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Registration for this event will close on March 24, 2025 @ 12:00am.

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It's season four of March Madness at the library, and this year's theme is One-Word Wonders!

Each week, vote for your favorite titles as a brand-new selection of one-word books battle it out for the title of March Madness Champion! Be sure to vote every Monday in March – each time you vote, your name will be entered into a prize raffle to win a gift basket.

Get a bonus prize entry when you fill out a bracket with your predictions before the tournament begins; plus, ANYONE who correctly guesses their entire bracket will win a perfect bracket prize! Brackets are due no later than Sunday, March 2nd. The winning title will be announced Monday, March 31st.

  • Brackets and voting forms can be picked and dropped off at the Adult & Teen Services desk.
  • You can also download a bracket, print it out, and bring it to the Library or email it to kcunningham@newlenoxlibrary.org

Meet your Sweet Sixteen titles below:

This year's theme is "One-Word Wonders."

Historical Fiction

  • Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
  • Beloved by Toni Morrison

Science Fiction

  • Kindred by Octavia Butler
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth

Thrillers, Mystery & Horror

  • Verity by Colleen Hoover
  • It by Stephen King

Romance

  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  • Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Fantasy

  • Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
  • Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Retellings

  • Circe by Madeline Miller
  • Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Graphic Memoirs

  • Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
  • Blankets by Craig Thompson

Alternate History

  • Babel by R.F. Kuang
  • Dominion by C.J. Sansom

** Registration is not required, but by registering you will receive a reminder email when each new round of voting becomes available.


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