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

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  • A book cover in varying shades of orange, with a smaller square overlay of pink streaked paint reminiscent of a framed painting that provides the backdrop for the cover art. The title, Don't Tell Me How It Ends, lies within that pink square, and is written in capitalized white block font, which is also made to look like paint strokes. Below the title, an illustrated Black man and woman of varying skin tones embrace, wearing dark colored casual clothing. To their left, the author's name, Adrienne Thurman, is in a white handwriting font, as are the words, "A Novel" just to the couple's right. Along the top border of the cover, in block letters of the deepest shade of orange, the tagline reads, "No spoilers. Just sparks."

    Don’t Tell Me How It Ends

    April 14
  • Cover for Flickerstate, showing a young woman standing in front of a mullioned window in a dark library. The young woman is emitting controlled flames. She holds up playing cards that are also emitting controlled flames; more cards drift upward above her head. The book title and the author's name, F. A. Davidson, are written in all-caps gold font.

    Flickerstate

    July 28
  • Cover for Wrong Order, featuring a mint green/almost Tiffany Blue background. An abstract painting in the same shade hangs on the wall in the background.Two illustrated figured stand in the corner beneath the title. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a suit and dark green blouse. Her arms are crossed while one of his hands is in his pocket, with the other by his side. They are looking at each other. The title and author name are written in modern font.

    Wrong Order

    May 5
  • Cover for The Book Tour, showing an illustration of a woman and man sitting atop an implausibly large stack of books, with artful plane routes surrounding them.

    The Book Tour

    March 3
  • Cover for Deathly Fates, showing an illustrated Chinese priestess standing on a bridge, reaching out to a ghostly soldier/prince. There are shadowy mountains and a moon in the background. The book title and author's name, Tesia Tsai, are written in an elegant font.

    Deathly Fates

    April 14
  • Cover illustration for Mirrorwoven. A large ornate Venetian-style mirror frames the book's title, with a glass shattering effect exploding from the centre. A light-skinned girl teenage with shoulder length blonde hair in a red ballgown holding a lute is looking into the mirror; her reflection has long red hair. Looking out from the mirror on elevated balconies on the left and right are two teenage girls with darker skin and long dark hair, also in elaborate gowns. Within the mirror, stairways lead up to the balconies; outside the mirror are banisters leading towards and framing the girl in the centre. The colour palette is orange and teal, with swirling colours and ornamental sparkles, as well as ornamental ribbons of music wrapping around the three girls and the frame of the mirror.

    Mirrorwoven

    July 2
  • Cover for HENRY TUDOR MUST DIE, showing a woman in historical dress holding a skull. The title is overlaid in hot pink.

    Henry Tudor Must Die

    July 21
  • Cover for Until Death, showing a bloody hand with an engagement ring holding a bridal bouquet. The title is written in script; the border shows thorns, berries, and deer heads.

    Until Death

    May 19
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    The Memory of Borrowed Books

    October 6
  • A little girl is dressed in a kimono and a flower in her hair. Her arms are outstretched in a dance and there is a sun in the background. The book title, author's and illustrator's names are in all-caps.

    I Am a Bon Dancer

    March 24
  • Two football players numbered 6 and 16 are arm in arm facing a goal against the London skyline.

    Two Left Feet

    January 13
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    The Education of Imryn Dyre, Wizard’s Apprentice

    November 24
  • Cover for The League of Dangerous Young Ladies, showing several of the main characters silhouettes in period dress, as well as the title and author's name.

    The League of Dangerous Young Ladies

    June 2
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    Bad Things Happened Here

    September 1
  • A boy in profile view, the focus zoomed in on his head and shoulders as he falls against a teal background. The boy has his eyes closed, with pale skin and dark brown hair that seems to ripple as he falls. Other items fall around him: a microphone, newspapers (including one that reads, MOTHER POISONS HER SON), and a pillbox with pills falling out. The whole scene has a sort of glitched out quality to it, with portions of Alex and the falling items blurring into rainbow static.

    Alex, by Proxy

    July 21
  • Cover for 72 Hours Of You: two teenagers standing in the middle of New York City. Hot pink steaks in a time lapse effect blurt past them as they embrace.

    72 Hours Of You

    September 1
  • Cover for SUBLIMATION showing two identical copies of a woman emerging from the center of the cover, which is a black void that radiates sunset colors. It looks very thriller science fictiony.

    Sublimation

    June 2
  • Cover for The Good Parts, showing two figures, one male one female, holding hands. Two identical figures are in white and orange. The book title and author's name are written in bold font on a bright orange, green, and blue background.

    The Good Parts

    July 28
  • Female race car driver and male race car driver standing in front of a track with open wheel race cars in the background.

    The Fast Track

    August 4
  • The cover for the US edition of Love Galaxy, showing an illustration of two women standing along a rocky beach surrounded on both sides by camera drones. In the distance is a manor lit from within and the sky is swirling with the image of a galaxy and three moons.

    Love Galaxy

    May 5
  • A summery green landscape/road with a red car parked on a road overhead with a man, woman, and pink haired teen gazing out at the golden sky and view. RETURN TO SENDER in pink cursive writing.

    Return to Sender

    July 14
  • Cover for The Geomagician, with the title in the center and illustrations of fossils and florals in pinks, purples, and green. The largest items are a pterodactyl skeleton and an ichthosaur skeleton. The background is a parchment-color, and the illustrations are vintage in style.

    The Geomagician

    March 31
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    The White North Has Thy Bones

    December 31
  • Cover for Maggie and Arthur's Magic Moment, featuring a tall white man with glasses, dark brown hair with streaks of grey, wearing a jacket, leaning in to kiss a white plus-size woman with auburn hair. They are in a library and there are magic swirls all around them. The title Maggie and Arthur's Magic Moment is above them and the author's name, Leslie René, is at the bottom.

    Maggie and Arthur’s Magic Moment

    July 23
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    Veiled in Shadow

    December 1
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