Agatha Christie and her tweeting #Christie fans fought valiantly but J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit reigned supreme and now enters our HCC March Madness Hall of Fame.
Thank you ALL who supported the tournament!
One of you is about to win all 64 books entered in this year’s tournament so check your inboxes and watch our Facebook page for the announcement.
Over the next 7 days readers will choose one book to enter our Hall of Fame and one of you will be chosen to receive the best prize of all: ALL 64 books that began this tournament back on February 28th.
All those weeks ago we had no idea which book would win, and how could we? The field was wide open,containing everything from huge bestsellers (like Water for Elephants, Belong to Me and Silverwing) up and coming literary stars (such as The Day the Falls Stood Still, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Spin) and treasured classics (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Corrections).
But, only two remain. After thousands and thousands of votes Agatha Christie and J.R.R. Tolkien will duke it out for the opportunity to enter the Hall of Fame alongside previous winners Susan Juby, James Rollins and Dennis Lehane.
So? Which will it be? The greatest mystery of all-time, Murder on the Orient Express or the novel that stands alone atop the Mt. Rushmore of fantasy, The Hobbit?
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