If basketball leaves you cold, check out The Morning News' Tournament of Books. A slate of recent literary fiction goes head to head, judged by a raft authors, editors, and general webgeeks. The winner advances, until at last only the champion remains. You can read the judge's decision, then read further commentary "from the booth," … Continue reading The Other March Madness

In other prize news, The Bookseller has announced its shortlist of 2006's oddest UK book titles. Sadly, most of these titles are not yet available in the US.How Green Were the Nazis? edited by Franz-Josef Bruggemeier, Mark Cioc and Thomas ZellerD. Di Mascio’s Delicious Ice Cream: D. Di Mascio of Coventry: An Ice Cream Company … Continue reading Loose Spoons? We Got Your Book Right Here

The National Book Critics Circle awards have been announced. They areFiction: The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiNonfiction: Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution by Simon Schama Biography: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips Memoir/Autobiography: The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by … Continue reading Red Carpet