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  • Cover for Black Widow, White Shroud, showing an illustration of three shadowy figures in the middle. The title is in faded olive green and burgundy letters.

    Black Widow, White Shroud

    December 31
  • Cover for THE STARGAZERS, showing a blue-haired female astronaut in a background of stars and bioluminescent magical flowers with the book title and author name on the front in a fantasy font.

    The Stargazers

    September 15
  • 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 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
  • 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 The Fire Walker, showing two illustrated characters - Appa and his son Velan- and a temple Kovil gopuram. The characters are wearing traditional shirts and are against a blue and magenta twilight background, with stars in the sky. Fiery sparks and the stars glow the scene. The book’s title, the author’s name, Ainkaran Sivaaji, and the illustrator’s name, N. Dejeshwini, are written in a bright artistic font.

    The Fire Walker

    September 15
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    We, the Missing

    December 31
  • 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
  • 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 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 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 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
  • 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 The Marigold Bridge shows illustration of a candle in the center with orange and red flowers and greenery around an arch at the edges of the cover. The book title is large white letters in the center.

    The Marigold Bridge

    June 5
  • Cover for Dead Boys Club, showing an illustration of two boys standing in front of a car with a mountainous National Park in the backdrop. There is a fire tower in the distance. The boy on the left has dark brown hair and is dressed in punk fashion. The boy on the right is pale with red hair and is dressed in a green shirt and cargo pants.

    Dead Boys Club

    September 15
  • Cover for The Love Code, a STEM romance novel by Connie Kitson, featuring an illustration of a young man and woman, dressed in office work attire, standing back-to-back, holding their own laptops, looking back at each other. The book title is written in large, white, capitalised block letters, on a pink background.

    The Love Code

    November 19
  • Cover for Silk and Sensibility, showing an illustration of pink plum blossoms and two blue swallows on a white background. The book title and author's name, Mengxi Seeley, are written in a simple serif font.

    Silk and Sensibility

    September 15
  • Cover for No Man’s Daughter showing a woman with olive skin and dark hair, in frontier clothing, and holding a rifle with glowing runes. The background depicts trees and antlered phantom giants. The book title and the author's name, Justine Lombardi, are written in Nordic font.

    No Man’s Daughter

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

    Change My Mind

    December 31
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