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12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
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I had started looking at my list and thought this was going to be touch - a lot of books seem to have title / author in colour, but then still blurbs or other text in white or black. But I see The Bandit Queens on the listopia, which I own but haven't cracked open yet. Yay, I think that's the one!
I'll probably do something by Riley Sager. He frequently uses text that is not black or white. And I have a stack of his books ready to read.
Some possibilities (covers are shown in the listopia)We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
How to be Both by Ali Smith
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
The life impossible
I’ve noticed that some books on this Listopia show editions that do not fit the prompt, even in a KIS way. E.g., books that have ALL black text. I looked and saw that there might be other editions with non-black or white text though. Is there a way to change the edition that is displayed in the Listopia?
Two books I really want to read:The Life Impossible
The Lion Women of Tehran
but this may be a "gift prompt" for a book themed book that doesn't for anywhere else
Tracy wrote: "I’ve noticed that some books on this Listopia show editions that do not fit the prompt, even in a KIS way. E.g., books that have ALL black text. I looked and saw that there might be other editions ..."I think there is, but the tool to remove duplicates might just merge them automatically. I would post them in the comments for now with both covers.
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The Lion Women of Tehran (other topics)The Life Impossible (other topics)
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For an easier option, you can limit that to just the title being in color, or to make it more difficult, choose a book that has no text that is black or white, including blurbs and text on the graphics.
For some inspiration, ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...