LitJoy’s Bookish Bracket Is Back: A Reader Tradition, Once a Year
Are you ready to put your bookish instincts to the test? Bookish Bracket is back, and we’re inviting readers everywhere to help decide which stories rise, which fall, and which book earns the final crown.
Each year, the LitJoy community comes together to fill out brackets, vote daily, and see whose picks make it all the way to The Final Page. Think you’ve got what it takes? One reader will win a $100 LitJoy Gift Card for having the closest bracket to the final results.
How to Participate in Bookish Bracket
Joining LiJoy’s Bookish Bracket is easy and fun.
1️⃣ Fill Out Your Bracket
Choose the books you think will advance in each round. You can download the bracket directly from this post or find it in our Instagram stories and highlights.
2️⃣ Post Your Bracket
Share your completed bracket to your Instagram stories and tag @LitJoyCrate by March 2 to officially enter.
3️⃣ Vote Along the Way
Follow along throughout the month and cast your votes in our Instagram story polls as the bracket narrows from The Bookish 32 to The Final Page.
Bookish Bracket Schedule
Here’s the full timeline so you don’t miss a round:
February 24: Bookish Bracket Announcement
March 2: Brackets Due
March 3: The Bookish 32: Voting Begins
March 9: The Final 16 Revealed
March 12: The Top 8 Revealed
March 16: The Last 4 Revealed
March 18: The Final Page (Final Vote)
March 19: Winner Announced 👑
Be sure to check our stories daily once voting begins—every vote helps determine which books move forward.
How to Win Bookish Bracket
🏆 The reader whose bracket most closely matches the final tournament results will win a $100 LitJoy Gift Card.
To qualify:
Your bracket must be posted to your Instagram stories
You must tag @LitJoyCrate on Instagram
Brackets must be submitted by March 2
The Bookish 32 Contenders
Here are the 32 books competing in this year’s Bookish Bracket:
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Beg, Borrow or Steal by Sarah Adams
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast
The Tenant by Freida McFadden
Alchemised by SenLinYu
Not Quite Dead by Holly Jackson
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Correspondent by Virignia Evans
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
The Sea Witch by Eva Leigh
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi
Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
The Floating World by Axie Oh
Mate by Ali Hazelwood
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn
A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan
The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
Thief of the Night by Laura Weymouth
(Bracket includes a mix of fantasy, romance, literary fiction, thrillers, and reader favorites.)
Ready to Join?
If you love strong opinions, friendly debates, and letting readers decide what truly stands the test of time, the LitJoy Bookish Bracket is for you.
Fill out your bracket, cast your votes, and we’ll see you at The Final Page 📚🗳️👑
