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message 1: by Emily, Conterminous Mod (new)

Emily Bourque (emilyardoin) | 11293 comments Mod
Ah, the cover prompt. We love going on a little scavenger hunt through our TBR, and this is a fun one. You're looking for a book whose cover text is not black or white.

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...


message 2: by Joanna G (new)

Joanna G (joanna_g) | 395 comments 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!


message 3: by Dixie (last edited Oct 22, 2025 02:51PM) (new)

Dixie (dixietenny) | 1414 comments My TBR options for this are
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman


message 4: by Angie (new)

Angie | 117 comments 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.


message 5: by NancyJ (last edited Oct 23, 2025 11:23PM) (new)

NancyJ (nancyjjj) | 3764 comments 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


message 6: by Tracy (new)

Tracy | 3276 comments 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?


message 7: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 501 comments Some possibilities:

The Frozen People (Ali Dawson #1) by Elly Griffiths
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

No One at the Wheel Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future by Samuel I. Schwartz
Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao
Proving Ground The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer by Kathy Kleiman

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John
Millie Fleur Saves the Night by Christy Mandin


message 8: by Denise (new)

Denise | 559 comments 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


message 9: by NancyJ (new)

NancyJ (nancyjjj) | 3764 comments 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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