Saturday, March 12, 2011

Round 1, Day 8: FICTION






Round 1, Day 8: NONFICTION






Round 1, Day 7: FICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

In our fiction battle, a classic goes up against a very popular and critically acclaimed new work: J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey versus Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!



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Round 1, Day 7: NONFICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

Today we have matched two works of conservative political nonfiction: Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny goes up against George W. Bush's Decision Points.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!

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Round 1, Day 6: FICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

Today we watch two great Southern classics battle it out: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee versus The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!


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Round 1, Day 6: NONFICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

In our nonfiction matchup, Barbara Kingsolver's lovely Animal, Vegetable, Miracle takes on the most excellent Jon Stewart's Earth: the book.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!

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Round 1, Day 5: FICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

Our fiction battle today pitts two monstrously popular titles against each other: John Grisham's The Confession will compete against Kathryn Stocket's The Help. Both of these books have been hanging out on the New York Times bestseller list for months. One of these titles may make it all the way to the end.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!




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Round 1, Day 5: NONFICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

This week, we'll start off Nonfiction with a faceoff between two popular nonfiction writers: Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild will compete against David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed In Flames.

Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!


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Round 1, Day 4: FICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

Two amazing novels by two of great writers: John Irving's The Hotel New Hampshire or Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Which book will advance to Round Two? You decide! Vote in the poll on your right. Voting ends Monday morning!



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Round 1, Day 4: NONFICTION

This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.

Today's nonfiction battle is between two books thoughtful books, reflecting on life and meaning. Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness takes on Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran. Voting will stay open through Monday morning. Vote in the poll on your right and then check back to see which book won.


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