Inspired by the “Book Cloud” that hangs over our front desk, pictured above, welcome to All the Covers of the Rainbow.
We all know the saying โdonโt judge a book by its cover,โ but that doesnโt mean we canโt appreciate them. A beautiful cover can grab a reader and draw them into the book before they even look at the first page. In this blog series All the Covers of the Rainbow, weโll highlight a collection of books that share the same cover color.
You feeling okay? Youโre looking a little green around the gills. Connecting us to the natural world, green is the most commonly found color on planet Earth. There are more individual shades of green than any other color, ranging from yellow-greens to emerald-greens. Bringing together the calming effects of blue and the creativity-inspiring effects of yellow, green is often thought to represent tranquility, good luck, and health. While we commonly associate green with money, it actually transcends any monetary considerations and has the power to affect the human body. In the presence of green, your muscles are more relaxed and your pituitary gland is stimulated. Studies have found that green can actually improve reading ability. By laying a transparent green sheet over reading material, some readers have found an increase in reading speed and comprehension. Green is the color of the heart chakra and bridges the gap between the physical and spiritual world. Liberiaโs solid green flag is the only national flag that is a single color. Earlier this month, Chicago continued its annual tradition of dying the Chicago River green as part of its annual St. Patrickโs Day festivities. Now that the stoplight has turned green letโs go and take a look at some books!
Each book cover below is also a link to purchase the book on Bookshop.org, which supports local, independent bookstores. We also strongly encourage you to support your local bookstores by ordering online. They need our help more than ever, and we need them to stick around.
Written by Matthew Masino
โFenugreek, Tuesdayโs spice, where the air is green like mosses after rain.โ
โChitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices
โI do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.โ
โDr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
โAnd as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsbyโs wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisyโs dock.โ
โF. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
โI have no patience with those who say that their desire for light is satisfied. Or that they are bored. I have myself a still unsatisfied appetite for green: eucalyptus, celadon, tourmaline, and apple.โ
โWilliam S. Wilson, Why I Donโt Write Like Franz Kafka
โItโs not that easy beinโ green
โKermit the Frog, โBeinโ Green,โ lyrics by Joe Raposo
Having to spend each day
The color of the leavesโ
Matthew Masino is the Community Engagement Manager for the AWM. He is also a content creator, writer, and theatre director based in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a B.F.A. in Theatre Directing from Columbia College Chicago in 2019. As a theatre artist, Matthew has worked with the International Voices Project, the Chicago Fringe Festival, and BYOT Productions. You can learn more by visiting his website www.matthewmasino.com.