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text: Leland township library's inaugural Tournament of Books

How It Works

 

  • Our staff have selected 16 new-ish books that we think are worthy of competition, based on reviews and circulation numbers.

  • We are giving you the list now so you have time to read as many as you like.

  • These books will compete in a single-elimination bracket — just like a sports tournament. Fill out your own bracket and return it by March 1 for a chance to win a prize!

  • Each matchup lasts one weekday beginning March 2nd, 2026.

  • You can vote online or in person at the library. The book with the most votes advances to the next round.Voting continues until one book is crowned the Library Tournament Champion!

Book titles of the tournament of books contenders with images of their covers. 
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
My Friends 
by Fredrik Backman
The Names by Florence Knapp
Flashlight by Susan Choi
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
Endling by Maria Reva
the Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Flesh by Davis Szalay
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Vera, or Faith 
by Gary Shteyngart
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon 
Wild Dark Shore 
by Charlotte McConaghy
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
Heart the Lover by Lily King 
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
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