Welcome to June, and the sixth reading prompt for our 2024 Read With MLC reading challenge: read a book with a color in the title. The idea behind our reading challenge is to inspire you to explore books year-round. There are tons of popular books available with a color in the title: just think about popular classics like Anna Sewell's Black Beauty or Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, human beings can identify approximately ten million colors. That's a lot of book possibilities!
We've listed some of MLC staff favorites below. We've included links to the books in MLC's catalog and in BARD so you can access them as quickly and easily as possible:
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar
J.D. Burns, Talk Book Services Patron Services Coordinator
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
For those looking for a good cry...
Nathan Moss, Business Services Accountant
Red on the River by Christine Feehan
Lorietha Myers, Library Development Assistant
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
This is my kind of science fiction: quick, dirty, and action-packed narration delivered by a long-suffering robot.
MLC catalog
Elisabeth Scott, Reference Librarian
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Beth Samson, Continuing Education Coordinator
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Terrie Elbatnigi, Administrative Services Assistant
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Hulen Bivins, Executive Director
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Terrie Elbatnigi, Administrative Services Assistant
The Green Mile by Stephen King
Sharmaine Frazier, State E-rate Coordinator
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Tracy Carr, Deputy Director of Library Services
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Charlie Simpkins, Special Collections Coordinator
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Lorietha Myers, Library Development Assistant
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Unbelievably beautiful and raw. I love Celie and her journey so much.
Elisabeth Scott, Reference Librarian
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
Alex Brower, Information Services Director
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
“I am the rock against which the surf crashes.”
I have been training in armored combat, and I am part of a group of women who train called the Valkyries, so this novel hit all the nerves and emotions for me. It has intrigue, it has love, it has the bonding between women training to become warriors, and it has redemption. This book moved me to tears on several occasions. If watching the Amazons train in Wonder Woman makes you emotional, this is the book for you. One caveat: you will need to read the three previous books in the Court of Thorns and Roses series to understand the redemption story in this final book.
Kristina Kelly, Public Relations Coordinator
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert
Charlie Simpkins, Special Collections Coordinator
If you would like to learn more about colors and their names, check out this article from the Smithsonian. What would you say to a personalized list of book recommendations featuring your favorite color? Try MLC's BookMatch service. Until next time, happy reading!
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Elisabeth Scott
Reference Librarian