Had so much fun being one of the judges for @tournamentofbooks.com Definitely check out all of the judgements and add to your TBR pile!

It's the championship match at the 2026 Tournament of Books presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! Today, all our judges convene to decide which title takes home this year's Rooster! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/champio...

Today, the Zombie Round concludes as Katya Apekina makes our final call ahead of tomorrow’s championship at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/flesh-v...

The Zombie Round begins today as Leon Hendrix dons the judge’s robes in the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-pas...

The semifinals wrap as @susannahbreslin.bsky.social decides today’s match at the 2026 Tournament of Books presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social—plus, the zombies are revealed! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-cat...

Today! Danny Abel is our judge as the semifinals begin at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-pas...

Today → It’s the final match of the quarterfinals, and Neelanjana Banerjee is here to adjudicate at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/flesh-v...

Today, @cassandralane.bsky.social kicks off week three at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/katabas...

The March Madness of books!!!

In today’s match, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social closes out week two at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-wil...

The quarterfinals begin today with Geoff Manaugh at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-pas...

Now live at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social: In today’s match, @lilliamr.bsky.social closes out the opening round! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-ten...

@sammacon.bsky.social makes today’s call at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/flesh-v...

Week two begins as Natalie Shapero makes today’s call at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-cat...

I was knocked out in the first round of @tournamentofbooks.com, but the commentary was interesting www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/katabas...

Tbh this made me want to load up my reading list with a lot more speculative fiction

Now live! @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social judges today’s match at the 2026 Tournament of Books presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social → www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/katabas...

This many years in, and judges are still finding ways to make their own, new rules. So good to see!

SO GOOD

❤️

"I like the capacious and the unruly; the weird; the plotty and its opposite, the entirely vibes-based; the rampant deployment of the semicolon. I like books that spill over, that put out tendrils, that revel in unrepentant maximalism" SARAH COMING IN HOT (and right) (okay now to read the rest)

Now live! @sarahmccarry.bsky.social wields the gavel today at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/too-soo...

Now live: @wordsinteal.bsky.social judges today’s match at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social → www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/the-wil...

The quarterfinals continue in today’s match at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/endling...

The opening round is now live at the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/what-we...

Now live! The 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social → www.tournamentofbooks.com/2026/play-in...

The 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, kicks off this Friday! In the meantime, the merch table is now open and stocked with 2026 items—plus, Sustaining Members get 50% off all purchases → www.tournamentofbooks.com/store

With three weeks to go until the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, it’s time to ready your brackets before the action kicks off on March 6! Download yours → www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2026-sho...

Likewise, we’re proud to have published this judgment—it’s also one of our favorite pieces of writing from this year. Thank you, @emilyhughes.bsky.social!

Depeche Mode performing “See You” with roosters feels very on brand for us www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7f...

ToB followers: Molly Templeton is available for work, should you have an endeavor that needs her expertise! As evidence, her outstanding 2025 judgment → www.tournamentofbooks.com/2025/james-v...

It’s here! The shortlist for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social (We’ll also need your vote by midnight ET on Dec. 18 for which book you think should get a second shot at the 2026 Rooster!) www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2026-sho...

time moves us ever closer to the next #tournamentofbooks and now we can be impatient for the shortlist

The long list has landed. Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...

It’s the final match at the Horror Popup! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-hor...

Certified bangers, every one

The Zombie Round is now “live” at the Horror Popup www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-hor...

We’re now halfway through our first-ever Horror Popup. Today → the semifinals www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-hor...

Today at our weeklong Horror Popup: the quarterfinals! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-hor...

The opening round at our weeklong Horror Popup is today, so make sure you get in your votes/comments/upvotes by midnight ET tonight! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-hor...

If you’re as excited about next month’s horror popup as we are, you’ll want to jump on this StoryGraph, courtesy of @mrsthrift.bsky.social! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

READRUM ~Coming Oct. 27~

READRUM ~Coming Oct. 27~

It’s the final match at the summer bracket! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

The Zombie Rounds ends today. Tomorrow: our summer final! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

The Zombie Round begins at the summer bracket! “Creation Lake,” our Zombie poll top vote-getter, returns to face “The Safekeep,” which has been flattening the competition so far. And this time, upvotes become percentage points, so anything could happen www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

It's the final week at the summer bracket! Today, the semifinals wrap; tomorrow, the Zombie Round begins www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

The semifinals begin at the summer bracket! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

The quarterfinals wrap at the summer bracket! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...

On to the second half of this summer’s quarterfinals! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2025-sum...