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The Lousies Semifinals: December 2025!

January 19, 2026
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After this, the new format for the Lousies will spare you from being bludgeoned with quite so many bad covers at once to make your choice. One more time, for democracy’s sake!

Pick your choices for the worst three covers for the month, and then we’ll have a series of finals.

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Tomorrow’s Film Studio Today

January 18, 2026
Nathan
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Tomorrow’s Film Studio Today

I’m calling in sick tomorrow.

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Make No Bones About It (A Dig Site Mystery Book 2)

January 18, 2026
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Make No Bones About It (A Dig Site Mystery Book 2)

A pyramid designed by a little-known Mesoamerican people called the “Derpotecs.”

 

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Cowboy Watch (The Watchers Book 1)

January 18, 2026
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Cowboy Watch (The Watchers Book 1)

Unless the book is actually about a horse who becomes a stalker. Then the cover is spot-on.

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Ben’s Long Commute to School

January 17, 2026
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Ben’s Long Commute to School

I don’t want to be unnecessarily cruel, but “cringe” is literally the illustrator’s middle name.

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The Awesome Trade Adventures of Audrina: The Wobbly Table

January 17, 2026
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The Awesome Trade Adventures of Audrina: The Wobbly Table

Don’t ask her about her missing finger. Carpenters have to pay their dues.

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The Adventures of Mimi and Lulu: The Fallen Star and The River Mystery

January 17, 2026
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The Adventures of Mimi and Lulu: The Fallen Star and The River Mystery

What was I saying about chromosomal damage?

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The Regent (The Enthronement Book 5)

January 16, 2026
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The Regent (The Enthronement Book 5)

Dystopian, yes, but not in the way that was meant.

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