join her. PG 95 min. (2023) $63M Children’s DVD 16345458 $24.74 Blu-ray+DVD 16345459 $32.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Wish Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Walt Disney Records Soundtracks Artists: Ariana Debose, Julia Michaels CD 16298598 $11.99
Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine
Republic Records Pop/Rock After four years, Ariana Grande is releasing a brand-new album. The latest from the star of the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked includes the single Yes, And? CD 16557548 $14.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
Highly anticipated new album from superstar singer
New Audiobooks p4 New Music p7
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Titles to entertain all ages SpongeBob SquarePants Season 13
At-home learning The Canterville Ghost
Book Buddies
Voices of: Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass See what happens when Mr. Krabs learns that pets are more profitable than their owners, Karen tells a fairytale, and SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward to a tropical resort. NR 588 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 16297003 $17.24 4 Discs
Voices of: Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Freddie Highmore An American family moves into Canterville Chase, a stately countryside manor that has been haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years. PG 90 min. (2023) (United Kingdom) Children’s DVD 16459157 $14.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Classic Characters in Action
The Inventor
All the Answers Season 3
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr. Titles included: Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost; ScoobyDoo: The Movie; Jetsons: The Movie; Tom and Jerry: The Movie. PG 329 min. Children’s DVD 16166104
$31.49 4 Discs
Voices of: Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard Inventing flying contraptions and war machines and studying cadavers, Leonardo da Vinci tackles the meaning of life itself with the help of French princess Maruerite de Nevarre. PG 100 min. (2023) Children’s DVD 16534072 $18.74
Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, and Watt and Windy visit the library. TVY 220 min. (2013) Children’s DVD 16138942 $7.49
Starring: Adam Craine With no limit to the questions explored, this fun, fastpaced show takes viewers on a ‘did you know’ adventure seeking to discover All the Answers. UNK 116 min. (2023) Children’s DVD 16023857 $18.74
Bingeable titles for parents Barbenheimer Bundle
Titles included: Barbie and Oppenheimer. R 295 min. Drama DVD 16404752 $53.99 Limited Edition, 2 Discs
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Night Court Season 1
Starring: Melissa Rauch, India de Beaufort, Kapil Talwalkar Optimistic judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father’s footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court. NR 345 min. (2023) Comedy DVD 16148370 $19.49 2 Discs
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Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at Midwest Tape!
Ferrari
Starring: Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey, Shailene Woodley During the summer of 1957, bankruptcy looms over the company that Enzo Ferrari and his wife built. He decides to roll the dice and wager it all on a 1,000-mile race across Italy. R 130 min. (2023) $18M Biographical DVD 16428815 Blu-ray 16428816 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Suzume
$15.74 $20.24
“It’s exciting, intelligent, witty and elegant, with a central performance that’s a knockout.” - Leonard Maltin
Immediate Family
Documentary follows the lives and work of legendary 1970s session musicians who were featured on some of the most iconic recordings of the era. UNK 100 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 16359258 Blu-ray 16359259 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
(Japanese) Voices of: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu Seventeen-yearold Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan. PG 122 min. (2023) (Japan) Children’s Blu-ray 16513948 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
$34.49 3 Discs
“...a whirlwind of tentacled monsters, interdimensional portals and talking chairs, but the film is at its strongest when grounded in everyday life.” - Sight & Sound
$20.24 $22.49
The Color Purple
Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. PG13 141 min. (2023) $58M Musical DVD 16428811 $22.49 Blu-ray 16428812 $26.24 4K+Blu-ray 16554762 $38.24
Rick and Morty Season 7
“...an affectionate and insightful group portrait and a sweet jolt of nostalgia for boomers…” - Hollywood Reporter
Staff Video Picks
AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Voices of: Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke What’s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer? And will they ever go back to the high school? Maybe not! But let’s find out! Rick and Morty, 100 years! Or at least until season 10! TVMA 225 min. (2023) Animated DVD 16500834 $18.74 2 Discs Blu-ray 16500835 $22.49 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
“...it plays like legend, filtered through the pleasure and the pain of the telling.” - New Yorker
“...one of the series’ best— weird, creative, gross and emotional.” - GQ
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Audiobook Nonfiction Real stories. Real voices. Real experiences. Knife Salman Rushdie
Autobiography A searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life 30 years after the fate that was ordered against him. AB CD 8 Discs 16493975 $39.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
Supercommunicators Charles Duhigg
$44.99
Self-Help A fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work— and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life. AB CD 6 Discs 16024827 $39.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20 4
Elevate and Dominate Deion Sanders
Normal Women Philippa Gregory
Sharing Too Much Richard Paul Evans
Autobiography Coach Prime provides the direction, motivation, and action required for anyone to dominate and win at life. AB CD 6 Discs 16325551 $52.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Autobiography A profound introspection of RuPaul’s life, relationships, and identity. AB CD 8 Discs 16137327 $42.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
An Unfinished Love Story Doris Kearns Goodwin
Autobiography Doris takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin, embarked upon in the last years of his life. AB CD 13 Discs 16303317 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
The House of Hidden Meanings RuPaul
History A landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history and that should be included in every history lesson. AB CD 22 Discs 15814439 $78.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
The Deerfield Massacre James L. Swanson
History A spellbinding account of a forgotten chapter in American history: the deadly confrontation between Indians and colonists in Massachusetts in 1704. AB CD 8 Discs 16105204 $63.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
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Essays & Collections Richard offers the insightful lessons he’s learned and engaging advice about everything from marriage to parenthood and even facing near-death experiences. AB CD 4 Discs 16102070 $52.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
The Holy Grail of Investing Tony Robbins, Christopher Zook
Business & Economics Tony Robbins returns with the final book in his financial freedom trilogy by unveiling the power of alternative investments. AB CD 10 Discs 16136802 $44.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Waltham Murders Susan Clare Zalkind
True Crime A crusade to find a killer becomes a gripping, intensely personal investigation into a shocking cold case and the radicalization of a terrorist. AB CD 12 Discs 15254705 $38.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 1
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Bestselling authors After Annie Anna Quindlen
Women’s Fiction When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives. AB CD 8 Discs 16043344 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
$39.99
Lone Wolf Gregg Hurwitz
Thriller Matched skill for skill, instinct for instinct, Evan Smoak must outwit an opponent who will literally stop at nothing if he is to survive. AB CD 11 Discs 15915071 $39.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Phoenix Crown Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
Historical Fiction A thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. AB CD 10 Discs 15808626 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Staff Audiobook Picks
Expiration Dates Rebecca Serle
Good Half Gone Tarryn Fisher
Simply the Best Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Morningside Tea Obreht
Romance Daphne Bell believes the universe guides her relationships through slips of paper revealing the duration of each connection, and as she navigates her relationship with Jake, she questions the reliability of the papers. AB CD 6 Discs 16002527 $32.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
Romance A successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes. AB CD 8 Discs 16087191 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Princess of Las Vegas Chris Bohjalian
$42.99
Suspense A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip. AB CD 9 Discs 16043373 $39.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
Suspense Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her? AB CD 7 Discs 15936392 $36.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
Literary Fiction A novel about the stories we tell— and the stories we refuse to tell—to make sense of where we came from and who we hope we might become. AB CD 11 Discs 16043394 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
$39.99
The Truth About the Devlins Lisa Scottoline
Suspense While workig in the family firm, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of their clients. However, in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. AB CD 9 Discs 16043363 $39.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
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Music Grammy Winners Winner of two awards including Album of the Year
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Winner of three awards including Best Alternative Music Album
including Best R&B song
Boygenius The Record
SZA SOS
Winner of three awards
Winner of two awards
Killer Mike Michael
Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation
Interscope Pop/Rock CD 15686511 $21.99 Parental Advisory
Taylor Swift Midnights
Republic Records Pop/Rock Taylor Swift made Grammy history by becoming the first artist to win the award for Album of the Year four times. CD 15380227 $14.99 Parental Advisory CD 15380226 $14.99 Edited Version
New album coming April 19!
Winner of three awards
Sony R&B CD 15870059 $11.99 Parental Advisory
including Best Rap Album
Loma Vista Recordings Rap/Hip-Hop CD 15952057 $15.99 Parental Advisory
including Record of the Year
Columbia (USA) Pop/Rock CD 15678933 $12.99 Parental Advisory
Ordering details available soon.
Winner of three awards
Winner of three awards
Winner of two awards
Barbie The Album Original Soundtrack
Victoria Monét Jaguar II
Paramore This Is Why
including Song of the Year
Atlantic Mod Soundtracks CD 16228753 $16.99 Parental Advisory
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including Best New Artist
Lovett Music/RCA R&B CD 16444066 $15.99 Parental Advisory
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including Best Rock Album
Atlantic Pop/Rock CD 15466960 $11.99
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Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for Loreena McKennitt The Road Back Home
Music Staff Picks
The Black Keys Ohio Players
Quinlan Road Folk CD 16557549 $14.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
An album that explores the concept of home
Nonesuch Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Noel Gallagher, Beck The Black Keys release their 12th studio album. The first single, Beautiful People (Stay High), was co-written by Beck and Dan ‘The Automator’ Nakamura. There is also a collaboration with Noel Gallagher. CD 16551284 $14.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 5
Includes the new single Beautiful People (Stay High) Sierra Ferrell Trail of Flowers
Prince Royce Llamada Perdida
Rounder Country CD 16550002 $13.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 22
Sony Music Latin Latin CD 16557542 $15.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
A dose of beautifully strange magic
Seventh album from the Latin music superstar
André 3000 New Blue Sun
Epic Records Pop/Rock Andre 3000 delivers a different kind of album for his latest solo effort. Here he creates a set of flute-centered tunes that came from an ongoing time of adventure and discovery. CD 16567575 $30.99 Deluxe Edition AVAILABLE MARCH 22
Digital release now available on CD
NOW That’s What I Call Country Classics 70s
NOW Country Artists: Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt CD 16557547 $18.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 1
Featuring classics from Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and more
The Black Crowes Happiness Bastards
Silver Arrow Records Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Lainey Wilson CD 16561732 $17.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 15
Band’s first new album in 15 years
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“Back with a trident and dad jokes.” - New York Times
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Starring: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father’s death. Wielding the Black Trident’s power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. PG13 124 min. (2023) $110M Action/Adventure DVD 16428808 $26.24 Blu-ray 16428809 $29.99 4K+Blu-ray 16428810 $37.49 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
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