The fifth semifinal for 2026:
Vote your top (which is to say, bottom) three of these notably bad covers from May!
Because good (bad) work should be recognized.
The Aliens Want Our Garbage (The Aliens Want Our Stuff Book 1)
Fortuitous, that.
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Rising Through the Tribulation: A Journey to Redemption
Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me thinner.
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Dragonhunt four: The Blue Dragon
The dragon is okay. The girl… Oh my.
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I’m guessing the “#1 Bestseller” was briefly, in the “Gilded Age History of the U.S.” subcategory (where it’s currently #80).
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“I’ll close my eyes to keep the glitter out this time.” Also, look at the top of the book’s pages. Oops.
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When Kali’s Collide: 2nd Edition (When Kali’s Collide Series Book 1)
No, there’s nothing wrong with your device.
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This would be bad enough if it had been released in 1998. But it came out this year.
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Your Typical Outlaw and Other Stories of the Old West
No commentary would be adequate.
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