Articles Tagged with #books
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The Rooster
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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The Rooster
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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The Rooster
A Brief History of the Tournament of Books
You can’t kill the Rooster.
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Features Desk
The Long Tail of the Attica Prison Riot
The Attica prison uprising lasted five days. It took 45 years to get a more or less complete public account of what transpired—and only thanks to the efforts of a few heroically stubborn people.
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The Rooster
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 Rooster
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 Rooster
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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The Rooster
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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Video
George Saunders: On Story
George Saunders explains the difference between good and bad storytelling.
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The Rooster
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...
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Oh, Canada
War Plan Red
The quirky history behind the secret, full-scale invasion that the United States once planned for Canada, and vice versa.