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The Lousies Semifinals: May 2026!

July 20, 2026
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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.

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Jesus Protects: 20-Week Devotional to a Bold Spirit based on David’s Life

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Jesus Protects: 20-Week Devotional to a Bold Spirit based on David’s Life

Yes, there’s a clever visual idea in here.  No, it’s not enough to compensate for the problems.

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Her Secret Odyssey: Josee’s Magical Adventure

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Her Secret Odyssey: Josee’s Magical Adventure

So it took seven years to get home on the school bus?

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The God Frequency The Saturn Deception

23 hours ago
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The God Frequency The Saturn Deception

Congrats, you’ve found new ways to screw up an ebook cover.

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Wonky Honkey: Beulah

July 20, 2026
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Wonky Honkey: Beulah

This is apparently a story written by a grandfather, who let his granddaughters illustrate it, which would be fine except they decided to SELL IT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

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Rebel Hearts of Dixie

July 19, 2026
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Rebel Hearts of Dixie

“We have to keep our love hidden… behind this text.”

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Shooting Up

July 19, 2026
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Shooting Up

“No, I asked you to tell me why your species DOESN’T deserve extinction.”

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Blood Farmer (The Ultimate Evil Series Book 3)

July 19, 2026
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Blood Farmer (The Ultimate Evil Series Book 3)

“It’s okay, I bought them at Spirit in their after-Halloween sale.”

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