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The 2025 Tournament of Books has ended, but you can still view the 2025 books and brackets and see that year’s judges.

Play-In Match

March 6 • Hannah Pearl Utt
All Fours v. Liars v. The Wedding People

Opening Round

March 7 • Molly Templeton
James v. The Book Censor’s Library

March 10 • Hannah Bonner
Headshot v. The Book of Love

March 11 • Jean Chen Ho
Martyr! v. Rejection

March 12 • Meher Manda
Beautyland v. Great Expectations

March 13 • Bobuq Sayed
Orbital v. The History of Sound

March 14 • Alena Saunders
Colored Television v. The Extinction of Irena Rey

March 17 • Max Read
Liars v. The Book of George

March 18 • Michael David Lukas
Margo’s Got Money Troubles v. Someone Like Us

Quarterfinals

March 19 • Stephen Kearse
James v. Headshot

March 20 • Kelly McEvers
Martyr! v. Beautyland

March 21 • Nicholas Glastonbury
The History of Sound v. The Extinction of Irena Rey

March 24 • Emily Hughes
Liars v. Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Semifinals

March 25 • Aditi Khorana
James v. Martyr!

March 26 • Sammy Loren
The Extinction of Irena Rey v. Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Zombie Round

March 27 • Ivy Pochoda
Martyr! v. Margo’s Got Money Troubles

March 28 • Mary Turfah
The Extinction of Irena Rey v. James

Championship

March 31 • All judges
Martyr! v. James