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The Morning News Tournament of Books Contenders, 2005-15

Keep up on your contemporary lit? Here are the shortlisted books for the Rooster, up to and including 2015. The Tournament of Books takes place annually in March, using a bracket to face off the best books of the year before in one-on-one matches until one winner is found. This list is organized by year, with winners and runners-up first in their groups.
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
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I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
Tom Wolfe
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Heir to the Glimmering World (Cynthia Ozick)
Heir to the Glimmering World
Cynthia Ozick
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The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
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An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
Ward Just
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Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings
9
The Bad Boy's Wife (Karen Shepard)
The Bad Boy's Wife
Karen Shepard
10
The News From Paraguay
The News From Paraguay
11
The Rope Eater (Ben Jones)
The Rope Eater
Ben Jones
12
Human Capital (Stephen Amidon)
Human Capital
Stephen Amidon
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The Finishing School (Muriel Spark)
The Finishing School
Muriel Spark
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The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
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Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir!
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Harbor (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Harbor
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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The Accidental
The Accidental
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Home Land
Home Land
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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On Beauty
On Beauty
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Saturday, Ian McEwan
Saturday, Ian McEwan
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The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
Nicole Krauss
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
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Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
Uzodinma Iweala
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The Time in Between
The Time in Between
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Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
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The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole (Stephanie Doyon)
The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole
Stephanie Doyon
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The Historian
The Historian
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The King of Kings County (Whitney Terrell)
The King of Kings County
Whitney Terrell
31
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys
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Garner (Kirstin Allio)
Garner
Kirstin Allio
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Absurdistan
Absurdistan
35
Against the Day
Against the Day
36
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
Kate Atkinson
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun
38
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
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Firmin (Sam Savage)
Firmin
Sam Savage
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The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
Richard Ford
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