The Mandalorian Returns

This Friday, October 30, sees the return of the hit Star Wars series The Mandalorian for a second season. Set five years after Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire, the incredibly popular first season starred Pedro Pascal as the titular bounty hunter as he came across “the Child” (popularly known as “Baby Yoda”) and took him under his protection. The star-studded first season included Carl Weathers, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte as a variety of allies and adversaries, with direction from show creator Jon Favreau, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi, among others. The music (available on hoopla) earned an Emmy Award for composer Ludwig Göransson.

Everyone knows about the Star Wars movies, of course, with six of them appearing in the top 20 grossing films of all time. Recently, though, the saga has taken to the small screen to expand its universe, primarily through animation. Starting in 2008, The Clone Wars showed the Jedi and other heroes as they fought to defend the Old Republic. Rebels took over in 2014 and followed a ragtag band of friends as they struggled to put together a coalition that could take a stand against the Empire’s tyranny. Resistance began in 2018 and ran for two seasons alongside the sequel trilogy. The Mandalorian is the first live-action Star Wars series, but there are plenty more on the horizon. Diego Luna is returning to reprise his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One in an upcoming show, and Ewan McGregor is once again donning the Jedi robes of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a new limited series as well.

Star Wars is always popular with fans and library patrons, and the return of The Mandalorian is likely to bring renewed interest. Click the links above for the movies and TV shows, and be sure to visit our website for soundtracks, audiobooks, and plenty more related content. We also offer a Star Wars Binge Box, which puts six movies (the original and prequel trilogies) into one convenient package that’s perfect for curbside pickup.

Hot This Week: October 26

We bring the curtain down on the month of October with a handful of hot new titles. The action thriller The Doorman leads three new movies for the week. A 20th anniversary edition of Linkin Park's debut album is the only newcomer on the music chart. In fiction, new novels from Debbie Macomber and Lisa Jewell joined the list, while in nonfiction, popular favorites stood strong.

Movies

1. The Doorman (Blu-ray)
   
2. The Tax Collector (Blu-ray)
   
3. The Silencing (Blu-ray)
4. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Blu-ray)
5. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
6. The 2nd (Blu-ray)
7. Seized
8. True History of the Kelly Gang (Blu-ray)
9. Critical Thinking
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)

Music

1. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
2. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
   
3. Lil Baby, My Turn
4. Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall
   
5. Blackpink, The Album
6. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
7. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore
9. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
10. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory
    

Fiction

1. The Return, Nicholas Sparks
2. The Searcher, Tana French
3. The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
5. The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult
6. Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam
7. Troubles in Paradise, Elin Hilderbrand
8. Jingle All the Way, Debbie Macomber
9. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
10. Invisible Girl, Lisa Jewell
11. The Coast-to-Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker

Nonfiction

1. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
2. Is This Anything?, Jerry Seinfeld
3. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
4. Killing Crazy Horse, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
5. Blackout, Candace Owens
6. Rage, Bob Woodward
7. How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
8. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World, Fareed Zakaria
9. The 99% Invisible City, Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
10. One Vote Away, Ted Cruz
    

Hot This Week: October 19

New selections about that your patrons will be looking for! Five new movies are sprinkled through this week's list, led by the Shia LeBeouf action flick The Tax Collector. The K-pop foursome Blackpink takes over the music chart, while a viral video has brought Fleetwood Mac's classic album Rumours back to the spotlight more than 43 years after its release. Nicholas Sparks hangs onto the top spot in fiction, followed by five new novels. And a new book from comedian Jerry Seinfeld leads five new titles in nonfiction.

Movies

1. The Tax Collector (Blu-ray)
   
2. The Silencing (Blu-ray)
3. The 2nd (Blu-ray)
   
4. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Blu-ray)
5. Black Water: Abyss (Blu-ray)
   
6. True History of the Kelly Gang (Blu-ray)
7. The Secret Garden (Blu-ray)
   
8. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
9. American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
    

Music

1. Blackpink, The Album
2. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
3. Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall
   
4. LANY, Mama's Boy
5. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
   
6. Lil Baby, My Turn
7. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore
   
9. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
10. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding

Fiction

1. The Return, Nicholas Sparks
2. Troubles in Paradise, Elin Hilderbrand
3. Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
5. The Searcher, Tana French
6. Magic Lessons, Alice Hoffman
7. The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett
8. The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult
9. Anxious People, Fredrik Backman
10. The Coast-to-Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker

Nonfiction

1. Is This Anything?, Jerry Seinfeld
2. The 99% Invisible City, Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
   
3. Rage, Bob Woodward
4. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
5. Blackout, Candace Owens
6. Killing Crazy Horse, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
7. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
8. Undaunted, John O. Brennan
9. Trust, Pete Buttigieg
10. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World, Fareed Zakaria
    

Hot This Week: October 12

Three new movies make this week's list, including The Silencing, starring Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Machine Gun Kelly bumps Taylor Swift from music's top spot, and Juice WRLD's popular posthumous album makes its debut on CD. Nicholas Sparks takes over the fiction list, followed by Lana Del Rey's collection of spoken-word poetry. Nonfiction stays largely the same, with the addition of a book on the U.S. Supreme Court by Senator Ted Cruz.

Movies

1. The Silencing (Blu-ray)
   
2. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Blu-ray)
3. True History of the Kelly Gang (Blu-ray)
   
4. Welcome to Sudden Death
5. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
6. Irresistible (Blu-ray)
   
7. Rogue (Blu-ray)
8. The King of Staten Island (Blu-ray)
9. You Should Have Left
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
    

Music

1. Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall
   
2. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
3. Deftones, Ohms
4. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
   
5. Taylor Swift, Folklore
   
6. Carrie Underwood, My Gift
7. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
8. Lil Baby, My Turn
9. Natalie Grant, No Stranger
10. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding

Fiction

1. The Return, Nicholas Sparks
2. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, Lana Del Rey
3. The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett
4. The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult
   
5. The Coast-to-Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker
6. Anxious People, Fredrik Backman
7. Vince Flynn: Total Power, Kyle Mills
8. Jack, Marilynne Robinson
9. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
10. One by One, Ruth Ware

Nonfiction

1. Rage, Bob Woodward
2. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
3. Killing Crazy Horse, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
4. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
5. How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
6. One Vote Away, Ted Cruz
   
7. Blackout, Candace Owens
8. Too Much and Never Enough, Mary L. Trump
   
9. Live Free or Die, Sean Hannity
10. Don't Lie to Me, Jeanine Pirro

Hot This Week: October 5

Four new movies make October's first list, including the latest adaptation based on Rhonda Byrne's bestseller The Secret. Taylor Swift holds onto the top spot in music for yet another week. New titles in fiction include such names as Jodi Picoult, James Patterson, and Craig Johnson, while in nonfiction a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns as listeners remember the late Supreme Court Justice.

Movies

1. The Secret: Dare to Dream (Blu-ray)
   
2. Irresistible (Blu-ray)
   
3. Rogue (Blu-ray)
4. Most Wanted (Blu-ray)
   
5. The King of Staten Island (Blu-ray)
6. Let It Snow
   
7. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
8. You Should Have Left
9. The Outpost (Blu-ray)
10. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)

Music

1. Taylor Swift, Folklore
   
2. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
3. Alicia Keys, Alicia
4. Keith Urban, The Speed of Now, Part 1
5. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
6. Lil Baby, My Turn
7. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
8. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
9. Harry Styles, Fine Line
10. The Weeknd, After Hours

Fiction

1. The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult
   
2. The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett
3. The Coast-to-Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker
   
4. Vince Flynn: Total Power, Kyle Mills
5. Next to Last Stand, Craig Johnson
6. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
7. One by One, Ruth Ware
8. All the Devils Are Here, Louise Penny
9. Anxious People, Fredrik Backman
10. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Christopher Paolini

Nonfiction

1. Rage, Bob Woodward
2. Killing Crazy Horse, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. Blackout, Candace Owens
4. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
5. Live Free or Die, Sean Hannity
6. Don't Lie to Me, Jeanine Pirro
7. Notorious RBG, Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
8. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
9. Speaking for Myself, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
10. Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster