Book Bingo: Flower on the Cover
Here are some suggestions for your 2025 Book Bingo NW category: Flower on the cover/in the title. Book Bingo is our annual adult summer reading program presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and King County Library System.
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The Centre
Fiction. An aspiring literary translator attends a mysterious language school in the hopes of advancing her career only to discover the institution harbors a dark secret. A fast-paced thriller with its finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary social discourse. (Kirkus)
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Sweet Pea School
Nonfiction. The owner of Washington’s Farmhouse Flower Farm talks all things sweet pea, from varietals, to best practices for planting and growing, to harvesting and bouquet arrangement. (staff annotation)
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Oye
Fiction. The fortunes and misfortunes of a Colombian American family in South Florida. Mogollon’s fresh, ebullient narrator is at once irreverent and caring, anxious about the future but eager to embrace adulthood, fearful of loss and filled with love. A sprightly debut. (Kirkus)
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Never Whistle at Night
Fiction. Hawk and Van Alst present a heavy-hitting arrangement of 26 twisted tales from established and emerging Indigenous North American authors. Lifting up an exciting array of authors, this anthology will be a treat for horror fans. (Publishers Weekly)
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Flowers for Things I Don't Know How to Say
Nonfiction. Based on Tucker Nichols's celebrated multimedia art project entitled Flowers for Sick People, this book gathers vibrant floral paintings and pairs them with poetic dedications that pay tribute to a kaleidoscope of human experiences, from acts of unsung heroism to mundane moments of everyday beauty... (Publisher description)
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How We Named the Stars
Fiction. A college romance between two closeted young men spirals into a border-crossing story of tragic death, family secrets, and unexpected revelations. Told with authenticity and compassion, this unconventional love story redefines notions of fraternity. (Kirkus)
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I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom
Teen Fiction. In New Mexico, a grief-stricken family grapples with the sudden loss of their matriarch. The representation of a Filipino experience in the United States is done with superlative skill, rendering this beautifully written debut a model for how to expertly weave culturally specific cues into a universal story. (Kirkus)
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Easy Watercolor Flowers
Nonfiction. Discover the joys of painting in a loose and perfection-free style with this inspiring collection of 45 beginner-friendly tutorials. With simple techniques for making your flowers pop, you will learn how to paint a cheerful Sunny California Poppy, a delicately layered Graceful Rose, a striking Bird of Paradise and more. (Publisher description)
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Orwell's Roses
Nonfiction. A fresh take on George Orwell as a far more nature-loving figure than is often portrayed, and a dazzlingly rich meditation on roses, gardens, and the value and use of beauty and pleasure in the face of brutality and horror. (Publisher description)
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Marigold Mind Laundry
Fiction. The enigmatic owner of a magical laundromat that erases people's painful memories must learn to find her own peace before she can truly help others. (Publisher description)
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