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  • The cover art of HOLD ME LIKE A GRUDGE, a novel by Celine Ong, where two male wrestlers (to the left is an Asian man in his 20s with black hair tied up in a man bun and a red fringe cascading down his face, dressed in a pair of black wrestling tights designed to look like flames; to the right is a white man with short blond hair with slight curls at the top, dressed in white tights and blue lines coming up the side) square up in the middle of a ring. They stare at each other with a mix of fierceness and affection, and have an arm on each other. They are illuminated by pinkish, purplish, and blueish stage lights above. In the background, a faceless crowd watches them.

    Hold Me Like a Grudge

    December 31
  • On the book cover, the title appears in large gold letters against a dark blue background depicting the night sky. There is a glowing white crescent moon at the top center, and on the left and right edges are two tall hawthorn trees with thorns and red berries. In the branches sit several small animals and other objects, including a weasel, a pair of white mice, a teacup, and a crown. At ground level, there is a cottage and pine trees lighted in green and gold. In front stand two figures in silhouette; the one on the left is taller with short hair, and the one on the right is shorter with long hair, and is holding the leash of a small dog that stands between them.

    Into the Midnight Wood

    January 13
  • Cover for The Wives of Herrick Hall, showing an image of a wreath made of burning flowers, with a purple ribbon, purple thread, glass bottle, and a pair scissors wound throughout. Two cameo purple and white brooches showing two young women facing each other rests at the bottom of the wreath. The book title lies in the center of the wreath, and the author's name, Julie Lew, at the bottom.

    The Wives of Herrick Hall

    May 5
  • Ocean maelstrom surrounded by rainbow eucalyptus tree, sampaguita flowers, and green leaves. At the heart of the maelstrom is a wooden ship with red Asian-style sails.

    Saltswept

    February 26
  • Cover for A Fate Worse Than Drowning, showing dark red waves leading up to a craggy island and a lighthouse that is shining yellow light across a sky with stars.

    A Fate Worse Than Drowning

    July 21
  • The UK cover for Vile Lady Villains, showing an illustration of two women, one with red hair, a white dress and a red cloak, and one with black hair and a black dress. Both are holding daggers on each other's throats.

    Vile Lady Villains

    April 2
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    The Soul Thief

    November 3
  • The illustrated cover of Just Ask Elsie by Ari Koontz features a young white girl with blonde hair, standing in the middle of a school hallway and holding a stack of purple magazines that read "Elsie's Puberty Zine." Around her are cut-out doodles of birds and bees, hearts and emojis, and the progress pride flag. In the background, other students stand in front of blue lockers, watching and whispering. The title words are in mismatched fonts, with "Elsie" handwritten in gold sharpie over a piece of purple duct tape. The overall art style is soft-textured but bright, with pastel colors and rounded lines.

    Just Ask Elsie

    June 16
  • The scene is a narrow street with row homes lit by street lamp along the left, with brick stoops. The title is in white sans serif: Whatever Happened to Eddy Crane? The subtitle is smaller, in gold: a memoir and a murder investigation. Kate Crane, is in white caps. The blurb at the top says: Beautifully crafted. Crane stirred the embers of a Baltimore cold case everyone else was willing to forget – her father’s. —David Simon.

    What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane?

    April 7
  • A beige background is framed by the brown earth of a grave dotted with stylized human bones. Three adorable black kittens with blue eyes peer over the edges as if looking down on the viewer inside the grave. Text reads The Black Cat Detectives: A Mystery, by Kit Gray.

    The Black Cat Detectives

    May 26
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    The Third Wish

    December 31
  • Cover for Champion of the Rose: Volume 1, showing Rey, a seventeen-year-old trans swordsman in the heat of battle. He's surrounded by sharp swords from all over the world. Rey wears a suit of armor and a large rose in bloom, over his heart. Colourful confetti falls around him. The book's title and author names for Cat Aquino and Dominique Duran are set in metallic gold.

    Champion of the Rose: Volume 1

    July 14
  • Cover for I Was a Teenage Death God showing an illustration of a masculine-presenting teenager in shadow, embracing a vaguely human-shaped entity made of bright colors and light that appear to be disintegrating in their arms. They are surrounded by a flurry of whimsical ghosts with various facial expressions. The title is written in a thick, brightly-colored font and the author's name is scrawled on the sleeve of the teenager's denim jacket.

    I Was a Teenage Death God

    March 3
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    Death in Verse

    December 31
  • Four people with their backs to the viewer stride towards a huge gothic castle with the wind swirling arounds its peaks. The nearest person casually tosses a glowing bone in the air. The sky is purple and dotted with falling teeth. The title These Shattered Spires is bright pink across the middle in gothic serif font.

    These Shattered Spires

    March 10
  • Cover for PRINCEWEAVER, showing the title of the book vertically down the centre of the page. Two brunette hair braids cascade down, one on either side of the title. Surrounding it and interwoven with the hair is the image of a red fox, a grey-brown moth, and numerous plants including wood anemones, red berries, oak leaves and acorns, and falling golden leaves. At the top, the text 'MAGIC. MARRIAGE. WAR.' is written off to the left. The author's name, Elian J Morgan, is printed at the bottom.

    Princeweaver

    April 16
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    The Education of Imryn Dyre, Wizard’s Apprentice

    November 24
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    The White North Has Thy Bones

    December 31
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    The Southern Sorority of Superstitious Witches

    October 6
  • Book cover for HOLLOW MAGIC by Mars Lauderbaugh. Three characters face the viewer on a dark blue and pink background. There is ice and a the dark outline of a castle in the midground. In the far background, the eyes and hair of a woman is peeking out over the castle. Title text at the bottom of the page reads: HOLLOW MAGIC and underneath the author type reads MARS LAUDERBAUGH.

    Hollow Magic

    August 11
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