2023 March Madness Book Edition
Pick up a bracket (like the one below) at the Reference Desk, second floor, beginning March 1st. Complete your bracket and then return it no later than March 12th. Be sure to pick up a ballot for Round 1 voting at the same time and return it with your bracket by March 12th.
The second round of voting will take place from March 13th through the 19th, then from March 20th through the 26th, followed by voting for the Championship Book between March 27th through April 2nd. The winning book will be announced on Monday, April 3, along with the winning bracket! The winning bracket holder will receive a gift certificate to the Mall Deli.
Vote for your favorite book in each matchup.
Standings
The bracket below will be updated weekly with the winners from each round.
Sweet 16
- FINAL
- Open Season by CJ Box 34
- The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 30
- FINAL
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 30
- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman 32
- FINAL
- The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 21 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 43
- FINAL
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 37
- The Chicken Sisters
by KJ Dell Antonia 27
- FINAL
- It by Stephen King 26
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 37
- FINAL
- Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 41
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin 21
- FINAL
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 07
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 55
- FINAL
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg 48 - Southern Book Club Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix 15
Elite 8
- FINAL
- Open Season by CJ Box 23
- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman 29
- FINAL
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 27
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 26
- FINAL
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 29
- Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 24
- FINAL
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 34
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg 19
Final 4
- FINAL
- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman 24 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 27
- FINAL
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 10
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 44
Championship
- Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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