Yay! Book Tournament! Yay!
The Morning News Tournament of Books returns! Yay! While sports enthusiasts have their NCAA thingy we book lovers have this: a 16 book tournament comprising the (often) most critically acclaimed books published in the prior year. Every year I look forward to reading the reviewer's honest assessment of the novels (in year's past readers have admitted to not finishing books or disliking their covers). There are always surprises--publishing Goliaths knocked out by wee Davids--and there's a zombie round where eliminated books are resurrected for one last shot at glory.
I often use the tournament to find books to read that I've missed, overlooked, or not thought much of when I picked it up at the book store.
So for all you book lovers: check it out! And don't worry, we don't expect you to paint your face or wave foam fingers while you participate.