Starting March 17, we'll be holding our Third Annual Literary March Madness! This is a bracket-style tournament like the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, but with a literary twist: our competition pits famous authors against each other and the winner is decided by you! Sixteen authors will enter, only one can be crowned this year's crowd favorite.

Here's how to get involved:

Step 1: Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. We'll be posting in all places.

Step 2: Check in every day after 11 AM EST to see who's competing that day. The first match is March 17.

Step 3: Cast your vote by commenting on the post with the name of the author you support. We really love these authors too, but please: one vote per person, per post!

Step 4: We'll tally up the comments one day after the match is posted, and the winners will proceed to the next round. There will be 15 matches total, and the winner will be announced on April 1.

That's it! We hope you'll check in and vote to support the authors you love.

We have a #LiteraryMarchMadness Champion after many hard-fought rounds: Virginia Woolf! https://t.co/1nYkQC5k4Q pic.twitter.com/usWIRHQiTq

— NY Public Library (@nypl) April 1, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 3, Match 2: Who will move on to the finals? Vote below & on our Facebook and Instagram!

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 30, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Semifinals, Match 1! They've made it through two tough rounds, but who will enter the finals?

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 29, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness: Round 2, Match 4 pits two American poets and writers against each other! Vote here + IG + FB.

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 28, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 2, Match 3: Allende vs. Hughes, magical realism vs. real Harlem https://t.co/pkqeLKBHCw

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 27, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 2, Match 2: Today's matchup pits James Joyce against Alice Munro https://t.co/pkqeLKBHCw

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 26, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness: Last match of Round 1: authors whose books made it to the big screen! https://t.co/yKNyWAYpxS

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 24, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness: Two authors of "True-ish" tales - one questionable nonfiction, the other realistic fiction!

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 23, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadnesS: It's the battle of East Coast vs. West Coast! Vote for your pick: https://t.co/TeF4I2TkoA

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 22, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness: These authors had a well-known animosity for years. Pick your side! https://t.co/DryltCk3al

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 21, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 1, Match 4: Two writers whose short stories pack a punch. https://t.co/pkqeLKBHCw

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 20, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 1, Match 3: Today we match up authors with alliterative names https://t.co/pkqeLKBHCw

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 19, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 1, Match 2: Which of our "O'Authors" do you love most? Info at https://t.co/pkqeLKBHCw

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 18, 2016

#LiteraryMarchMadness Round 1, Match 1: Which of these "wolves" do you prefer? Learn more: https://t.co/RfJUjsZ7vl

— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 17, 2016