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Book Cover: The Drowned Man's Daughter by C.J. Lavigne. On a painted background of blue and white waves, green eyes with eyelids of brown skin stare out at the reader.
Book Cover: Standing in the Footprints of Beasts. Danica Klewchuk. Memoir in essays. On a shiny black background cursive text wraps around the image of strange and beautiful flowers, some with eyes, an arm reaching out of one of the leaves and snatch
Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle.
Book Cover: Contraband Bodies. Poems. Jide Salawu. A closeup photograph of a dark skinned man's neck and shoulders and he twists in movement. The photograph is cut into sections and geometrically juxtaposed against itself.
BookCover: Large purple titles sit over a photograph. The Two Faces of Paradise. A novel by Ted Smith. A golden statue of the Buddha sits tucked away in a tree.
Book Cover: Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History. On a lavender background, a rainbow of colours, including all colours in the progress flag, curves down in the shape of the North Saskatchewan River over a vintage photograph.

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