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The 2007 Tournament of Books was presented by powells.com, and that year’s Rooster went to The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
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Round One
Half of a Yellow Sun v. Absurdistan
judged by Brady Udall
The Echo Maker v. The Emperor’s Children
judged by Marcus Sakey
Firmin v. Brookland
judged by Sarah Hepola
The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo v. The Road
judged by Maria Schneider
Arthur and George v. One Good Turn
judged by Kate Schlegel
The Lay of the Land v. English, August
judged by Colin Meloy
Alentejo Blue v. Apex Hides the Hurt
judged by Dan Chaon
Against the Day v. Pride of Baghdad
judged by Anthony Doerr
Round Two
Half of a Yellow Sun v. The Emperor’s Children
judged by Jessa Crispin
Firmin v. The Road
judged by Mark Sarvas
One Good Turn v. The Lay of the Land
judged by Maud Newton
Alentejo Blue v. Against the Day
judged by Sam Lipsyte
Semifinals
Half of a Yellow Sun v. The Road
judged by Elizabeth Gaffney
One Good Turn v. Against the Day
judged by Sasha Frere-Jones
Zombie Round
The Road v. Against the Day
judged by Andrew Womack
One Good Turn v. Absurdistan
judged by Rosecrans Baldwin
Championship Match
The Road v. Absurdistan
All Judges + Jessica Francis Kane