Bookish March Madness

If you are anything like me, the level of mania that surrounds college basketball in March is bemusing. I don’t really understand March Madness, but I do appreciate the fun bookish events that it brings with it!

There are multiple more local March Madness events hosted by libraries throughout the country, but my favorite one is below.

The Rooster: Tournament of Books

Every year, The Rooster hosts a super fun tournament of books, in which some of the most popular books of the past year are pitted against each-other and judged by authors, writers, and editors throughout the book industry. The criteria for judging is pretty much up to individual judges, making their choices entertaining to anticipate and their essays describing their choices fun to read!

Download your bracket HERE, and get ready to play along. The opening round starts tomorrow, so get ready to have fun!

In the interest of full disclosure, I am filling out my bracket below – I haven’t read all of these books unfortunately, but I am doing my best to make some educated guesses.

Team Ocean Vuong for the Win!