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The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughStoner by John WilliamsFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Campus Days
400 books — 296 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A Kaleidoscope of Colors
2,284 books — 199 voters

Wolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best Fiction and Memoirs by Authors of Color
429 books — 188 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClarePandemonium by Lauren OliverCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Hot-Hued Covers
502 books — 104 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussBlack Beauty by Anna SewellAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
BOOKS WITH 'COLORFUL' TITLES
1,082 books — 89 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueDune by Frank HerbertJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
In a Brown Mood
644 books — 76 voters

Nowhere Ranch by Heidi CullinanFreefall by Andrea SpeedThe Celestial by Barry BrennesselWake Me Up Inside by Cardeno C.Sidecar by Amy Lane
M/M Romance With (Mostly) Brown Covers
541 books — 66 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
49 books — 38 voters

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita LoosBlack Beauty by Anna SewellRedhead by the Side of the Road by Anne TylerBlonde by Joyce Carol OatesBlondie by Chic Young
Books with Hair Colors in the Title
302 books — 25 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThrough My Eyes by Ruby BridgesScarlet by Marissa MeyerPink and Say by Patricia PolaccoThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Characters with Color Names
237 books — 25 voters

The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonReflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullersMister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing HahnViolet Eyes by Debbie ViguiéThe Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts
Eye Colors
234 books — 22 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanMatched by Ally Condie
Brunettes Lead Your Read
258 books — 21 voters

The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryForever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
A Colour Word In The Title
592 books — 18 voters
A Dance for the Gods by E.O. OdiaseChildren of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi AdeyemiMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaRaybearer by Jordan IfuekoGulab by Rohith S. Katbamna
Fiction with non-Caucasian models on the cover
113 books — 16 voters

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedopeluda by Melissa Lozada-OlivaBright Dead Things by Ada LimonAnti-Humboldt by Hugo García ManríquezCorazón by Yesika Salgado
Latinx Poets
163 books — 10 voters
Frayed by Kara TerzisOnly Daughter by Anna SnoekstraOur Yanks - A Love Story by Margaret MayhewPuberty Blues by Kathy LetteEmily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Brunette on the Cover
132 books — 9 voters

Nerve Endings by Tobi Hill-MeyerBedroom Eyes by Lesléa NewmanOwning It by Sienna Saint-CyrSpeaking in Whispers by Kathleen E. MorrisBlessed by Maggie Blackbird
BIPOC LGBTQIA in Erotica
37 books — 7 voters
Oedipus Rex by SophoclesThe Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyManifesto of the Free People's Union by Jakub LasakHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Books - required at top US colleges
79 books — 6 voters

Redefining Realness by Janet MockAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzWandering Son, Vol. 1 by Takako ShimuraMoojag and the Auticode Secret by N.E. McMorranAlligator Tears by Edgar Gomez
Dust Bunnies
11 books — 5 voters
The Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Black Stallion's Sulky Colt by Walter FarleyThe Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt by Walter FarleyLearning to Fall by Anne ClermontWar Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Bay horses
41 books — 4 voters

The Little Green Hen by Paul G. DayThe Little Black Hen by Antony Pogorelsky
The Little (any colour but red) Hen
2 books — 2 voters
The Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanA Season for Grace by Linda GoodnightElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineFatal Image by Lenora WorthThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Brown Books
12 books — 2 voters

Fly Trap by Frances HardingeThe Ever Storms by Amanda FoodyUnder the Egg by Laura Marx FitzgeraldThe League of Seven by Alan GratzThe Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron
#ReadByColor — Brown Book Covers
18 books — 1 voter
Colette by Jean-François Sénéchal
Apiology Fiction & Nonfiction
1 book — 1 voter

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