The Rooster goes to Wolf Hall

And the voting is in--really! The judging is a fun (and thoughtful!) read and a nail biter to boot--check out the championship round at the Morning News Tournament of Books. And that is all until next year.

The Tournament of Books continues

The opening rounds are taking place at the Morning News Tournament of Books. Here are the pair offs and the winners so far:

Round March 9 :
Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin (Smith Memorial PR6063.C335 L47 2009) The Winner!
Nami Mun, Miles Nowhere (on order at Burling Library)

Round March 10:
John Wray, Lowboy (Smith Memorial, PS3573.R365 L69 2009)
Katheryn Stocket, The Help (3rd floor, PS3619.T636 H45 2009) The Winner!

Round March 11:
Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna (3rd floor, PS3561.I496 L33 2009) The Winner!
Bill Cotter, Fever Chart (on order for Burling Library)

Round March 12:
Kamila Shamsie, Burnt Shadows (3rd floor, PR9540.9.S485 B87x 2009) The Winner!
Richard Russo, That Old Cape Magic (on order for Burling Library)

Round March 15:
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (on order for Burling Library) The Winner!
Apostolos Doxiadis, Logicomix (on order for Burling Library)

Follow the links to read the comments for each pair off.

More to come

More recommendations for whiling away the dark and cold

Mark Movic also tipped the Book Review off about the Morning News Tournament of Books. Somehow there is a Rooster involved, and if you are a fan of independent book stores, the great Powells Book Store has a hand in this too. Follow the link and scroll down to find the tournament's short list of books. If you keep looking, you'll find the long list too. Even the most innovative of book tournaments has to make some money, so you can buy t-shirts, and support it's sponsor as well. The nice thing about this list, is that you won't have heard of all of these authors or these books. Some, yes, of course, but others will be new discoveries. Check it out!