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Japanese Yokai: Explore a Magical World of Monsters, Demons, and Mythical Creatures book cover

Japanese Yokai: Explore a Magical World of Monsters, Demons, and Mythical Creatures
Fluer Daugey

Quiet Fire: Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry book cover

Quiet Fire: Emily Dickinson’s Life and Poetry
Carol Dommermuth-Costa

An Illustrated History of Urban Legends book cover

An Illustrated History of Urban Legends
Adam Boardman

Ours to Tell: Reclaiming Indigenous Stories book cover

Ours to Tell: Reclaiming Indigenous Stories
Eldon Yellowhorn

Make Good Trouble: Discover Movements That Sparked Changed book cover

Make Good Trouble: Discover Movements That Sparked Changed
Jamia Wilson

How It All Ends book cover

How It All Ends
Emma Hunsinger

Suitor Armor Vol. 1 book cover

Suitor Armor Vol. 1
Purpah

Colette Decides to Die, Vol. 1 book cover

Colette Decides to Die, Vol. 1
Alto Yukimura

Otaku Vampire's Love Bite, Vol. 1 book cover

Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite, Vol. 1
Julietta Suzuki

My Fairy God Somebody book cover

My Fairy God Somebody
Charlene Allen

All My Bests book cover

All My Bests
Britnee Meiser

On Again, Awkward Again book cover

On Again, Awkward Again
Erin Entrada Kelly

Hyo The Hellmaker book cover

Hyo The Hellmaker
Mina Ghosh

Bright Red Fruit book cover

Bright Red Fruit
Safia Elhillo

The Last Bookstore on Earth book cover

The Last Bookstore on Earth
Lily Braun-Arnold

All Better Now book cover

All Better Now
Neal Shusterman

Needy Little Things book cover

Needy Little Things
Channelle Desamours

Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything book cover

Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything
Justine Winans

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