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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The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week Four
We’re at the end of our first month in the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge. Victor LaValle joins us to discuss the second half of The Night Ocean, and we decide which of our two novels from June heads to the end-of-summer final.
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The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week Three
We’ve wrapped up our first book in the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge, and now we’re waist-deep into The Night Ocean. Joining us to discuss is this month’s judge, Victor LaValle, who, lucky for us, knows his Lovecraft.
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The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week Two
We’re back for another discussion in the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge presented by Field Notes, with this month’s judge, Victor LaValle. Get ready for major spoilers—we’re all the way through A Separation, and we need to talk.
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The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week One
Gather round for our inaugural discussion in the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge, presented by Field Notes. We’re halfway through the first book, A Separation, with this month’s judge, Victor LaValle.
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Welcome to the Rooster Summer Reading Challenge
Grab a beach towel, favorite cold beverage, and, most importantly, your books. Our Summer Reading Challenge begins now.
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Announcing the 2017 Tournament of Books
It’s been a long, turbulent sleep, but now the Rooster wakes. Introducing the shortlist, judges, commentators, and Zombie poll for the 13th edition of The Morning News Tournament of Books.
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The 2017 Tournament of Books Long List
This year we read a lot of new fiction. We liked a lot of what we read, and here are our combined favorites. In March we’ll narrow them to a final set of 16 novels to compete in the 2017 Tournament of Books presented by Field Notes.
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The 2016 Tournament of Books
Relive the action of the 12th Annual Morning News Tournament of Books—or any of the previous 11—presented by Field Notes.
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Bracketology for the 2016 Tournament of Books
Announcing the brackets for the 2016 edition of The Morning News Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
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Announcing the 2016 Tournament of Books
The Rooster is hungry. Very hungry. Introducing the judges, shortlist, and Zombie poll for the 2016 edition of The Morning News Tournament of Books.
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The 2016 Tournament of Books Long List
The long list for the 2016 Tournament of Books, with 86 titles culled from the year’s finest fiction.
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The Rooster Wants You (and Your Favorite Novel) for 2016
Here’s your chance to nominate your favorite work of fiction published (in English) in 2015 for consideration as a tournament contender—as well as apply to be this...