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The 2023 Tournament of Books was presented by Field Notes, and that year’s Rooster went to The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li, who had this to say about the win:
What honkingly delightful news that The Book of Goose has won the only March Madness that matters to bookish spectators. Thank you for this honor.
Relive the Action
Play-in Match
March 8 • Lauren Markham
2 A.M. in Little America v. An Island v. My Volcano
Opening Round
March 9 • A. Cerisse Cohen
The Passenger v. Mouth to Mouth
March 10 • Christina Orlando
Mercury Pictures Presents v. The Book of Goose
March 13 • Adam Dalva
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida v. Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance
March 14 • Olivia Waite
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow v. Dinosaurs
March 15 • Nicola Twilley
Sea of Tranquility v. Babel
March 16 • Aminah Mae Safi
The Violin Conspiracy v. Manhunt
March 17 • ML Kejera
The Rabbit Hutch v. My Volcano
March 20 • Abayomi Animashaun
Olga Dies Dreaming v. Nightcrawling
Quarterfinals
March 21 • Summer Farah
Mouth to Mouth v. The Book of Goose
March 22 • Calvin Kasulke
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance v. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
March 23 • Ahsan Butt
Sea of Tranquility v. The Violin Conspiracy
March 24 • Katy Waldman
The Rabbit Hutch v. Nightcrawling
Semifinals
March 27 • Santiago Jose Sanchez
The Book of Goose v. Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance
March 28 • Torsa Ghosal
Sea of Tranquility v. The Rabbit Hutch
Zombie Round
March 29 • Nathan Deuel
The Book of Goose v. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
March 30 • Xuan Juliana Wang
Sea of Tranquility v. Babel
Championship
March. 31 • All Judges
The Book of Goose v. Babel