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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The Great Courses on Sale – Last Chance!

Just a reminder that the Midwest Tape sale on educational videos from the Great Courses is in its final days! Take advantage of this opportunity to add these popular, in-depth lessons to your library’s DVD collection at a discounted rate. Sale prices are good only through May 31. SmartBrowse ‘The Great Courses – Sale’ on our website to see the full selection of included titles, and order now!

Monday, May 24, 2021

Hot This Week: May 24

Three new movies for the week are led by the Liam Neeson action thriller The Marksman. The music chart welcomes the Van Halen-inspired rock album from Weezer. Fiction includes novels from Stacey Abrams and Jake Tapper, as well as the latest from bestselling author Jennifer Weiner. Three new titles in nonfiction include memoirs from pop culture icons Billie Eilish and Andrew McCarthy.

Movies

  1. The Marksman (Blu-ray)
  2. The Little Things (Blu-ray)
  3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Blu-ray | 4K)
  4. The Mauritanian (Blu-ray)
  5. The Virtuoso (Blu-ray)
  6. The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray | 4K)
  7. Judas and the Black Messiah (Blu-ray)
  8. News of the World (Blu-ray | 4K)
  9. Cosmic Sin (Blu-ray)
  10. Land (Blu-ray)
Music
  1. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
  2. DJ Khaled, Khaled Khaled
  3. Justin Bieber, Justice
  4. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
  5. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  6. The Weeknd, After Hours
  7. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  8. Weezer, Van Weezer
  9. Lil Baby, My Turn
  10. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
Fiction
  1. While Justice Sleeps, Stacey Abrams
  2. Sooley, John Grisham
  3. 21st Birthday, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  4. That Summer, Jennifer Weiner
  5. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
  6. The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
  7. A Gambling Man, David Baldacci
  8. The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
  9. The Devil May Dance, Jake Tapper
  10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
Nonfiction
  1. Killing the Mob, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  2. Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish
  3. What Happened to You?, Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
  4. Brat, Andrew McCarthy
  5. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey
  6. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  7. A Promised Land, Barack Obama
  8. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  9. The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie Jaku
  10. Persist, Elizabeth Warren

Monday, May 17, 2021

Hot This Week: May 17

Three acclaimed movies join this week's list for your patrons' enjoyment. New albums run the gamut from hip-hop (DJ Khaled) to country (Thomas Rhett) to heavy metal (Gojira). Four new audiobooks in fiction are led by a suspense novel from Laura Dave, while the latest Killing book from Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard leads the way in nonfiction.

Movies

  1. The Little Things (Blu-ray)
  2. The Virtuoso (Blu-ray)
  3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Blu-ray | 4K)
  4. Cosmic Sin (Blu-ray)
  5. Judas and the Black Messiah (Blu-ray)
  6. Nomadland (Blu-ray)
  7. News of the World (Blu-ray | 4K)
  8. The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray | 4K)
  9. Vanquish (Blu-ray) 
  10. Soul (Blu-ray | 4K)
Music
  1. DJ Khaled, Khaled Khaled
  2. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
  3. Justin Bieber, Justice
  4. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
  5. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  6. The Weeknd, After Hours
  7. Thomas Rhett, Country Again (Side A)
  8. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  9. Gojira, Fortitude
  10. Lil Baby, My Turn
Fiction
  1. The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
  2. 21st Birthday, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  3. Sooley, John Grisham
  4. The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
  5. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
  6. A Gambling Man, David Baldacci
  7. Finding Ashley, Danielle Steel
  8. The Newcomer, Mary Kay Andrews
  9. Summer on the Bluffs, Sunny Hostin
  10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
Nonfiction
  1. Killing the Mob, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  2. What Happened to You?, Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
  3. Persist, Elizabeth Warren
  4. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey
  5. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  6. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  7. Out of Many, One, George W. Bush
  8. The Tyranny of Big Tech, Josh Hawley
  9. The Wreckage of My Presence, Casey Wilson
  10. How Y'All Doing?, Leslie Jordan

Monday, May 10, 2021

Hot This Week: May 10

Two new movies head up this week's list, including the Academy Award winner Nomadland (available only on Blu-ray). For the second week in a row, country star Eric Church lands a brand new album on the music chart. Four new titles in fiction include the latest from John Grisham at the top, as well as Reunion Beach, a collection of short stories inspired by the work of Dorothea Benton Frank. In nonfiction, a conversation on trauma from Oprah Winfrey edges out a memoir from actor Leslie Jordan for the #1 slot.

Movies

  1. Cosmic Sin (Blu-ray)
  2. Nomadland (Blu-ray)
  3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Blu-ray | 4K)
  4. Vanquish (Blu-ray)
  5. News of the World (Blu-ray | 4K)
  6. The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray | 4K)
  7. Willy's Wonderland (Blu-ray)
  8. Soul (Blu-ray | 4K)
  9. Greenland (Blu-ray)
  10. Promising Young Woman (Blu-ray)
Music
  1. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
  2. Eric Church, Soul
  3. Justin Bieber, Justice
  4. The Weeknd, After Hours
  5. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
  6. Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor's Version)
  7. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  8. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  9. Lil Baby, My Turn
  10. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
Fiction
  1. Sooley, John Grisham
  2. Finding Ashley, Danielle Steel
  3. A Gambling Man, David Baldacci
  4. The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
  5. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
  6. Ocean Prey, John Sandford
  7. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
  8. A Distant Shore, Karen Kingsbury
  9. The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
  10. Reunion Beach, Various Authors
Nonfiction
  1. What Happened to You?, Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
  2. How Y'All Doing?, Leslie Jordan
  3. Out of Many, One, George W. Bush
  4. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  5. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  6. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey
  7. The Code Breaker, Walter Isaacson
  8. Madam Speaker, Susan Page
  9. On the House, John Boehner
  10. Blood and Treasure, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

Friday, May 7, 2021

The Great Courses on Sale in May!

Great news for libraries and patrons! Through the month of May, Midwest Tape is offering a number of popular DVDs from the Great Courses at a discounted price. With titles including A Visual Guide to the Universe, The Great Tours: England, Scotland, and Wales, How to Play Piano, and many, many more, this is a perfect opportunity to strengthen your library’s collection of educational videos. These in-depth lessons and lectures are presented by award-winning professors and experts in a wide variety of fields, and they will appeal to patrons who are lifelong learners. Visit our website and SmartBrowse ‘The Great Courses – Sale’ to see all titles that are discounted—sale prices are good through May 31, 2021!

Monday, May 3, 2021

Hot This Week: May 3

We enter the month of May with one new movie on the list, the crime drama Vanquish in the top spot. Country superstar Eric Church and retro rockers Greta Van Fleet land new albums on the music chart. In fiction, patrons will be looking for these new novels from David Baldacci, J.R. Ward, and Richard Wright, while four new entries in nonfiction are led by one from former president George W. Bush.

Movies

  1. Vanquish (Blu-ray)
  2. Wonder Woman 1984 (Blu-ray | 4K)
  3. News of the World (Blu-ray | 4K)
  4. Willy's Wonderland (Blu-ray)
  5. The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray | 4K)
  6. The Penthouse
  7. Greenland (Blu-ray)
  8. Soul (Blu-ray | 4K)
  9. Promising Young Woman (Blu-ray)
  10. Monster Hunter (Blu-ray | 4K)
Music
  1. Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor's Version)
  2. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
  3. Justin Bieber, Justice
  4. Eric Church, Heart
  5. Greta Van Fleet, The Battle at Garden's Gate
  6. The Weeknd, The Highlights
  7. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
  8. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  9. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  10. Lil Baby, My Turn
Fiction
  1. A Gambling Man, David Baldacci
  2. Ocean Prey, John Sandford
  3. The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
  4. The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
  5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
  6. Lover Unveiled, J.R.Ward
  7. The Red Book, James Patterson and David Ellis
  8. The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
  9. The Good Sister, Sally Hepworth
  10. The Man Who Lived Underground, Richard Wright
Nonfiction
  1. Out of Many, One, George W. Bush
  2. Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey
  3. On the House, John Boehner
  4. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  5. The Code Breaker, Walter Isaacson
  6. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  7. Blood and Treasure, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
  8. Goodbye, Again, Jonny Sun
  9. Madam Speaker, Susan Page
  10. Broken, Jenny Lawson