Articles Written By The Tournament of Books Staff
The Tournament of Books’ organizers Andrew Womack and Rosecrans Baldwin are TMN’s co-founders. Baldwin’s most recent book is Everything Now, winner of the 2022 California Book Award. For his other books, try rosecransbaldwin.com.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week 12: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
It’s the final day of discussion at Camp ToB, as we finish up the second half of Black Leopard, Red Wolf—and you decide which of our August reads is triumphant.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week 11: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Five books down, one big, gory, complicated, shock-inducing book to go. This week, we discuss the first half of Marlon James’s Black Leopard, Red Wolf.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week 10: American Spy
This week, we wrap up our discussion of the first book in our August matchup: Lauren Wilkinson’s American Spy.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Nine: American Spy
Four books down, and two to go until our end-of-summer finale, where you’ll decide which of our Camp ToB reads goes to the 2020 Tournament of Books. This week, we begin our final matchup of the summer with the first half of American Spy.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Eight: Trust Exercise
This week, we take a very unexpected turn as we enter the second half of Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise. And it’s time for you to tell us which of our two July books you want to see in our end-of-summer finale.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Seven: Trust Exercise
We head into the latter half of Camp ToB with the second book in our July matchup, Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Six: Lost Children Archive
This week, we wrap up Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive, and we have so much to talk about.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Five: Lost Children Archive
It’s a new month and a new matchup. This week, we’re discussing the first half of Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Four: Daisy Jones & the Six
This week we wrap up our June reading—and it’s time for you to decide which of the two books we read this month heads to our end-of-summer finale.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Three: Daisy Jones & the Six
This week, we kick off our second book of the summer: a dive into the sex, drugs, and rock and roll of the late ‘60s LA music scene.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week Two: Bowlaway
Welcome back for the second week of Camp ToB 2019! Gather round for the conclusion of Elizabeth McCracken’s Bowlaway.
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Camp ToB 2019
Week One: Bowlaway
Start swapping those friendship bracelets—it’s the first week of Camp ToB 2019! This time around, we’re discussing the first half of Elizabeth McCracken’s new novel.