Literary Lunacy: Vote in a March Madness Bracket for Book Lovers (Championship Round!)
Welcome to Writer’s Digest Literary Lunacy — a March Madness bracket for lovers of classic fiction. We want to know: Which of these classic books is the greatest? That’s up to you. Vote here until March 28 at noon. The book with the most cumulative votes will be crowned champion.
We're here—the Championship Round of Literary Lunacy, a March Madness bracket for book lovers! The competition is heating up, and we're advancing on the championship round. Check out the Round 3 results, and cast your vote below.
We at WD may not be all that attuned to the sports world (or, at least, I'm not), but we certainly can appreciate a good tournament. It's March Madness season, and we wanted to get in on the fun, writing style.
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This is Writer’s Digest Literary Lunacy — a bracket for lovers of classic fiction. We want to know: Which of these classic books is the greatest? Who will win? That’s up to you. Voting lasts until March 27 at noon. The book with the most votes in this round will be crowned champion. Got predictions? Post them in the comments!
Schedule:
- Round 1 | March 16 - March 18 | Round 1 Voting Closed -Check out the results here.
- Round 2 | March 19 - March 21 | Round 2 Voting Closed -Check out the results here.
- Round 3 | March 22 - March 24 |Round 3 Voting Closed -Check out the results here.
- Championship Round | March 25 - March 27 **
**Note: Championship contenders were chosen by cumulative votes.
Please share far and wide so we can get as many votes as possible, and make your voice heard by simply clicking on the book cover below of the villains you want to see move on to the next round.
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