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Keanu Reeves: The Life and Career of Keanu Reeves

August 16, 2025
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Keanu Reeves: The Life and Career of Keanu Reeves

“Keanus.” (h/t Bryce)

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The Missing

August 16, 2025
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The Missing

Comic Sans is NEVER the right answer. EVER.

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Quashed: Memoir of the Dissed

August 15, 2025
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Quashed: Memoir of the Dissed

QUASHED is the true story of a young, single mother who suffers a health crisis…

If only there were some hint of the subject matter on the cover…

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Echoes over Stormy Sea (Dual-time Odyssey Book 1)

August 15, 2025
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Echoes over Stormy Sea (Dual-time Odyssey Book 1)

“So, how do you get your hair that color?”

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Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

August 15, 2025
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Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

If you can’t trust an anonymous five-star review, what can you trust?

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Slow Space

August 14, 2025
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Slow Space

The byline font is the cherry on top.

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Vigilis : Ten years after the crucifixion of Jesus, Rome wakes up. (Biblical.)

August 14, 2025
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Vigilis : Ten years after the crucifixion of Jesus, Rome wakes up. (Biblical.)

I’m pinching myself, but I still see this cover.

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The Village of Waiting

August 14, 2025
Nathan
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The Village of Waiting

Imagine how had you have to work to make a cover look this bad — and this is from Farrar, Strauss & Giroux.

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