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The cover shows a cozy, traditional Japanese bookshop glowing warmly at dusk, surrounded by blooming cherry blossom trees. Pink petals fill the scene, creating a dreamy, nostalgic atmosphere. A quiet street with signs and a small bench sits in the foreground, while the title The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop appears prominently above the shop, blending with the soft pastel tones of the blossoms.

The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

The cover features a bold, colorful illustration of a hand gently touching a face, rendered in abstract, overlapping shades of pink, purple, and beige. The background is a solid teal, making the white, flowing title Diana in Love stand out prominently. The authors’ names, Jen Besser and Shana Feste, are displayed at the top in clean, uppercase letters, giving the cover a modern and vibrant feel.

Diana in Love

The cover depicts a cozy café scene with a warm, inviting atmosphere. A man in a white shirt and suspenders sits at a table in the foreground, while a woman in a light blue dress sits at another table across the room, looking out the window. The café interior features wooden furniture, a hanging lamp, and potted plants, giving a calm, everyday charm. The title Hot Chocolate on Thursday is displayed in a grid-like design above the scene, with the author Michiko Aoyama’s name at the bottom.

Hot Chocolate on a Thursday

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ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI - ASHLEY ELSTON ANTICIPATION - MELODIE WINAWER BODY, THE - BETHANY C. MORROW CIRCLE OF DAYS - KEN FOLLETT CLIFFS, THE - J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN THE CURE FOR DROWNING - LOGHAN PAYLOR DANGEROUS MAN (ELVIS COLE + JOE PIKE) - ROBERT CRAIS DEVIL IN OXFORD, THE (RUBY VAUGN #3) - JESS ARMSTRONG DIANA SAYS YES (DIRTY DIANA #3) - BEN BESSER DON’T LET HIM IN - LISA JEWELL HALO: EDGE OF DAWN (A MASTER CHIEF STORY) - KELLY GAY HATERS, THE - ROBYN HARDING HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY - MICHIKO AOYAMA THE HUNGER WE PASS DOWN - JEN SOOKFONG LEE JOSS RICHARD JULIE CHAN IS DEAD - LIANN ZHANG LITTLE ROT - AKWAEKE EMEZI LOST BOOK OF BONN: A NOVEL, THE - BRIANNA LABUSKES PRIVATE ROME - JAMES PATTERSON ROOM TO BREATHE - KASIE WEST SONGS OF LOVE ON A DECEMBER NIGHT - DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS UNNATURAL ORDER: THE PRISONER - YOST (GN) WE WHO HAVE NO GODS (ACHERON ORDER #1) - LIZA ANDERSON WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS GROW - TERAH SHELTON HARRIS WHITE SHADOWS - OZANAM (GN) WITH A VENGEANCE - RILEY SAGER

Non-Fiction

A rustic, elegant cookbook cover titled "A Kitchen in Italy" by Mimi Thorisson. The image features a large copper bowl filled with oversized lemons next to a potted lemon tree. In the foreground, lemons are being sliced on a wooden board amidst a scene of fresh herbs and weathered, dark wood textures.

A Kitchen in Italy

Book cover for "Baking Across America" by B. Dylan Hollis. A cheerful man with a vintage-style haircut and a black armband tattoo sits in the driver's seat of a classic cream-colored car. He holds a plate with a large slice of red velvet cake and a fork. The background is pink with a faint map of the United States, and the title is written in large, dark red letters with a retro arrow design.

Baking Across America

A colorful, cartoon-style book cover featuring a group of puppets and children viewed from behind, sitting on a patterned rug and looking at a vintage television set. A giant hand reaches down from the top to hold the TV. The scene is filled with nostalgic characters, including a green dragon and a pineapple, set in a playroom-like environment.

ImagiNation: The Golden Age of Toronto Kids' TV

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ALL THE OTHERS MOTHERS HATE ME - SARAH HARMAN AT A LOSS FOR WORDS - CAROL OFF BOOK OF LIVES - MARGARET ATWOOD BREAKING POINT: THE NEW BIG SHIFTS PUTTING CANADA AT RISK - DARRELL BRICKER FORBIDDEN ALCHEMY (ARTISAN #1) - STACEY MCEWAN HOW TO SLEEP LIKE A CAVEMAN - MERIJN VAN DE LAAR IMAGINATION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF TORONTO KIDS’ TV - ED CONROY THE BEST OF ROBERT SERVICE THE BOOK OF ENOCH THE CANADIANS - GEORGE WOODCOCK THE GIRL BANDITS OF THE WARSAW GHETTO - ELIZABETH R. HYMAN THE GREAT CANADIAN BUCKET LIST - ROBIN ESROCK THE GRIEF HANDBOOK - BRIDGET MCNULTY THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF CANADA - CRAIG BROWN THE MANY NAMES OF ROBERT CREE - ROBERT CREE THE OVERTHINKER’S GUIDE TO MAKING DECISIONS - JOSEPH NGUYEN THE SMILING LAND - ALAN DOYLE THE TRAITORS CIRCLE - JONATHAN FREEDLAND THE WOMEN’S ORCHESTRA OF AUSCHWITZ: A STORY OF SURVIVAL - ANNA SEBBA WE BREED LIONS - RICK WESTHEAD WE DID OK, KID: A MEMOIR - ANTHONY HOPKINS

Young Adult/Fantasy

Suspenseful book cover for "The Reappearance of Rachel Price" by Holly Jackson. A black film clapperboard sits on a cream surface, with the title scrawled in white chalk. Red wires and dark red blood spatters surround the clapperboard, which is held down by black duct tape.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Epic fantasy book cover for "The Will of the Many" by James Islington. A massive, floating geometric structure hovers over a sprawling ancient city with Roman-style architecture. A giant, smooth obelisk towers in the background under a warm, golden sunset sky.

The Will of the Many

Illustrated book cover for "The Ragpicker King" by Cassandra Clare in a striking blue, gold, and white color palette. The design features a central frame with the author's name and title, bordered by intricate geometric patterns. Stylized silhouettes of a city, a carriage, and ancient ruins are shown in the upper and lower sections, with a white raven perched in the center.

The Ragpicker King

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HIDDEN MOON: WARRIORS - ERIN HUNTER MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS - ALI NOVAK MY RETURN TO THE WALTER BOYS - ALI NOVAK SKYSHADE - ALEX ASTER THE RAGPICKER KING - CASSANDRA CLARE

Kids

Horror-themed book cover for "1:35 A.M." by Scott Cawthon. The image features a close-up, unsettling illustration of a mechanical doll's face with large, hollow black eyes, long jagged eyelashes, and bright pink rosy cheeks. The doll has a cracked, pale complexion and wears a blue bonnet with a pink bow. The text is stylized in a "dripping" red font.

1:35 A.M.

Illustrated children's book cover for "A Dance with Santa Claus" by Sandra Boynton. Against a solid black background decorated with holly sprigs, a cheerful, plump Santa Claus in his classic red suit is dancing while holding hands with a small, smiling white rabbit in pink pajamas. The title and author's name are written in a playful, hand-drawn white font.

A Dance with Santa Claus

Fantasy book cover for "Alkrem" featuring a young boy standing defiantly in a stylized city landscape with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Above him, a swirl of dark red smoke forms the shapes of snarling wolves and shadows. The boy holds a glowing silver dagger, and the overall color palette shifts from a dark, fiery red at the top to a misty teal at the bottom.

Alkrem

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ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING - DAMIAN ALEXANDER ALKREM - MARTA PALAZZESI ANYA’S GHOST - VERA BROSGOL CASTLE OF SCHEMES AND DREAMS (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #10) - JOE MCGEE CHILLER THRILLER! (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #7) - JOE MCGEE CRASH!BANG!BOO! (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #2) - JOE MCGEE CURSE OF THE CRUMMY MUMMY (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #6) - JOE MCGEE DIARY OF AN 8-BIT WARRIOR (#1) - CUBE KID DRAGONBORN - STRUAN MURRAY FETCH (FAZBEAR FRIGHTS #2) - SCOTT CAWTHON GUS [HEARTS] THE BUS - LINDSAY LESLIE HAVE YOURSELF A CHEESY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - JORY JOHN HOW TO SAVE A LIBRARY - COLLEEN NELSON IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES (#1) - KATHERINE RUNDELL INTO THE PIT (FAZBEAR FRIGHTS #1) - SCOTT CAWTHON IT’S BORING BEING A CAT - ADAM BESTWICK IT’S RAINING BATS AND FROGS! (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #3) - JOE MCGEE JUST ANOTHER PERFECT DAY - JILLIAN HARRIS Le VOLEUR de NEIGE - ALICE HEMMING MONSTER DISGUISE (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #4) - JOE MCGEE NO HARM DONE (BIG NATE) - LINCOLN PEIRCE NOT ME - ELISE GRAVEL PINE CONE REGROWN: HOW ONE SPECIES THRIVES AFTER FIRE - ELISA BOXER SPELLBOUND - RACHEL HALPERN STEAM TRAIN DREAM TRAIN NEXT STOP CHRISTMAS - SHERRI DUSKER RINKER STEP CLOSER (FAZBEAR #4) - SCOTT COWTHON TALLULAH THE MERMAID AND THE GREAT LAKES PLEDGE - DENISE BRENNAN-NELSON THE CASE OF THE UNDERWATER ALIENS (MYSTERY SCIENCE DETECTIVES #3) - CHI-HYEON AHN THE DIGGER AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - JOSEPH KUEFLER THE GIFT OF WORDS - PETER H. REYNOLDS THE HUMBLE PIE - JORY JOHN THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING GRUMP (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #9) - JOE MCGEE THE LAND OF FARAWAY - BETH KEPHART THE MONSTER SQUAD (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #1) - JOE MCGEE THE ROTTENEST REUNION (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #8) - JOE MCGEE THE TIME KEEPER - MEAGAN MAHONEY TOP 10 MINECRAFT BIOMES - JACKIE GOLUSKY TOP 10 MINECRAFT ITEMS - TY CHAPMAN TOP 10 MINECRAFT POTIONS - JACKIE GOLUSKY TOP 10 MINECRAFT STRUCTURES - JACKIE GOLUSKY TOP 10 MODS - TY CHAPMAN TRASH HEAP OF TERROR (JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS #5) - JOE MCGEE WHAT TO DO WITH A STRING - JANE YOLEN WHO’S LOOKING? HOW ANIMALS SEE THE WORLD - CAROL MATAS WONKY DONKEY STORIES - CRAIG SMITH
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