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The Lousies Semifinals: March 2026!

July 13, 2026
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The the fourth semifinal for 2026:

Vote your top (which is to say, bottom) three of these notably bad covers from April!

Because good (bad) work should be recognized.

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The Thief of Chaos: A Tale of Seduction, Betrayal and Dark Magic (The Deck of Chaos Book 1)

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The Thief of Chaos: A Tale of Seduction, Betrayal and Dark Magic (The Deck of Chaos Book 1)

Heck, take all the chaos you want. I don’t mind.

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The Poor Relation: A Historical Regency Romance (The Spinster Series Book2): (The Spinster Series Book2)

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The Poor Relation: A Historical Regency Romance (The Spinster Series Book2): (The Spinster Series Book2)

Made you look.

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The Adventures of Jimsy and his Imaginary Friend: Lost in the Forest

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The Adventures of Jimsy and his Imaginary Friend: Lost in the Forest

I’m not too worried about the imaginary friend, not gonna lie.

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CATASTROPHE: AFTERMATH: The after effects of the Toba Super Volcano (Illoreaen Saga)

July 14, 2026
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CATASTROPHE: AFTERMATH: The after effects of the Toba Super Volcano (Illoreaen Saga)

“It is 74,000 years ago during the Great Ice Age…”

Wait, what?

 

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Key West Amateur (Key West Series-Arleigh Dean Kidd)

July 14, 2026
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Key West Amateur (Key West Series-Arleigh Dean Kidd)

Too easy.

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Finding the One: A 1960s Love Story

July 14, 2026
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Finding the One: A 1960s Love Story

“Why is this cover here?”

“Oh.”

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Avoid Wasted Prayers: What God Requires When We Pray (Powerful Prayers For Every Need Book 4)

July 13, 2026
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Avoid Wasted Prayers: What God Requires When We Pray (Powerful Prayers For Every Need Book 4)

Simply centering the type would have been enough to keep it off this site, but no…

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Footprints in Time: A Journey of Nostalgia

July 13, 2026
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Footprints in Time: A Journey of Nostalgia (Through My Eyes: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Andrew C. S. Koh)

The description doesn’t say it’s nostalgia specifically about food, but it also doesn’t say it’s NOT about food, so…

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