#LiteraryMarchMadness 2021: Book-to-TV Adaptation Edition
It's time for our Eighth Annual Literary March Madness (#LiteraryMarchMadness)! This is a bracket-style tournament like the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, but with a bookish twist. This year your favorite book-to-tv adaptations will go head to head against each other—which feels appropriate given how much time many of us have spent at home with our televisions this past year.
Join us daily for the rest of the month to vote for your favorites!
How to vote:
Check in daily at 11 AM on our Twitter (@NYPL), Facebook, Instagram story to vote in our social media polls. You'll have 24 hours to make your pick, and we'll also update this blog post with the winners of each round in descending order. (If you're logged into Twitter, you can also vote below.)
With 1,666 votes in the final round and over 7,500 votes throughout the competition, the winner of the 2021 #LiteraryMarchMadness tournament is...Anne with An E!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 31, 2021
Explore all of the titles from this year’s competition:https://t.co/0za6pljdGV pic.twitter.com/tU6faGwz5K
It’s time for the #LiteraryMarchMadness finals! After 14 rounds, only two TV adaptations remain standing. Who will be crowned the 2021 Literary March Madness champion: #TheHandmaidsTale or #AnneWithAnE?
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 30, 2021
Vote now to decide this year's winner!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
The final match-up of the #LiteraryMarchMadness semi-finals is a real doozy, a modern classic versus a childhood favorite. It’s Gossip Girl vs. Anne With An E.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 29, 2021
Vote now to send your favorite to the final round! https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Welcome to the semi-finals of #LiteraryMarchMadness! Today’s match-up is one for the books: The Handmaid’s Tale vs. Outlander.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 28, 2021
Vote now to send your favorite series to the finals! https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
It’s time for the final match-up in Round 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness! Only one of these series will make it to the semi-finals: Anne with An E vs. Good Omens.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 27, 2021
Vote now!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
In our next #LiteraryMarchMadness match-up, the characters straddle two worlds. It’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina vs. Outlander!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 26, 2021
Vote now to decide which series will make it to the semi-finals!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Round 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness is heating up with two beloved, long-running series. Which do you want to see in the next round, Gossip Girl or True Blood?
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 25, 2021
Vote now to decide!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
It’s time for Round 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness! Two award-winning adaptations are going head-to-head for a spot in the semi-finals: The Queen’s Gambit vs. The Handmaid's Tale.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 24, 2021
Vote now!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
In the final match-up of Round 1 of #LiteraryMarchMadness, two fantasy heavyweights battle it out. It's Good Omens vs. Lovecraft Country!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 23, 2021
Vote now to decide which will make it to the next round!https://t.co/0za6pl1Cil
Things are getting a little swoon-worthy in Round 1, Match 7 of #LiteraryMarchMadness! Bridgerton or Outlander?
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 22, 2021
Vote now to decide which romance moves on to the next round! https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Whether it’s 1990 or the 1890s, this #LiteraryMarchMadness matchup reminds us that growing up is hard. It's Fresh Off the Boat vs. Anne With An E!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 21, 2021
Vote now!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
These Archie Comics adaptations feature well-dressed teens with lots of secrets, but who are you betting on in Round 1, Match 5 of #LiteraryMarchMadness Riverdale, or Chilling Adventures of Sabrina?
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 20, 2021
Vote now to decide which moves on to the next round! https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Round 1, Match 4 of #LiteraryMarchMadness pits two Southern dramas against each other, and you can only pick one. Queen Sugar vs. True Blood!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 19, 2021
Vote now to decide which moves on to the next round! https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Dystopia looks awfully familiar in these award-winning dramas, but which show will rise above in Round 1, Match 3 of #LiteraryMarchMadness? It’s Watchmen vs. The Handmaid’s Tale!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 18, 2021
Vote now to decide which will make it to the next round. https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
Two unreliable narrators take center stage in Round 1, Match 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness. Dan Humphrey and Joe Goldberg both have quite a lot to hide, but only one can make it to the next round.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 17, 2021
Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
#LiteraryMarchMadness is back! This year book-to-tv adaptations will go head to head, and it’s up to you to vote for your favorite. In our first matchup, a big game takes center stage.
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 16, 2021
Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
A post-apocalyptic landscape is the setting for Round 1, Match 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness!
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 15, 2022
It’s "I Am Legend" vs. "The Road."
Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on to the next round!https://t.co/0za6pljdGV
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