2026 Tournament of Books
Love new fiction? Join us March 16–April 12 for the Library’s 11th annual Tournament of Books. Sixteen of 2025’s standout fiction titles — selected by Batavia Public Library staff — will compete in a playoff-style bracket to determine Batavia’s favorite book of the year. Vote each week online or in the Library, and follow along as we reveal the Sweet 16, bracket updates, and weekly winners on our website and social media.
2026 Winner
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Runner Up:
The buffalo hunter hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
And rounding out the final four are:
Atmosphere: a love story by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and My friends: a novel by Fredrik Backman
2025 Winner
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Runner Up:
The Women by Kristin Hannah
And rounding out the final four are:
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez, and James by Percival Everett
Tournament of Books Champion of Champions
Remarkably bright creatures: a novel by Shelby Van Pelt
Runner Up:
The only one left by Riley Sager
And rounding out the final four are:
The house in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, and A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
