Follow the Book Rainbow!

YPRL Staff

10 January, 2023

Somewhere over the rainbow...

Whether you’re an avid reader just looking for your next read or a newbie reader not sure where to start, then this is the challenge for you. 

It can be difficult sometimes to find what you want to read next. 

You stand there browsing the shelves for hours, waiting until something catches your eye. Going up and down the aisles, pulling books in and out, flicking through the pages. All just in the search for your next adventure.  

So, we’re going to help you narrow your choices down with a nice and simple yet colourful way to find your next read!

Firstly, you could start by choosing a book in your favourite colour. Simple as that! 

And if you don’t have a favourite colour, or your choices are limited, you can pick them all and follow our book rainbow or create your own! 

Get creative and have some fun in finding your next read. There are so many colourful books out there waiting for you. We've put together a few rainbows for you to pick and choose from below!

So, get out there and start judging books by their cover. We won’t stop you. 

Rainbow #1

Red: Death of the Black Widow by James Patterson 

Also available as eBook (Borrow Box), eAudio (Borrow Box), Audiobook (CD) and Audiobook (MP3).

Orange: The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters 

Also available as an eBook (Borrow Box), Audiobook (MP3), and as a Book Club Kit. 

Yellow: Better Off Dead by Lee Child 

Also available as an eBook (Borrow Box), Large Print, Audiobook (CD), Audiobook (MP3), eAudio (Borrow Box), and as a Book Club Kit. 

Green: Cooper Not Out by Justin Smith 

Also available as Audiobook (MP3).

Light Blue: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 

Also available as eBook (Libby), Large Print, eAudio (Borrow Box), eAudio (Libby). 

Dark Blue: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 

Also available as an eBook (Libby), eAudio (Borrow Box), Audiobook (MP3), Large Print, and as a Book Club Kit. 

Purple: The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows by Jenni Keer  

Also available as an eBook (Libby).

Rainbow #2

Red: Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris 

Also available as eBook (Libby), eAudio (Borrow Box), Large Print, Audiobook (MP3).

Orange: The Attic Child by Lola Jaye 

Yellow: American Delirium by Betina Gonzalez 

Green: Love & Virtue by Diana Reid 

Also available as eAudio (Libby), eBook (Libby). 

Light Blue: Of Literature & Lattes by Katherine Reay 

Also available in Large Print. 

Dark Blue: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab 

Also available as an eBook (Libby), Large Print, and in Chinese.

Purple: Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore 

Rainbow #3

Red: The Library Book by Susan Orlean 

Also available in Large Print, eBook (Libby).

Orange: Other Women by Cathy Kelly 

Also available in Large Print. 

Yellow: The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck 

Also available as an Audiobook (MP3), eAudio (Libby). 

Green: The Art of Dumpster Diving by Jennifer Anne Moses 

Light Blue: Blood & Ink by Brett Adams 

Dark Blue: Where Demons Hide by Douglas Skelton 

Also available as an Audiobook (MP3). 

Purple: Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin 

Also available as eAudio (Borrow Box).

Rainbow #4

Red: The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton

Also available as an eBook (Borrow Box), Large Print, and as a Book Club Kit.  

Orange: The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser 

Also available as an eBook (Borrow Box), eAudio (Borrow Box), eBook (Libby). 

Yellow: A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp 

Green: A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville 

Also available as an Audiobook (MP3), Audiobook (CD), eAudio (Borrow Box), eBook (Libby), and in Large Print. 

Light Blue: Witch Please by Ann Aguirre 

Also available as an eBook (Libby). 

Dark Blue: Billy Summers by Stephen King 

Also available in Italian and Chinese.

Purple: Bootstrap by Georgina Young 

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