2023 Tournament of Books

In the Tournament of Books list selected 58 books.

Broadlist has categorized these selections as:

• Verylonglist (58 books)
• Longlist (18 books)
• Shortlist (4 books)
• Winners (1 books)

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Source: 2023 Tournament of Books

Very Long List

• All the Sinners Bleed S.A. CosbyBuy →
• America Fantastica Tim O’BrienBuy →
• American Mermaid Julia LangbeinBuy →
• Bad Cree Jessica JohnsBuy →
• Beyond the Door of No Return David DiopBuy →
• Big Swiss Jen BeaginBuy →
• Biography of X Catherine LaceyBuy →
• Birnam Wood Eleanor CattonBuy →
• Blackouts Justin TorresBuy →
• Boys Weekend Mattie LubchanskyBuy →
• Brainwyrms Alison RumfittBuy →
• Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame AdjeiBuy →
• Cold People Tom Rob SmithBuy →
• Dayswork Jennifer HabelBuy →
• Devil Makes Three Ben FountainBuy →
• Happiness Falls Angie KimBuy →
• Hello Beautiful Ann NapolitanoBuy →
• Idlewild James Frankie ThomasBuy →
• Independence Square Martin Cruz SmithBuy →
• Julia Sandra NewmanBuy →
• Land of Milk and Honey C Pam ZhangBuy →
• Let Us Descend Jesmyn WardBuy →
• Lone Women Victor LaValleBuy →
• Lovesick Blossoms Julia WattsBuy →
• Menewood Nicola GriffithBuy →
• Mobility Lydia KieslingBuy →
• Monstrilio Gerardo Sámano CórdovaBuy →
• Open Throat Henry HokeBuy →
• Rouge Mona AwadBuy →
• Same Bed Different Dreams Ed ParkBuy →
• Sing Her Down Ivy PochodaBuy →
• Snow Road Station Elizabeth HayBuy →
• Sparrow James HynesBuy →
• Study for Obedience Sarah BernsteinBuy →
• The Apology Jimin HanBuy →
• The Auburn Conference Tom PiazzaBuy →
• The Bee Sting Paul MurrayBuy →
• The Birthday Party Laurent MauvignierBuy →
• The Fraud Zadie SmithBuy →
• The Future Naomi AldermanBuy →
• The Guest Emma ClineBuy →
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBrideBuy →
• The Librarianist Patrick deWittBuy →
• The Lost Journals of Sacajewea Debra Magpie EarlingBuy →
• The Moth for the Star James ReichBuy →
• The New Earth Jess RowBuy →
• The Prospectors Ariel DjanikianBuy →
• The Rachel Incident Caroline O’DonoghueBuy →
• The Red-Headed Pilgrim Kevin MaloneyBuy →
• The Shamshine Blind Paz PardoBuy →
• This Is Not Miami Fernanda MelchorBuy →
• This Other Eden Paul HardingBuy →
• Time’s Mouth Edan LepuckiBuy →
• Vintage Contemporaries Dan KoisBuy →
• Voyager Nona FernándezBuy →
• Wellness Nathan HillBuy →
• What You Are Looking for Is in the Library Michiko AoyamaBuy →
• White Cat, Black Dog Kelly LinkBuy →

Long List

• American Mermaid by Julia Langbein Buy on Bookshop →
• Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Buy on Bookshop →
• Blackouts by Justin Torres Buy on Bookshop →
• Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky Buy on Bookshop →
• Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt Buy on Bookshop →
• Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei Buy on Bookshop →
• Cold People by Tom Rob Smith Buy on Bookshop →
• Dayswork by Jennifer Habel Buy on Bookshop →
• Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Buy on Bookshop →
• Open Throat by Henry Hoke Buy on Bookshop →
• The Auburn Conference by Tom Piazza Buy on Bookshop →
• The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Buy on Bookshop →
• The Guest by Emma Cline Buy on Bookshop →
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Buy on Bookshop →
• The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt Buy on Bookshop →
• The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling Buy on Bookshop →
• The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo Buy on Bookshop →
• What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama Buy on Bookshop →

Short List

• Blackouts by Justin Torres Buy on Bookshop →
• The Guest by Emma Cline Buy on Bookshop →
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Buy on Bookshop →
• The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt Buy on Bookshop →

Winners

• Blackouts by Justin Torres

More lists

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