Tag: TournamentOfBooks

• Tournament of Books 2025 Recap – How “The Women” Won

  The readers have spoken. The Tournament of Books has concluded, and the results are in! Middletown readers have voted Kristin Hannah’s The Women to be the 2025 Tournament of Books Champion! Going into the tournament, many foresaw this outcome–in fact, 65% of all brackets submitted this year predicted The Women to emerge victorious. In a…

  Jack B.

  April 14, 2025

  Book Reviews, Events, Recommendations

  Audiobooks, Ebooks, FourthWing, I’mGladMyMomDied, IronFlame, KillersOfTheFlowerMoon, TheWager, TheWomenByKristinHannah, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks

• The Tournament of Books Returns!

  Brackets are SO back in 2025. We’re somehow nearly halfway through February 2025, which means its time to get ready for the Tournament of Books 2025! Yes, the ultimate battle for bookish glory returns for the second year, including four rounds of voting to decide the Tournament of Books Champion 2025! You will also have…

  Jack B.

  February 10, 2025

  Contests, Events, Libraries, Middletown, CT, Sports

  AdultFiction, Audiobooks, BookTournament, Ebooks, Hoopla, Libby, NonFiction, TournamentOfBooks

• Beach Reads

  One of the best things about living in Connecticut is living near enough to so many beaches within an hour’s drive. As a child of the Midwest, I’m perpetually amazed by all the things we can do while living in our tiny state. We can reach both New York City and Boston within two hours.…

  Amy S.

  August 12, 2024

  Book Reviews, Recommendations, Trending

  28Summers, AlanAlda, BeachRead, BookLovers, CozyCapers, Duluth, ElinHilderbrand, EllenBurstyn, EmilyHenry, FunnyStory, HappyPlace, MaddieDay, MidwestBeaches, MinnesotaPoint, MurderAtTheLobstahShack, MurderOnCapeCod, Mystery!, MysteryBookGroup, PeopleWeMeetOnVacation, RoséAllDay, RoséWine, SameTimeNextYear, SummerOf69, TheHotelNantucket, TournamentOfBooks

• Tournament of Books 2024 – Results and “Highlights Package!”

  The results are in! And it wasn’t really close. And the Russell Library 2024 Tournament of Books Champion is… With a whopping 87.3% of the vote, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus was voted the Russell Library’s 2024 Tournament of Books Champion! Recently adapted into an Apple TV+ mini-series, Garmus’ debut novel about a chemist-turned-cooking show host really resonated…

  Jack B.

  April 15, 2024

  Book Reviews, Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Sports

  AdultFiction, AdultNonFiction, BarbaraKingsolver, Basketball, BookTournament, BritneySpears, CryingInHMart, DemonCopperhead, DowntownMiddletownGiftCard, HappyPlace, I’mGladMyMomDied, LessonsInChemistry, MarchMadness, MarchTournament, PovertyByAmerica, PrinceHarry, Spare, TheWomanInMe, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks

• A March Book Tournament at Russell Library!

  Bracket Season is almost here! Yes, as February draws to a close, many of us can’t help but get caught up in March Madness, the college basketball tournament put on by the NCAA every March. Many of us know the tension of watching your favorite team battle to win it all, or the thrill of…

  Jack B.

  February 26, 2024

  Contests, Events, Inside Stories, Library Services, Middletown, CT, Recommendations, Sports, Trending

  AdultFiction, AdultNonFiction, Basketball, Belonging, BookBracketPredictionContest, BookTournament, CryingInHMart, DemonCopperhead, DowntownMiddletownGiftCard, GoToDinners, HangtheMoon, HappyPlace, HeartBones, HelloBeautiful, I’mGladMyMomDied, LessonsInChemistry, MadHoney, March15th, MarchMadness, MarchTournament, PovertyByAmerica, SomeoneElsesShoes, Spare, TheWager, TheWomanInMe, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks