>T.O.B. Continues . . .

>The Tournament of Books continues:

Peter Matthiessen’s Shadow Country edges E. Lockhart’s Disreputable History. No surprise there. In something of an upset, though, Tom Piazza’s City of Refuge edged Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth. Three more matches to go in the first round.

For additional fun, check out the comments of Kevin Guilfoile and John Warner (TOB Commissioners), and leave your own.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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