Coming March 6, 2026: the 22nd installment of the Tournament of Books.
…Here’s how the Tournament works. Each weekday, starting March 6, two books from the shortlist are read and evaluated by one of our judges. One book is picked to advance to the next round, and the judge explains how they came to their decision, and then the commentariat—i.e., you—expresses their feelings and thoughts about that decision and the books themselves. And the next day we do it all over again. This goes on through the month of March, until our championship match, when our judges convene to decide which of the finalists wins the Tournament, and with it our prize, the Rooster.