The Morning News Tournament of Books2005

Given by The Morning News

Other Names: The Rooster
16 Works 68,093 Books 1,999 Reviews ½ 3.9
Since 2005, the Tournament of Books has been home to a month-long battle royale among the year’s best novels. Each weekday in March, two works of fiction go head to head, with one of our judges show more deciding which book moves forward in the competition—until one finally wins that year’s coveted Rooster award.

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Stages:
All, Winner (20), Finalist (40), Zombie Round (72), Semi-Finalist (80), Quarterfinalist (160), Short List (335), Play-In Selection (34), Long List (2)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (18), 2023 (18), 2022 (18), 2021 (18), 2020 (18), 2019 (18), 2018 (18), 2017 (18), 2016 (17), 2015 (16), 2014 (17), 2013 (18), 2012 (16), 2011 (17), 2010 (16), 2009 (16), 2008 (16), 2007 (16), 2006 (16), 2005 (16), 2025 (18)
Announced:
December 5, 2024: Short List2025 Recent

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Since 2005, the Tournament of Books has been home to a month-long battle royale among the year’s best novels. Each weekday in March, two works of fiction go head to head, with one of our judges deciding which book moves forward in the competition—until one finally wins that year’s coveted Rooster award.

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