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2009 Morning News Tournament

It's that time of year again for the 2009 Tournament of Books, the annual NCAA-style battle between literary titans from online magazine The Morning News. Print a bracket, keep track of the standings, and read the reviews at TMN.

Plus, find all the contenders below, and save 30% off the cover price when you purchase them from Powells.com.

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by Aravind Adiga
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by Roberto Bolano
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Steer toward Rock
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The woman I loved wasn't in love with me; the woman I married wasn't a wife to me. Ilin Cheung was my wife on paper. In deed, she belonged to Yi-Tung Szeto. In debt, I also belonged to him. He was my father, paper too. Steer Toward Rock, Fae Myenne... (read more)

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Home: A Novel
by Marilynne Robinson
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Set in the same time and place as Gilead, Marilynne Robinson's new masterpiece is at once profoundly sad and hopeful.... (read more)

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A Mercy: A Novel
by Toni Morrison
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I disappeared into A Mercy like no novel in ages. Morrison's 17th-century panorama builds upon vivid scenes and characters until what emerges is nothing less than the forecast of America — both its ills and dreams.... (read more)

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The Lazarus Project
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