Harper Paperbacks Summer Mystery & Thriller Sweepstakes!

Harper Paperbacks is having a giveaway! One winner will receive a copy of each of the following books:

2015 Tournament of Books Quarterfinals: Match 4

Another day means another matchup in the 2015 Tournament of Books quarterfinals! Today we have Redeployment by Phil Klay up against Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante.

2015 Tournament of Books Quarterfinals: Match 3

It’s Monday, the start of a new week and a new match in the 2015 Tournament of Books quarterfinals! Today the challengers are Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer and An Untamed State by Roxane Gay.

2015 Tournament of Books Quarterfinals: Match 2

The 2015 Tournament of Books quarterfinals continued today with the second match in the round. Today All The Light We Cannot See faced off against The Paying Guests.

2015 Tournament of Books Quarterfinals: Match 1

Today is the first match of the 2015 Tournament of Books quarterfinals and it pits The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell against A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James.

2015 Tournament of Books: Day 8

Today is the final day of the opening round in the 2015 Tournament of Books. Have you found the insights from the judges and the commentators as interesting as I have?

2015 Tournament of Books: Day 7

Have you been following along with the 2015 Tournament of Books? I’ve found the insights into why the judges have made their choices to be incredibly interesting! Today’s contenders were Redeployment by Phil Klay and Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball.

2015 Tournament of Books: Day 6

Today starts week two in the 2015 Tournament of Books, though we are still in the opening round. Have you been following along so far? Today contenders are Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and An Untamed State by Roxane Gay.

2015 Tournament of Books: Day 5

Have you been following along with the Tournament of Books proceedings? Today’s contenders are Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill vs. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.

2015 Tournament of Books: Day 4

Have you been following along with the Tournament of Books proceedings? Today’s matchup pits The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters against A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall by Will Chancellor.

Having read neither of these books yet, I was interested to see the descriptions of each and the commentary on why the winner was ultimately selected. I love that you can read comments from the overall “judge” and then commentary from two other reviewers – and I love this whole system of turning books into sport!

Tomorrow’s event has Dept. of Speculation squaring off against Annihilation. And if you didn’t see my post yesterday, Powell’s is offering 30% off the 2015 ToB selections for a limited time!

[Spoiler alert – stop reading if you don’t want to know who’s won each day.]

If you haven’t been following along, here’s a list of the winners so far:

Day 1 – The Bone Clocks
Day 2 – A Brief History of Seven Killings
Day 3 – All The Light We Cannot See
Day 4 – The Paying Guests