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The Sword of Light (The Chronicles of Bruk the Barbarian Book 3)

June 13, 2026
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The Sword of Light (The Chronicles of Bruk the Barbarian Book 3)

We’ve all regretted things we hung in our locker in high school.

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Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife: Tempers, Sheep, and Suitors: A Melodrama of Pride and Prejudice

June 12, 2026
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Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife: Tempers, Sheep, and Suitors: A Melodrama of Pride and Prejudice

Have you ever loved an IP so much that you… couldn’t keep from desecrating it?

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The Little Train Set: Billy the Hero

June 12, 2026
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The Little Train Set: Billy the Hero

Of all the problems here, I think the cut-off descender on the “p” in the byline bothers me most.

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My Darcy Mutates…

June 12, 2026
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My Darcy Mutates…

THE BARREL HAS NO BOTTOM.

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100 People Who Changed My World

June 11, 2026
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100 People Who Changed My World

But did they change your toner?

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Dragon’s Tale

June 11, 2026
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Dragon’s Tale

[backs away slowly]

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Above Your Raisin: a novel

June 11, 2026
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Above Your Raisin: a novel

Note: Not, apparently, about raisins.

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THE BABEL MATRIX: Alien Artefact

June 10, 2026
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THE BABEL MATRIX: Alien Artefact

Best read on shrooms.

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