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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.
We finished our second book of the summer, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, which means it’s time for novelist Laura van den Berg to choose our first victor.
We start our second book of the summer, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, in conversation with novelists Laura van den Berg and Rosecrans Baldwin.
We wrap up our first book of the summer, Tomb Song by Julián Herbert, in conversation with novelists Laura van den Berg and Rosecrans Baldwin.
We kick off our first book of the summer, Tomb Song by Julián Herbert, in conversation with Laura van den Berg and Rosecrans Baldwin.
Meet your judges and hosts, check out the summer book list, and get reading.
A final discussion with Sarah Hepola, Rosecrans Baldwin, and Andrew Womack about the three memoirs we read this month.
Today we wrap up our third and final book in this month’s reading, as Sarah Hepola and Andrew Womack discuss the culmination of Patricia Lockwood’s memoir, which ends up being about so much more than her father.
We’re down to the last book in our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event. Today, Sarah Hepola and Andrew Womack discuss the beginning of Patricia Lockwood’s memoir, Priestdaddy.
Our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event continues. Today TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin and Sarah Hepola discuss the conclusion to Tara Westover’s harrowing, inspiring Educated.
Our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event continues. Today we talk with memoirist Sarah Hepola about the first half of Tara Westover’s astonishing Educated.
Our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event continues. Today we talk with author Sarah Hepola about the conclusion of Roxane Gay’s astonishing memoir.
Our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event begins with a conversation with author Sarah Hepola about Roxane Gay’s powerful 2017 memoir, through chapter 42.