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The Man With The September Face

November 2, 2025
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The Man With The September Face

That’s the one in the middle, I think. (h/t Marc)

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Rainy Day Hotel

November 1, 2025
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Rainy Day Hotel

I don’t know what I’m looking at, but I know I don’t like it.

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Stories from Terragrand Volume 1 Of 7: Volume 1 Of 7

November 1, 2025
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Stories from Terragrand Volume 1 Of 7: Volume 1 Of 7

And then you read the Amazon description, and you start to understand the mind that would approve this cover.

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Foundling (Realms of Kyre Book 1)

November 1, 2025
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Foundling (Realms of Kyre Book 1)

I mean, as Photoshop Frankenstein jobs go…

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You’re Gone

October 31, 2025
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You’re Gone

“You like me! You really really like me!” (h/t Doug)

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Flying Leap: A Faith-Based Science Fiction Novel (Creatures of Biome Book 1)

October 31, 2025
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Flying Leap: A Faith-Based Science Fiction Novel (Creatures of Biome Book 1)

Photobombing non-reflective elephant!

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King Kobold Revived (The Warlock of Gramarye Book 2)

October 31, 2025
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King Kobold Revived (The Warlock of Gramarye Book 2)

Christopher Stasheff’s reissues continue to underwhelm.

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Christianity: A Successful Failure: Finding Faith in an Age of Fear and Falsehood

October 30, 2025
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Christianity: A Successful Failure: Finding Faith in an Age of Fear and Falsehood

If the alliterative sub-subtitle didn’t demonstrate that Papyrus wasn’t the right font… (Also, lupins cast no shadows. Strange but true.)

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