EBMy best friend is a die-hard college basketball fan, so I know a little bit about March Madness. But Harper Canada’s March Madness tournament is a bit more up my alley. Instead of basketball teams, 64 books compete for the ultimate title . . . and one person will win all 64! This week is round one, and I just voted. Listing all my picks would take quite a while, so for now I’ll just share my favorites of the 64, my own personal “ones to watch”:
Conference: Agatha Christie
The Condition by Jennifer Haigh – one of only two books I’ve read in this conference (the other being To Kill a Mockingbird), but I love it enough that I would have voted for it no matter what.
Conference: James Rollins
I have not read a single book in this conference.
Conference: Susan Juby
Again, I have not read any of these. So instead I voted for the ones where my boyfriend worked on the American versions of the covers, like Vampire Diaries.
Conference: Dennis Lehane
Finally, a conference where I’ve read a good chunk of the books featured! But I have to pick We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, one of my favorite books of all time. Can’t wait for the movie, starring Tilda Swinton, to come out.
Thanks, Harper Canada, for exposing the gaps in my reading! I hope Lionel Shriver goes all the way!
