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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
1
Philip Roth
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
2
David Mitchell
I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
3
Tom Wolfe
Heir to the Glimmering World (Cynthia Ozick)
Heir to the Glimmering World
4
Cynthia Ozick
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
5
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
6
Susanna Clarke
An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
7
Ward Just
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings
8
The Bad Boy's Wife (Karen Shepard)
The Bad Boy's Wife
9
Karen Shepard
The News From Paraguay
The News From Paraguay
10
The Rope Eater (Ben Jones)
The Rope Eater
11
Ben Jones
Human Capital (Stephen Amidon)
Human Capital
12
Stephen Amidon
The Finishing School (Muriel Spark)
The Finishing School
13
Muriel Spark
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
14
Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir!
15
Harbor (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Harbor
16
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Accidental
The Accidental
17
Home Land
Home Land
18
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
19
Jonathan Safran Foer
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
20
Zadie Smith
Saturday, Ian McEwan
Saturday, Ian McEwan
21
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
22
Nicole Krauss
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
23
Kazuo Ishiguro
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
24
Cormac McCarthy
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
25
Uzodinma Iweala
The Time in Between
The Time in Between
26
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
27
Mary Gaitskill
The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole (Stephanie Doyon)
The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole
28
Stephanie Doyon
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
29
Elizabeth Kostova
The King of Kings County (Whitney Terrell)
The King of Kings County
30
Whitney Terrell
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
31
Neil Gaiman
Garner (Kirstin Allio)
Garner
32
Kirstin Allio
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
33
Cormac McCarthy
Absurdistan
Absurdistan
34
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
35
Thomas Pynchon
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
36
Kate Atkinson
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun
37
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
38
Firmin (Sam Savage)
Firmin
39
Sam Savage
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
40
Richard Ford
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