Tournament of Books
Each weekday in March, a judge evaluates two books and chooses one to move ahead. On the final match day, all the judges weigh in on the remaining two books, selecting one to receive the award, The Rooster (named in honor of David Sedaris's brother). Each day, there's also commentary from play-by-play officials, as well as the audience. Just before the Championship match, there is a special "Zombie Round" where the would-be finalists must battle the readers' two favorite books that were ejected earlier in the competition.
2013 - The Orphan Master's Son, Adam Johnson
2012 - The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt
2011 - A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
2010 - Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
2009 - A Mercy, Toni Morrison
2008 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
2007 - The Road, Cormac McCarthy
2006 - The Accidental, Ali Smith
2005 - Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
