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The Morning News and Powells Present
2006 Tournament of Books
All Matches

Introduction
Remarks by ToB Commissioner Kevin Guilfoile

Round One
1. Choire Sicha judges Nicole Krauss vs. Dave Bergen
2. Kate Schlegel judges Jonathan Safran Foer vs. Mary Gaitskill
3. Georgie Lewis judges Kazuo Ishiguro vs. Stephanie Doyon
4. Jessica Francis Kane judges Sam Lipsyte vs. Elizabeth Kostova
5. Anthony Doerr judges Cormac McCarthy vs. Whitney Terrel
6. Nell James judges Neil Gaiman vs. Ali Smith
7. Karl Iagnemma judges Zadie Smith vs. Uzodinma Iweala
8. Whitney Pastorek judges Kirstin Allio vs. Ian McEwan

Round Two
9. Jessa Crispin judges Nicole Krauss vs. Jonathan Safran Foer
10. Mark Sarvas judges Kazuo Ishiguro vs. Sam Lipsyte
11. Maud Newton judges Cormac McCarthy vs. Ali Smith
12. Adrienne Brodeur judges Uzodinma Iweala vs. Ian McEwan

Surprise Announcement
ToB Commissioner Kevin Guilfoile explains the Zombie Round

Round Three
13. Brigid Hughes judges Nicole Krauss vs. Sam Lipsyte
14. Dale Peck judges Ali Smith vs. Ian McEwan

Round Four/Zombie Round
15. Andrew Womack judges Zadie Smith vs. Sam Lipsyte
16. Rosecrans Baldwin judges Jonathan Safran Foer vs. Ali Smith

Round Five
17. Eleanor Bukowsky + all judges choose between Sam Lipsyte vs. Ali Smith