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The 2010 Tournament of Books was presented by Field Notes, and that year’s Rooster went to Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.

Relive the Action

Books | Brackets | Judges

Opening Round

March 8 • The Pre-Game Primer
With Kevin Guilfoile & John Warner

Opening Round

March 9 • Rosecrans Baldwin
Let the Great World Spin v. Miles From Nowhere

March 10 • Andrew Womack
Lowboy v. The Help

March 11 • Alexander Chee
The Lacuna v. Fever Chart

March 12 • Nic Brown
Burnt Shadows v. That Old Cape Magic

March 15 • David Gutowski
Wolf Hall v. Logicomix

March 16 • Molly Young
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned v. The Anthologist

March 17 • C. Max Magee
A Gate at the Stairs v. The Book of Night Women

March 18 • Kate Ortega
Big Machine v. The Year of the Flood

March 19 • Opening Round Recap & Quarterfinals Preview
With Andrew Seal

Quarterfinals

March 22 • Alex Balk
Let the Great World Spin v. The Help

March 23 • Jane Ciabattari
The Lacuna v. Burnt Shadows

March 24 • Meave Gallagher
Wolf Hall v. The Anthologist

March 25 • Carolyn Kellogg
The Book of Night Women v. Big Machine

March 26 • Quarterfinals Recap & Semifinals Preview
With Andrew Seal

Semifinals

March 29 • Jason Kottke
Let the Great World Spin v. The Lacuna

March 30 • Andrew W.K.
Wolf Hall v. The Book of Night Women

March 31 • Zombie Round Preview & Past Winners Review
With Andrew Seal

Zombie Round

April 1 • Sam Anderson
Miles From Nowhere v. The Lacuna

April 2 • Julie Powell
Fever Chart v. Wolf Hall

Championship

April 5 • All + Jessica Francis Kane
The Lacuna v. Wolf Hall