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

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  • Cover for The Sea-Glass Shore, by Julie Salmon Kelleher. A woman sits on a rocky shore with a cliff, trees, and cloudy skies behind her. Her feet are in the water and her eyes on the sea. In the foreground, a seal surfaces to look at her.

    The Sea-Glass Shore

    September 1
  • Cover for Winter's Teeth, showing foliage and flowers with antlers on a blue-gray wash background. The book title and author's name, R. A. Betzer, are written in bold font, as well as the tagline: Don't go into the woods.

    Winter’s Teeth

    October 6
  • Cover for What Is Left For Us, showing a woman in the water on an ombre blue background. The book title and the author's name are written in a strong, sans serif font.

    What Is Left For Us

    March 10
  • Cover for We Became Wild, by H.D. Carver, showing an illustration of two teen girls with large hiking backpacks walking away form the viewer along a desert trail toward mountains in the distance. The sky glows orange and red. The title appears in large white letters across the top and bottom of the cover.

    We Became Wild

    June 23
  • Cover for How to Love You When You're Gone. A blond teenage boy, in a pasta-water yellow poleo, sits across from a brunette teenage girl wearing a yellow hat. They're at a diner, sitting in a red booth. The walls are bright pink!

    How to Love You When You’re Gone

    May 26
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    Mr. Mendlebee’s Pandimensional Literary Repository (and Yarn)

    November 17
  • The cover for The Game of Oaths, featuring a red circus tent with the Eiffel Tower in front, and a golden trapeze artist above. The circus tent is flanked with red roses, joker playing cards, and red butterflies with gold designs. The book title is in front of the image, with a dagger making up the "T" in the word "Oaths" and dripping blood. The author's name, S.C. Bandreddi, is below on a brown ribbon. The cover's background is a teal blue color and decorated with gold sparkles, as well as the outline of an analog clock.

    The Game of Oaths

    June 2
  • Cover for All the Scattered Stars, showing a dark green background with a predominate golden koru done in a distressed style. An intricate gold border of lines, dots, and swirls frames the edges. The title is spelled out in a bold, golden font and the author's name, Via Luino, appears at the top.

    All the Scattered Stars

    April 21
  • Book cover for The Death Row Club by V.A. Vazquez. Neon pink lettering overlays a moody teal night scene of a lit cabin at the end of a winding driveway surrounded by dark forest. A blurb reads, “Fresh and unforgettable” — Karin Slaughter.

    The Death Row Club

    July 14
  • Cover for Jenny Will Eat You Now. The title is set in individual tiles on the wall of a condemned train station, splattered with scum and blood stains. Jenny's green, webbed hand leaves claw marks along the wall. Smaller tiles discolored with age sit on top of the title.

    Jenny Will Eat You Now

    September 29
  • Cover for We Run the Night, showing an illustrated black girl looking afraid and two ghostly figures of a boy and a girl staring down at her, on a background of a tree with branches growing through the ghostly figures. The book title and author’s name, Peace Mbengei are written in yellow font.

    We Run The Night

    September 15
  • Cover for Westward Women, showing the outline o a woman's face in hypnotic red circles. The woman is wearing yellow sunglasses, also comprised of hypnotic circles, that look like abstract suns. The book title and author name, Alice Martin, are written in 1970s, hippie-esque font. A quote from Joyce Carol Oates on the cover compares the book to Margaret Atwood's style.

    Westward Women

    March 10
  • Cover for These Vile Hearts by Melody Robinette, showing a whimsical tree covered in dripping candles and red flowers, with roots growing into an anatomical heart, flanked by a dryad man with horns and a fairy with black eyes, as well as a dagger and insulin syringe.

    These Vile Hearts

    August 11
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    The Fire Walker

    December 31
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    Portrait of a Haunting

    October 6
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    We, the Missing

    December 31
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    Family Language

    November 10
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