Announcing the 2022 Tournament of Books
Here are the shortlist, judges, and Zombie poll for the 2022 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
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A collection of 15 issues
The 2022 Tournament of Books Long List
Anticipating the 2022 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, here are the 68 most Rooster-worthy books of 2021.
Week 12: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
This week, we discuss the conclusion of Rivka Galchen's Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch—and it's time for you to vote on which of our August novels advances to our end-of-summer finale!
Week 11: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
Five books down, one to go. This week, we start our final book of the season: Rivka Galchen's Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.
Week 10: Peaces
This week, we discuss the second half of Helen Oyeyemi's Peaces, and are left with even more questions than we had after the first half.
Week Nine: Peaces
It's a new month and a new book matchup at Camp ToB 2021! This week, we embark on the mystery train of Helen Oyeyemi's Peaces.
Week Eight: Whereabouts
This week we'll discuss the second half of Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts. What will the change in seasons bring? More loneliness and misery? Plus, it's time to vote on which of our July novels will head to the summer finale.
Week Seven: Whereabouts
Moving as briskly along as the summer heat allows, this week we're in Italy to discuss the first half of Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts.
Week Six: Klara and the Sun
This week we discuss the back half of Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. If you thought the first half was fraught with ethical dilemmas, well, get ready to get thorny.
Week Five: Klara and the Sun
As we leave June behind for hot, sunny July, this week we discuss the first half of Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun.
Week Four: Detransition, Baby
We wrap up the discussion on our second book of June—and it's time to vote for which of this month's books you want to send to our end-of-summer finale!
Week Three: Detransition, Baby
This week we begin discussing our second book of the summer, Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters.
Week Two: No One Is Talking About This
In which we discuss the conclusion of Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This, in which we became very invested.
Week One: No One Is Talking About This
Camp ToB 2021 is officially in session! This week, we're discussing the first half of Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This.
Announcing Camp ToB 2021
If you also sometimes think of books as vaccines, you're in the right place. Vote now for the books you want to see at Camp ToB '21!