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St. Joseph of Wisconsin: The Heroic True Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy that Fake Historians Don’t Teach

May 29, 2026
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St. Joseph of Wisconsin: The Heroic True Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy that Fake Historians Don’t Teach

I think the entire political spectrum can come together and agree that this is not a good cover.

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Tales From the Saddletramp Universe, Vol. 2: Love, Lost and Found

May 29, 2026
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Tales From the Saddletramp Universe, Vol. 2: Love, Lost and Found

For those left unsatisfied by volume 1.

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The Bone Witcher of Knob Mountain: Intuitive Investigations Series, Book One

May 29, 2026
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The Bone Witcher of Knob Mountain: Intuitive Investigations Series, Book One

Witcher? I don’t even KNOW ‘er!

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Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies (Between Two Worlds Book 4)

May 28, 2026
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Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies (Between Two Worlds Book 4)

Lies like, “Your cover looks great.”

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THE DOMAIN OF WISHES (A Children’s Fantasy Adventure Series)

May 28, 2026
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THE DOMAIN OF WISHES (A Children’s Fantasy Adventure Series)

The pseudopanda wishes to be elsewhere.

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An Astrominer’s Tale: Polymorphed: Book 1

May 28, 2026
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An Astrominer’s Tale: Polymorphed: Book 1

What’s an astrominer? Someone who really digs the stars, obviously. (Also, the Amazon description does not fill me with confidence.)

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Yesterday Mourning

May 27, 2026
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Yesterday Mourning

Have you ever been so sad that you cried an entire head?

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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (Illustrated)

May 27, 2026
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (Illustrated)

“He’s a giant chicken, I tell you!”

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