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Books by first-time debuts (authors who have never published any book before).

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  • Cover for Wolfheart, showing the silhouette of a wolf howling at a large full moon. The moon is a pinkish red tint and a pinkish red fog is dispersed through the foreground. In the background are silhouettes of birds and pine trees. Beneath the wolf, the tagline reads, "Be careful who you meet under a full moon."

    Wolfheart

    September 17
  • Cover for Voted Most Likely to Murder, consisting of a black and white graphic of a yearbook photo page depicting various characters displaying a variety of expressions (shock, dismay, boredom, etc.) and one character holding a weapon with the book title, white text over a bright red banner. Below that, a grey background with the author's name, Lacey Moone, in red font and a variety of common yearbook autographs ("bffs forever", "2good to B 4gotten", etc)

    Voted Most Likely to Murder

    May 12
  • Cover for Rage of the Wiled, showing atmospheric background with dense, shadowy blue-green foliage bordered in metallic gold vines. From the top dangles a gold spider. A gold fox is centered beneath the large serif title: Rage of the Wiled. Revey Galaer is centered at the cover's bottom.

    Rage of the Wiled

    October 27
  • Cover for Copper Breadcrumbs shows a background of shining copper pennies. In the foreground there are two silhouettes, a short teenager facing a menacing knight silhouette holding a sharp sword menacingly in his direction. The book title and author's name, James Edgar, are written in block copper font.

    Copper Breadcrumbs

    June 11
  • Picture of Smile for the Camera's cover: Emilyn and Jase are hugging with Emilyn’s hand on Jase’s chest Jase’s nose on Emilyn’s forehead. There are Sampaguitas (the national flower of the Philippines 🇵🇭) and doodles of a camera, music notes, and sunflowers. It’s yellow with the Evernight Teen logo on the top left corner.

    Smile for the Camera

    December 31
  • Cover of Under a Carnivore, featuring a young woman appearing out of swamp flora and fauna, including orchids with teeth.

    Under A Carnivore Sky

    May 12
  • Cover for Strange Lights showing an illustrated night scene of a campfire by a Winnebago with pine trees in the background. A man in a sweater and jeans and a young child with long hair, rainboots, a backpack stand next to the campfire, both facing away. A third person is visible lounging on the top of the Winnebago, also facing away. Two round roomba style vacuums fly through the air. The title is written in an illustrated font of stars at the top of the image and the authors' name, Mira Gonzalez, is written in slanting font at the base of the image. The color scheme is neon pink, orange, and blue with green.

    Strange Lights

    October 6
  • Cover for Beneath the Same Round Moon: A Mooncake Festival Story, showing family members around a yellow moon. Main character is wearing yellow and red, and she's holding a mooncake. Written by Jasmine Fang and illustrated by Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen.

    Beneath the Same Round Moon: A Mooncake Festival Story

    September 15
  • Cover of The Mess That Made Them by Ryan T. Pozzi.

    The Mess That Made Them: How History’s Greatest Artists Failed, Floundered, and Made Something Brilliant Anyway

    September 3
  • I Am the Devouring Dark, showing a moonlit-hand holding a bleeding heard in front of a moody, teal forest. Tag line 'Lose her heart...or devour his' Kimberly Lynn Hanson.

    I Am the Devouring Dark

    October 15
  • Cover for The Ginghams, showing a distressed girl with a messy, blonde ponytail surrounded by kids her age all dressed in gingham with dead-eyed expressions and creepy, identical smiles. The title, THE GINGHAMS is written up top in Flourescent green, with the author’s name, TC Kemper written at the bottom. The tagline is also featured: Never Trust A Perfect Smile. The cover is illustrated in shades of blue.

    The Ginghams

    July 28
  • Cover for Engineering a Love Story, showing a blurred image of woman in sunglasses with a pixelated, tech-looking scarf. The title and author's name are written in a bold, blocky font.

    Engineering a Love Story

    October 6
  • Cover for Working Well, showing three paper clips, blue, white, and green, interconnected on an orange background. The book title and author’s name are in bold font and the subtitle is in white font.

    Working Well: How to Build a Happier, Healthier Workplace Through the Science of Attunement

    March 24
  • Cover for The Last Telegram of Mrs. Hudson, showing an illustrated Victorian London street with black lampposts and horse-drawn carriage against a graduated vibrant blue background. There are the illustrated silhouettes of two women in long, ornate Victorian dresses in the middle. The book title is in bold white font, and the author's name is in light pink, as are other details on the cover such as the lights of the lampposts. Black and light blue envelopes swirl across the scene, and one of the women is holding a solitary pink envelope.

    The Last Telegram of Mrs. Hudson

    September 3
  • Exchange of Heart, showing an illustration of a man and woman holding a black umbrella in front of the Sydney Habour Bridge with a lightning bolt above. The left half has a solid blue background, the right side is orange.

    Exchange of Heart

    August 13
  • Cover for The Witch of the Dark Wood, showing a large tree with a young girl on the left side, and a witch with a nature mask and cloak on the right side. The atmosphere is misty. The book title and author name are in the trunk of the tree in eerie font.

    The Witch of the Dark Wood

    September 1
  • Cover for Love Witches and Wahala, featuring an illustrated bakery against a purple and blue sparkly background. There's also an illustration of a black female with braids dressed in an Ankara gown holding a bowl of puff-puff on the left, and another illustration of a black male with locs dressed in a light grey jacket and blue pants holding a blueprint.

    Love, Witches, And Wahala

    November 17
  • Cover for The Moonsingers, with a dark teal background, showing a wooden door bearing a fancy knocker and letterbox, opening onto golden light. Around the door are oak branches and a few mushrooms, and in the four corners of the cover are: a full moon; a set of letters including a train ticket; a commonplace book with a foundation pen; and a sprig of lilies of the valley. The title is in golden text across the middle of the cover image.

    The Moonsingers

    July 14
  • Cover for Family Language, showing the title first all in International Phonetic Alphabet, then in a mix of IPA and regular script, with the addition of a young boy's profile where a schwa should be, and then written clearly "family language." The words "A Novel" appear at the top, and at the bottom is the author's name, Nicole Nelson.

    Family Language

    November 10
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    We, the Missing

    September 29
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