Open Books Challenge 2026: Purple Cover or Purple in the Title or Subject

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These are some ideas that fit the 2026 category "Purple cover or purple in the title or subject, to mark the 10th anniversary of Prince's death."

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Updated December 31, 2025
RPL Staff
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My life in the purple kingdom
BrownMark (Musician)
Ebook
From the young Black teenager who built a bass guitar in woodshop to the musician building a solo career with Motown Records--Prince's bassist BrownMark on growing up in Minneapolis, joining Prince and The Revolution, and his life in the purple kingdom   ...
The purple one : a story of Prince
Burgess, Matthew
Paper Book
From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and debut illustrator Sirin Thada, a picture book biography of music icon Prince, from childhood to superstardom, that crackles with electricity and soul Prince is remembered as one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time....
How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic
Paper Book
To my panik : to my daughter
Sammurtok, Nadia
Paper Book
"Panik, do you know how much I love you? When I look at the horizon, past the vast tundra, I see no end. That is how much I love you." In this lovingly told book, a mother recounts for her daughter all the things she loves about her, connecting each attribute to an element of the Arctic...
The color purple : a novel
Walker, Alice
Paper Book
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Alice Walker's iconic modern classic, now in a beautiful 40th anniversary Penguin Vitae edition with a foreword by Kiese LaymonA Penguin Classic Hardcover A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The...

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