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Challenge Prompts - General > 4. A book by an author with a color in their name (first or last)

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message 1: by Kenya (new)

Kenya Starflight | 59 comments Mod
This should be a colorful prompt, haha... remember, first AND last names count. (Even middle names if you'd like!)


message 2: by Mary (new)

Mary | 46 comments Betty white books!


message 3: by Laura Z (new)

Laura Z | 36 comments You could get a little creative with this one. For example, F(red)rik Backman or S(tan)ley Tucci.


message 4: by Jen W. (last edited Sep 19, 2023 12:50PM) (new)

Jen W. (piratenami) Would Rainbow Rowell count? :)

Some other ideas:
Alex White
Holly Black
Katy Rose Pool
Moniquill Blackgoose
Claudia Gray
Melissa Grey


message 5: by Jeanne (new)

Jeanne | 30 comments Mary Brown wrote lighthearted fantasy
Kiersten White, YA historical fiction and some YA horror/supernatural
Dan Brown of The Da Vinci Code fame
John Green YA


message 7: by Doni (new)

Doni Reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown


message 8: by Jeanne (last edited Nov 29, 2023 08:59AM) (new)

Jeanne | 30 comments I got to thinking you could also choose an author whose name means a color in a language other than English. For example Braun is "brown" in German, "LeBlanc" is white in French, "Rossi" is red in Italian.


message 9: by Kathy (new)

Kathy Irvin | 52 comments I read Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown - 1/10/24.


message 10: by Denise (new)

Denise | 55 comments I read There There by Tommy Orange


message 11: by Aquaria (new)

Aquaria I've read three books by Graham Greene this year. One of those will do.


message 12: by Aquaria (last edited Jul 02, 2024 08:28AM) (new)

Aquaria Jeanne wrote: "I got to thinking you could also choose an author whose name means a color in a language other than English. For example Braun is "brown" in German, "LeBlanc" is white in French, "Rossi" is red in ..."

Japanese:

Akai = Red
Aoi = Blue
Kuroi = Black
Midori = Green
Murasaki = Purple (Tale of Genji!)

Unlikely colour names:

Chairo = Brown
Kiroi = Yellow
Oraniji = Orange
Pinku = Pink

Good luck finding anyone with the name white (shiroi), because 'shi' means death in Japanese, although death and the colour have different kanji.


message 13: by Laura Z (new)

Laura Z | 36 comments I went with GOLD!

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck ★★★★

Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold ★★★★★


message 14: by Georgann (new)

Georgann The Grace of Wild Things The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett by HEATHER Fawcett


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