Tag: hannah bonner

  • 2025 Tournament of Books: James vs. Martyr! (again)

    2025 Tournament of Books: James vs. Martyr! (again)

    OK, there’s not much point rehashing what I said the last time these two faced off. I still think James is the better book. My judgment on the judgment This is a vote by all the judges, and since last year I did a handy little table, I figured I’d repeat that again this year. I…

  • 2025 Tournament of Books: Headshot vs. The Book of Love

    2025 Tournament of Books: Headshot vs. The Book of Love

    Today’s matchup sees the debut novel from Kelly Link who’s been publishing short fiction for years against a novel in stories by Rita Bullwinkel, the current fiction editor of McSweeney’s.  Headshot has gotten a lot of love and after a couple of podcast interviews, this book fell on my radar even before the Tournament of Books.…