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The Morning News Tournament of Books Contenders, 2005-15 - Page 2

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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Alentejo Blue (Monica Ali)
Alentejo Blue
Monica Ali
42
The Echo Maker (Richard Powers)
The Echo Maker
Richard Powers
43
Brookland (Emily Barton)
Brookland
Emily Barton
44
The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (Peter Orner)
The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo
Peter Orner
45
Arthur & George
Arthur & George
46
English, August (Upamanyu Chatterjee)
English, August
Upamanyu Chatterjee
47
Apex Hides the Hurt (Colson Whitehead)
Apex Hides the Hurt
Colson Whitehead
48
Pride of Baghdad
Pride of Baghdad
49
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
50
Remainder, by Tom McCarthy
Remainder, by Tom McCarthy
51
Then We Came to the End
Then We Came to the End
52
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
53
The Shadow Catcher (Marianne Wiggins)
The Shadow Catcher
Marianne Wiggins
54
Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke
55
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name (Vendela Vida)
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name
Vendela Vida
56
You Don't Love Me Yet (Johnathan Lethem)
You Don't Love Me Yet
Johnathan Lethem
57
Shining at the Bottom of the Sea (Stephen Marche)
Shining at the Bottom of the Sea
Stephen Marche
58
Ovenman (Jeff Parker)
Ovenman
Jeff Parker
59
Petropolis (Anya Ulinich)
Petropolis
Anya Ulinich
60
New England White (Stephen L. Carter)
New England White
Stephen L. Carter
61
Run (Anne Patchett)
Run
Anne Patchett
62
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
63
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan
64
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England (Brock Clarke)
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
Brock Clarke
65
A Mercy
A Mercy
66
City of Refuge (Tom Piazza)
City of Refuge
Tom Piazza
67
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
Roberto Bolaño
68
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
69
Shadow Country
Shadow Country
70
A Partisan's Daughter
A Partisan's Daughter
71
Harry, Revised (Mark Sarvas)
Harry, Revised
Mark Sarvas
72
The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project
73
My Revolutions (Hari Kunzru)
My Revolutions
Hari Kunzru
74
Steer Toward Rock (Fae Myenne Ng)
Steer Toward Rock
Fae Myenne Ng
75
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
Joseph O'Neill
76
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
77
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri
78
Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency
Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency
79
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
Marilynne Robinson
80
The Dart League King (Keith Lee Morris)
The Dart League King
Keith Lee Morris
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