1 | Emily "The Team Who Must Not Be Named" | Aram "Fyodor Destroyevsky" | Rincey "Pain Austen" | Wallace "The Vivian Ward Rory Gilmores" | Josh "Yoknapatawpha United" | Swapna "The Dewey Decimator" | Greg "Minnes-Oates Vi-Kings" | Rachel "The Penis Mightier" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | A | Alena Graedon | Mira Jacob | Anthony Breznican | Edan Lepucki | Andy Weir | Roxane Gay | Stephan Eirik Clark | Tiphanie Yanique |
3 | B | Alice Walker | Toni Morrison | James Salter | Alice Munro | Cormac McCarthy | John Irving | Joyce Carol Oates | Philip Roth |
4 | C | David Mitchell | Richard Russo | Marilynn Robinson | Donna Tartt | Neil Gaiman | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Jhumpa Lahiri | Jonathan Franzen |
5 | D | Teju Cole | Cheryl Strayed | Joshua Ferris | Jonathan Safran Foer | Lydia Netzer | Dave Eggers | Zadie Smith | Emily Gould |
6 | E | Amy Yamada | Paulo Coehlo | Haruki Murakami | Herta Muller | Amos Oz | Carlos Ruiz Zafon | Kyung-sook Shin | Orhan Pamuk |
7 | F | Rainbow Rowell | Markus Zusak | Veronica Roth | John Green | Sarah Dessen | Gayle Forman | Stephen Chbosky | Rick Riordan |
8 | G | Nora Roberts | James Patterson | Brad Thor | Danielle Steele | Janet Evanovich | Catherine Coulter | Stephen King | Dan Brown |
9 | H | Nelson DeMille | Stephenie Meyer | W.E.B. Griffin | George R.R. Martin | JK Rowling / Galbraith | Daniel Silva | Meg Cabot | Diana Gabaldon |
10 | FA1 | Smith Henderson | Suzanne Collins | E.L. James | Gillian Flynn | Kazuo Ishiguro | Lev Grossman | Jonathan Tropper | Lauren Oliver |
11 | FA2 | Lauren Beukes | Harper Lee | Lois Lowry | Emma Straub | Denis Johnson | Margaret Atwood | Michel Faber | Ian McEwan |
12 | Date / Total Points | ||||||||
13 | 8/11/2014 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
14 | 8/18/2014 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 5 |
15 | 8/25/2014 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 17 | 10 |
16 | 9/2/2014 | 0 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 22 | 16 |
17 | 9/8/2014 | 0 | 40 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 22 | 41 |
18 | 9/15/2014 | 0 | 55 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 22 | 59 |
19 | 9/22/2014 | 0 | 65 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 48 | 70 |
20 | 9/29/2014 | 0 | 90 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 98 | 126 |
21 | 10/6/2014 | 0 | 100 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 106 | 129 |
22 | 10/13/2014 | 0 | 110 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 111 | 139 |
23 | 10/20/2014 | 0 | 131 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 111 | 139 |
24 | 10/27/2014 | 0 | 149 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 131 | 147 |
25 | 11/3/2014 | 0 | 159 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 131 | 150 |
26 | 11/10/2014 | 0 | 164 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 131 | 153 |
27 | 12/1/2014 | 0 | 225 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 131 | 156 |
28 | 1/2/2015 | 0 | 239 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 131 | 172 |
1 | Week 1 - 8/11/14 | Week 2 - 8/18/14 | Week 3 - 8/25/14 | Week 4 - 9/2/14 | Week 5 - 9/8/14 | Week 6 - 9/15/14 | Week 7 - 9/22/14 | Week 8 - 9/29/14 | Week 9 - 10/6/14 |
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2 | 1. Swapna — 29 | 1. Rincey — 45 | 1. Swapna — 78 | 1. Swapna — 99 | 1. Swapna — 121 | 1. Rincey — 140 | 1. Swapna — 190 | 1. Swapna — 190 | 1. Swapna — 190 |
3 | 2. Rincey — 27 | 2. Swapna — 44 | 2. Rincey — 60 | 2. Rincey — 89 | 2. Rincey — 111 | 2. Swapna — 137 | 2. Rincey — 153 | 2. Rincey — 166 | 2. Rincey — 182 |
4 | 3. Jeff — 10 | 3. Jeff — 10 | 3. Greg — 17 | 3. Greg — 22 | 3. Rachel — 51 | 3. Rachel — 59 | 3. Rachel — 70 | 3. Rachel — 126 | 3. Rachel — 129 |
5 | 4. Greg — 2 | 4. Rachel — 5 | 4. Rachel — 10 | 4. Rachel — 16 | 4. Aram - 50 | 4. Aram - 55 | 4. Aram - 65 | 4. Greg - 98 | 4. Greg - 106 |
6 | 5. Wallace — 0 | 5. Greg — 2 | 4. Jeff — 10 | 4. Jeff — 10 | 5. Greg - 22 | 5. Greg - 22 | 5. Greg - 48 | 5. Aram — 90 | 5. Aram — 100 |
7 | 5. Josh — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 |
8 | 5. Rachel — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 |
9 | 5. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 |
10 | |||||||||
11 | Week 10 - 10/13/14 | Week 11 - 10/20/14 | Week 12 - 10/27/14 | Week 13 - 11/3/14 | Week 13 - 11/10/14 | Week 16 - 12/1/14 | FINAL STANDINGS | ||
12 | 1. Swapna — 232 | 1. Rincey — 242 | 1. Swapna — 244 | 1. Swapna — 244 | 1. Rincey — 285 | 1. Rincey — 294 | 1. Rincey — 332 | ||
13 | 2. Rincey — 212 | 2. Swapna — 238 | 2. Rincey — 242 | 2. Rincey — 242 | 2. Swapna — 244 | 2. Aram — 268 | 2. Swapna — 265 | ||
14 | 3. Rachel — 139 | 3. Rachel — 139 | 3. Aram — 149 | 3. Aram — 159 | 3. Aram — 164 | 3. Swapna — 264 | 3. Aram — 239 | ||
15 | 4. Greg - 111 | 4. Aram — 131 | 4. Rachel — 147 | 4. Rachel — 150 | 4. Rachel — 153 | 4. Rachel — 156 | 4. Rachel — 172 | ||
16 | 5. Aram — 110 | 5. Greg - 111 | 5. Greg - 131 | 5. Greg - 131 | 5. Greg - 131 | 5. Greg - 131 | 5. Greg - 131 | ||
17 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | 6. Wallace — 0 | ||
18 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | 6. Josh — 0 | ||
19 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 | 6. Emily — 0 |
1 | Productivity |
|---|---|
2 | Publishes a novel — 10 points |
3 | Blurbs another author’s novel — 2 points |
4 | Publishes/produces other major work (non-fiction, screenplay, poetry, etc.) — 5 points |
5 | Appears in another author’s book trailer — 3 points |
6 | Novel adapted to movie — 8 points |
7 | 10 bonus points if author cameos in movie based on his/her own novel |
8 | 10 bonus points if movie wins Academy Award (any) |
9 | Novel adapted to small screen — miniseries or made-for-TV movie — 5 points |
10 | Publishes book review in major online or print periodical — 5 points |
11 | Publishes essay, article, or other journalism in major online or print periodical — 3 points |
12 | 5 bonus points if article complains about a mainstream technology like ebooks or Twitter |
13 | 5 bonus points if article is about the death of the novel/reading |
14 | Performs commencement speech at university graduation —10 points |
15 | Announces retirement from writing — 10 points |
16 | Announces unretirement from writing — 15 points |
17 | Media, Awards, and Appearances |
18 | Appears on Talk/Comedy/Variety Show (eg, The View, Colbert, etc.) — 15 points |
19 | Appears in interview or as subject of short expository piece on news/morning show (eg. Today, CNN, etc.) — 10 points |
20 | Appears as subject in profile piece in major online or print periodical — 10 points (addition 8/6 - profile must be 2,000 words minimum and pub must be *VERY* recognizable) |
21 | Appears in interview on major radio show or podcast (eg. NPR Books, etc.) — 5 points |
22 | Appears in a photo with you from reading or other event, like BEA — 15 points |
23 | Wins major literary award — National Book Award, Pulitzer, NBCC, or Booker — 15 points |
24 | Wins Nobel Prize for Literature — 25 points |
25 | Appears on year-end NY Times 100 Notable Books list — 5 points |
26 | 5 points bonus if it’s in the “10 best” list |
27 | Photographed in celeb rag like US Weekly or People — 10 points |
28 | Author donates large amount of money to charity — 5 points |
29 | 5 bonus points if that charity supports literacy |
30 | Throws out first pitch, does honorary coin flip (etc.) to start a sporting event — 15 points |
31 | Author’s novel selected for Oprah’s Book Club — 10 points |
32 | Author opens bookstore — 20 points |
33 | Feuds, Disruptions, and Ruckuses |
34 | Purposefully begins a verifiable feud with another writer, via social media, the press, or other means — 15 points. |
35 | Arrested for any reason — 20 points. |
36 | Develops publicly acknowledged alcohol/drug addiction — 15 points |
37 | Enters treatment – 5 points |
38 | Author’s novel is ridiculously banned from a school for ridiculous reasons — 15 points |
39 | Becomes embroiled in a plagiarism lawsuit for someone allegedly stealing his/her own material — 20 points |
40 | Becomes embroiled in a plagiarism lawsuit for allegedly stealing someone else’s material — 10 points |
41 | Becomes embroiled in a memoir scandal in which facts purported to be real life are shown to be inventions – 10 points. |
42 | Publicly decries (in any form) Amazon — 5 points |
43 | Dates a movie star or other celebrity — 10 points |
44 | Fatwa issued against author — 30 points |
45 | Death |
46 | Dies — 25 points |
1 | Sample McSampley | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
3 | Teju Cole appears on Colbert | 8/8/2014 | 15 | 15 | |
4 | Amy Yamada brawls with Murakami | www.japanesewritersfight.com | 8/10/2014 | 15 | 30 |
5 | Nora Roberts arrested for kiddie porn | www.forshamenora.com | 8/15/2014 | 20 | 50 |
1 | Emily "The Team Who Must Not Be Named" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
1 | Jeff "White Men Can't Jhumpa" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total | |
3 | James Patterson publishes new book | 8/5/2014 | 10 | 10 | ||
4 | Toni Morrison banned in schools | 9/2/2014 | 15 | 25 | ||
5 | JP donates cash money to literary charity | 9/5/2014 | 10 | 35 | ||
6 | Jp hates on Amazon (implied) | 8/7/2014 | 5 | 40 | ||
7 | JP publishes graphic novel | 9/1/2014 | 5 | 45 | ||
8 | JP publishes novel (Burn, points don't count til 9/29 | 9/29/2014 | 10 (tentative) | |||
9 | JP publishes novel (Paris, 10/6) | 10/6/2014 | 10 (tentative) | |||
10 | Oprah interviews Paulo Coehlo | 9/14/2014 | 10 | 55 | ||
11 | MZ appears on cover + interview in SLJ | 9/12/2014 | 10 | 65 | (no points for that) | |
12 | JP donates big to the troops | 9/16/2014 | 5 | 60 | (5 more points if you count this as supporting literacy) | |
13 | JP offers up character in novel for charity donations | 9/16/2014 | 5 | 65 | ||
14 | Toni Morrison book banned | 9/27/2014 | 15 | 80 | ||
15 | JP publishes Burm | 9/29/2014 | 10 | 90 | ||
16 | JP gives UK bookstores cash money | 9/26/2014 | 10 | 100 | ||
17 | JP published Paris | 10/6/2014 | 10 | 110 | ||
18 | Richard Russo donates to local library (speculative) | 10/23/2014 | N/A | N/A | Keeping track of this for potential future points | |
19 | Cheryl Strayed NYT piece | 10/7/2014 | 3 | 113 | ||
20 | Pualo Coelho piece | 10/1/2014 | 3 | 116 | ||
21 | James Patterson interviewed by WSJ | 10/11/2014 | 10 | 126 | This doesn't count | |
22 | JP publically decries Amazon, again | 10/13/2104 | 5 | 131 | ||
23 | Strayed appears on Oprah program | 10/25/2014 | 5 | 136 | ||
24 | Paulo Coelho publishes adultery (no idea how I missed this) | 8/19/2014 | 10 | 146 | ||
25 | JP contributes to surreal short story | 10/16/2014 | 3 | 149 | ||
26 | Cheryl Strayed subject of LA Times article | 10/31/2014 | 10 | 159 | ||
27 | Toni Morrison signs book for PEN benefit | 11/5/2014 | 5 | 164 | ||
28 | Toni Morrison does Colbert | 11/19/2014 | 15 | 179 | ||
29 | Russo short story included in local anthology | 11/16/2014 | 3 | 182 | ||
30 | ||||||
31 | Cheryl Strayed HuffPo piece | 11/21/2014 | 10 | 192 | Dude, c'mon | |
32 | ||||||
33 | Paulo Coelho short story in Daily Mail | 11/21/2014 | 3 | 205 | ||
34 | Patterson calls out Amazon | 11/19/2014 | 5 | 210 | ||
35 | Patterson book turns into web mini-series | 11/28/2014 | 5 | 215 | ||
36 | JP publishes Hope to Die | http://www.jamespatterson.com/ | 11/24/2014 | 10 | 225 | |
37 | JP publishes House of robots | http://www.jamespatterson.com/ | 11/24/2014 | 10 | 235 | |
38 | Mockingjay Part 1 | 11/19/2014 | 8 | 243 | ||
39 | JP appears on today show | 11/24/2014 | 15 | 258 | ||
40 | Wild movie | 12/5/2014 | 8 | 266 | ||
41 | Cheryl Strayed Mother Jones Interview | 11/28/2014 | ? | ? | These don't count either | |
42 | Cheryl Strayed Piece Vulture/ New York Mag | 12/1/2014 | 10 | 276 | ||
43 | Paulo Coelho short story in Daily Mail | 12/1/2014 | 3 | 279 | ||
44 | 239 | (Minus 40 from the above) |
1 | Rincey "Pain Austen" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
3 | W.E.B. Griffin "Top Secret" published | 8/5/2014 | 10 | 10 | |
4 | Joshua Ferris signs Amazon letter | http://www.authorsunited.net/ | 8/7/2014 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Joshua Ferris appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers | 8/7/2014 | 15 | 27 | |
6 | Haruki Murakami "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" published | 8/12/2014 | 10 | 37 | |
7 | Lois Lowry's "The Giver" made into a film | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435651/ | 8/17/2014 | 8 | 45 |
8 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Star Wars: Episode VII' chooses its walk-on winner | 8/11/2014 | 3 | 48 | |
9 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Laughter 'sustained him': Filmmakers recall the yearning, one-of-a-kind genius of Robin Williams | 8/11/2014 | 3 | 51 | |
10 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: A galaxy faraway, so close: Adam Driver on the intimacy of 'Star Wars: Episode VII' | 8/15/2014 | 3 | 54 | |
11 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Does 'Star Wars: Episode VII' have a spy problem? | 8/15/2014 | 3 | 57 | |
12 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: First Look: Paul Rudd's 'Ant-Man' is looking for trouble | 8/19/2014 | 3 | 60 | |
13 | Lois Lowry on KCUR 89.3FM | http://kcur.org/post/writer-lois-lowry-giver | 8/25/2014 | 5 | 65 |
14 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Richard Attenborough and Steven Spielberg: When 'E.T.' met 'Gandhi,' we got dinosaurs | 8/24/2014 | 3 | 68 | |
15 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Catch a stolen glance at Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight' teaser | 8/22/2014 | 3 | 71 | |
16 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Zen and the art of casting Bill Murray in your movie | 8/20/2014 | 3 | 74 | |
17 | Lois Lowry appears on The Colbert Report | 8/26/2014 | 15 | 89 | |
18 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Star Wars: Episode VII' resumes shooting after Harrison Ford injury | 8/28/2014 | 3 | 92 | |
19 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Is Joaquin Phoenix the prescription for Marvel's 'Doctor Strange'? | 8/28/2014 | 3 | 95 | |
20 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Can indie cartoon 'Hullabaloo' give new steam to hand-drawn animation? | 9/2/2014 | 3 | 98 | |
21 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Frozen Fever': Disney to bring back Elsa and Anna for animated short | 9/2/2014 | 3 | 101 | |
22 | EL James in the Daily Mail | 9/3/2014 | 10 | 111 | |
23 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Waiting for 'Iron Man 4'? Robert Downey Jr. says keep waiting (but don't give up) | 9/4/2014 | 3 | 114 | |
24 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: These are not the 'Star Wars' details you're looking for... | 9/10/2014 | 3 | 117 | |
25 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Zack Snyder posts new Batmobile photo from 'Batman v Superman' | 9/11/2014 | 3 | 120 | |
26 | Brad Thor on WGN Radio | 8/27/2014 | 5 | 125 | |
27 | Lois Lowry on NPR's Weekend Edition | 8/16/2014 | 5 | 130 | |
28 | Haruki Murakami profile in The Guardian | 9/13/2014 | 10 | 140 | |
29 | EL James in the Daily Mail | 9/16/2014 | 10 | 150 | |
30 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: First Look: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt swept away in romantic drama 'By the Sea' | 9/15/2014 | 3 | 153 | |
31 | Joshua Ferris profile in The Millions | 9/23/2014 | 10 | 163 | |
32 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: The hidden family heartache behind director Shawn Levy's 'This Is Where I Leave You' | 9/20/2014 | 3 | 166 | |
33 | Marilynne Robinson profile in NYT Magazine | 10/1/2014 | 10 | 176 | |
34 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Joaquin Phoenix won't be playing Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' | 10/2/2014 | 3 | 179 | |
35 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Steve Martin, noted immortal, will receive American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award | 10/3/2014 | 3 | 182 | |
36 | Haruki Murakami short story in the New Yorker | 10/13/2014 | 3 | 185 | |
37 | Marilynne Robinson publishes "Lila" | 10/7/2014 | 10 | 195 | |
38 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Ted 2' fires Stephen Collins after molestation allegations | 10/7/2014 | 3 | 198 | |
39 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Will Spider-Man join the Avengers on screen? That's a tangled web | 10/7/2014 | 3 | 201 | |
40 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: FIRST LOOK: George Clooney is a man out of time in Disney's 'Tomorrowland' | 10/8/2014 | 3 | 204 | |
41 | Marilynne Robinson on NPR's Morning Edition | 10/8/2014 | 5 | 209 | |
42 | Joshua Ferris in Salon | 10/8/2014 | 3 | 212 | |
43 | Marilynne Robinson on Moyers & Company | 10/17/2014 | 10 | 222 | |
44 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: George Clooney offers ticket back to the future in 'Tomorrowland' trailer | 10/9/2014 | 3 | 225 | |
45 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Jason Reitman re-staging 'American Beauty' for one night with 'Men, Women & Children' cast | 10/10/2014 | 3 | 228 | |
46 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Robert Downey Jr. may bring Iron Man to 'Captain America 3' | 10/13/2014 | 3 | 231 | |
47 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Neil Patrick Harris to host the Academy Awards | 10/15/2014 | 3 | 233 | |
48 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Dozens of 'Star Wars: Episode VII' concept images leak online | 10/15/2014 | 3 | 236 | |
49 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Warwick Davis returning to 'Star Wars' universe for Episode VII | 10/16/2014 | 3 | 239 | |
50 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Manhattan' finale: Deconstructing the atomic bomb drama with creator Sam Shaw | 10/19/2014 | 3 | 242 | |
51 | Lois Lowry on WCSH NBC | 10/25/2014 | 10 | 252 | |
52 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' teaser trailer gets a debut date | 10/22/2014 | 3 | 255 | |
53 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Despite leak, 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer breaks Marvel record | 10/24/2014 | 3 | 258 | |
54 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Manhattan' Marathon: A guide to this Sunday's atomic bomb drama binge-watch | 10/24/2014 | 3 | 261 | |
55 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Marvel's Phase Three: A two-part 'Avengers' threequel, Black Panther movie, female Captain Marvel, and more | 10/28/2014 | 3 | 264 | |
56 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW:'Avengers: Age of Ultron' hits 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' viewers with new footage | 10/29/2014 | 3 | 267 | |
57 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Showrunners' doc: What happens when tempers flare on hit TV shows | 10/31/2014 | 3 | 270 | |
58 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Fox planning Channing Tatum 'Gambit' film | 10/31/2014 | 3 | 273 | |
59 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Star Wars' cast celebrates with (early) wrap party for 'Episode VII' | 11/3/2014 | 3 | 276 | |
60 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: EW's 'Fabulous Baker Boys' reunion: The stars all sing a different tune | 11/6/2014 | 3 | 279 | |
61 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Star Wars: Episode VII' has a title: 'The Force Awakens' | 11/6/2014 | 3 | 282 | |
62 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: John Lasseter will direct 'Toy Story 4' for 2017 | 11/6/2014 | 3 | 285 | |
63 | Marilynne Robinson writes in National Endowment for the Humanities | 11/1/2014 | 3 | 288 | |
64 | Joshua Ferris writes in the Guardian | 11/14/2014 | 3 | 291 | |
65 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Extended 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer is mostly the same | 11/12/2014 | 3 | 294 | |
66 | Haruki Murakami publishes The Strange Library | 12/2/2014 | 10 | 304 | |
67 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: Steven Spielberg mourns Mike Nichols: 'For me, 'The Graduate' was life-altering' | 11/20/2014 | 3 | 307 | |
68 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'Jurassic World' teases with three homages to Steven Spielberg's original | 11/23/2014 | 3 | 310 | |
69 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: EW gets down and dirty with the gang from 'Horrible Bosses 2' | 11/26/2014 | 3 | 313 | |
70 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: We'll always have Tatooine: On 'Star Wars,' grief, and family | 12/2/2014 | 3 | 316 | |
71 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: 'ghostgirl' YA books resurrected for the big screen by 'Kick-Ass' filmmaker | 12/3/2014 | 3 | 319 | |
72 | Anthony Breznican writes in EW: One week of 'Star Wars' Force-feeding, by the numbers | 12/5/2014 | 3 | 322 | |
73 | NYT 100 Notable Books: COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE. By Haruki Murakami | 12/7/2014 | 5 | 327 | |
74 | NYT 100 Notable Books: LILA. By Marilynne Robinson | 12/7/2014 | 5 | 332 |
1 | Wallace "The Vivian Ward Rory Gilmores" | ||||
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2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
1 | Josh "Yoknapatawpha United" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
1 | Swapna "The Dewey Decimator" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
3 | Lev Grossman: The Magician's Land book release | 8/5/2014 | 10 | 10 | |
4 | Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist book release | 8/5/2014 | 5 | 15 | |
5 | Roxane Gay: Buzzfeed essay | 8/5/2014 | 3 | 18 | |
6 | Roxane Gay: HuffPo essay | 8/5/2014 | 3 | 21 | |
7 | Lev Grossman: Buzzfeed essay | 8/6/2014 | 3 | 24 | |
8 | Lev Grossman: NPR Morning Edition (Weekend) | 8/9/2014 | 5 | 29 | |
9 | Gayle Forman: NYT essay | 8/7/2014 | 3 | 32 | |
10 | Roxane Gay: The Guardian article about Ferguson | 8/14/2014 | 3 | 35 | |
11 | Lev Grossman: NYT editorial | 8/17/2014 | 3 | 38 | |
12 | Roxane Gay: Vulture recap of Outlander Ep 2 | 8/17/2014 | 3 | 41 | |
13 | Roxane Gay: Essay for Cosmopolitan | 8/17/2014 | 3 | 44 | |
14 | Daniel Silva: Sirius XM News and Issues radio show | 8/16/2014 | 5 | 49 | |
15 | Lev Grossman: Time, 5 Best Fantasy Novels | 8/19/2014 | 3 | 52 | |
16 | Gayle Forman: Canada's The Morning Show | 8/15/2014 | 10 | 62 | |
17 | Margaret Atwood: Context with Lorna Dueck TV appearance | 8/15/2014 | 2 | 64 | |
18 | Lev Grossman: National Post essay | 8/20/2014 | 3 | 67 | |
19 | Gayle Forman: If I Stay movie release | 8/22/2014 | 8 | 75 | |
20 | Roxane Gay: Guardian article about James Foley | 8/22/2014 | 3 | 78 | |
21 | Roxane Gay: The Vulture Outlander Ep 3 recap | 8/24/2014 | 3 | 81 | |
22 | Margaret Atwood: Telegraph profile | 8/18/2014 | 10 | 91 | |
23 | Margaret Atwood: BBC4 interview | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04fcc81 | 8/28/2014 | 5 | 96 |
24 | Roxane Gay: Tin House essay | 8/29/2014 | 3 | 99 | |
25 | Roxane Gay: The Guardian article about the nude celeb pics | 9/1/2014 | 3 | 102 | |
26 | Roxane Gay: The Vulture Outlander Ep 4 recap | 8/31/2014 | 3 | 105 | |
27 | Lev Grossman: Greenlight Bookstore podcast | 9/2/2014 | 5 | 110 | |
28 | Lev Grossman: NPR Ask Me Another | 9/2/2014 | 5 | 115 | |
29 | Roxane Gay: Oprah Magazine article | 9/1/2014 | 3 | 118 | |
30 | Roxane Gay: The Vulture Outlander Ep 5 recap | 9/7/2014 | 3 | 121 | |
31 | Margaret Atwood: BBC World Service interview | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p025qhm8 | 9/6/2014 | 5 | 126 |
32 | Lev Grossman: TIME, review of Haruki Murakami | 8/21/2014 | 5 | 131 | |
33 | Lev Grossman: TIME, Living in a Fantasy World | 8/21/2014 | 3 | 134 | |
34 | Roxane Gay: The Guardian, Oscar Pistorius | 9/12/2014 | 3 | 137 | |
35 | Margaret Atwood: Stone Mattress release | 9/16/2014 | 5 | 142 | |
36 | Roxane Gay: Refinery 29 article about Rihanna | 9/16/2014 | 3 | 145 | |
37 | Roxane Gay: The Vulture, Outlander Ep 6 recap | 9/14/2014 | 3 | 148 | |
38 | Margaret Atwood: NPR All Things Considered | 9/13/2014 | 5 | 153 | |
39 | Lev Grossman: TIME, How Apple is Invading Our Bodies | http://time.com/3318655/apple-watch-2/ | 9/10/2014 | 3 | 156 |
40 | Lev Grossman: TIME, review of Tana French | 9/11/2014 | 5 | 161 | |
41 | Lev Grossman: TIME, Never Offline | http://time.com/3326576/never-offline/ | 9/10/2014 | 3 | 164 |
42 | Roxane Gay: The Vulture, Outlander Ep 7 recap | 9/21/2014 | 3 | 167 | |
43 | Roxane Gay: Interviewed on MSNBC | 9/21/2014 | 10 | 177 | |
44 | Daniel Silva: Power Player of the Week on Chris Matthews | 9/21/2014 | 10 | 187 | |
45 | Roxane Gay: Buzzfeed essay on books | 9/17/2014 | 3 | 190 | |
46 | Catherine Coulter: A Brit in the FBI book release | 9/30/2014 | 10 | 200 | |
47 | Lev Grossman: PBS Newshour | 10/6/2014 | 10 | 210 | |
48 | Roxane Gay: Essay in Dissent Magazine | 10/1/2014 | 3 | 213 | |
49 | Roxane Gay: Outlander Ep 8 recap | 10/5/2014 | 3 | 216 | |
50 | Roxane Gay: The Price of Black Ambition on VQE | 10/1/2014 | 3 | 219 | |
51 | Lev Grossman: TIME, Gillian Flynn's Marriage Plot | 9/25/2014 | 3 | 222 | |
52 | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: PBS Tavis Smiley | 10/6/2014 | 10 | 232 | |
53 | Roxane Gay: The New Statesman essay | 10/16/2014 | 3 | 235 | |
54 | Roxane Gay: The Guardian on Celebrity Feminism | 10/10/2014 | 3 | 238 | |
55 | Gayle Forman: Story in My True Love Gave to Me | 10/14/2014 | 3 | 241 | |
56 | Lev Grossman: TIME, Kerry Howley's Fighting Words | 10/9/2014 | 3 | 244 | |
57 | Roxane Gay: Artie Lange article on The Guardian | 11/7/2014 | 3 | 247 | |
58 | Margaret Atwood: Profile in the New Republic | 10/31/2014 | 10 | 257 | |
59 | Roxane Gay: The Guardian on rape | 11/21/2014 | 3 | 260 | |
60 | Roxane Gay: The Brian Lehrer Show | 11/24/2014 | 5 | 265 |
1 | Greg "Minnes-Oates Vi-Kings" | ||||
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2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
3 | Stephen King signs Amazon letter | 8/7/2014 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Stephan Eirik Clark publishes SWEETNESS #9 | 8/19/2014 | 10 | 12 | |
5 | Stephan Eirik Clark on NPR's Fresh Air | 8/18/2014 | 5 | 17 | |
6 | Stephan Eirik Clark on Minn. Public Radio | 8/26/2014 | 5 | 22 | |
7 | Tropper publishes piece in Word & Film | 9/15/2014 | 3 | 25 | |
8 | Joyce Carol Oates publishes new book | 9/9/2014 | 10 | 35 | |
9 | TIWILY movie released | 9/19/2014 | 8 | 43 | |
10 | Tropper "publishes" TIWILY screenplay | 9/19/2014 | 5 | 48 | |
11 | Joyce Carol Oates writes book review | 9/22/2014 | 5 | 53 | |
12 | Stephen King on PBS's Finding Your Roots | 9/23/2014 | 5 | 58 | |
13 | Stephen King on CBS This Morning | 9/24/2014 | 10 | 68 | |
14 | Stephen King on Seth Myers | 9/24/2014 | 15 | 83 | |
15 | Stephen King on The View | 9/24/2014 | 10 | 93 | |
16 | Stephen King on HuffPost Live | 9/24/2014 | 5 | 98 | |
17 | Stephen King "publishes" screenplay for A Good Marriage | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2180994/ | 10/3/2014 | 5 | 103 |
18 | Zadie Smith essay in NYRB | 10/6/2014 | 3 | 106 | |
19 | Stephan Eirik Clark appears in podcast | 10/10/2014 | 5 | 111 | |
20 | Michel Faber publishes The Book of Strange New Things | 10/28/2014 | 10 | 121 | |
21 | Michel Faber retires from writing! | 10/28/2014 | 10 | 131 | |
22 | Stephen King publishes REVIVAL | 11/11/2014 | 10 | 141 |
1 | Rachel "The Penis Mightier" | ||||
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2 | Scoring Event | Link (if applicable) | Date | Points | Running Points Total |
3 | Diana Gabaldon: Outlander series premiers on Starz | 8/10/2014 | 5 | 5 | |
4 | Tiphanie Yanique: Podcast appearance | http://latenightlibrary.org/tiphanie-yanique/ | 8/21/2014 | 5 | 10 |
5 | Emily Gould: Online review | 8/22/2014 | 3 | 13 | |
6 | Jonathan Frazen: Publishes article in major print/online periodical | 8/26/2014 | 3 | 16 | |
7 | Rick Riordan: Publishes new book, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods | 8/19/2014 | 10 | 26 | |
8 | Ian McEwan: On BBC Radio4 Programme | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p025tns5 | 9/1/2014 | 5 | 31 |
9 | Ian McEwan: On BBC One Sunday AM | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04hg7rp | 9/7/2014 | 10 | 41 |
10 | Ian McEwan: Publishes new book, The Children Act | 9/9/2014 | 10 | 51 | |
11 | Ian McEwan: Podcast appearance | 8/28/2014 | 5 | 56 | |
12 | Ian McEwan: Publishes essay in major print pub | 9/5/2014 | 3 | 59 | |
13 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in HuffPo | 9/15/2014 | 3 | 62 | |
14 | Ian McEwan: On Diane Rehm Show (NPR) | 9/15/2014 | 5 | 67 | |
15 | Diana Gabaldon: Publishes essay in The Telegraph | 9/17/2014 | 3 | 70 | |
16 | Tiphanie Yanique: Appears in a photo w/ you from an event (Brooklyn Book Fest) | 9/21/2014 | 15 | 85 | |
17 | Emily Gould: Appears in a photo w/ you from an event | 9/21/2014 | 15 | 100 | |
18 | Ian McEwan: Appears in a podcast | 5 | 105 | ||
19 | Ian McEwan: Podcast appearance | 9/19/2014 | 5 | 110 | |
20 | Lauren Oliver: Publishes new book, Rooms | 9/23/2014 | 10 | 120 | |
21 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in The Guardian | 9/23/2014 | 3 | 123 | |
22 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in Paper Mag | 9/25/2014 | 3 | 126 | |
23 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in Buzzfeed | 10/2/2014 | 3 | 129 | |
24 | Rick Riordan: Publishes new book, The Blood of Olympus | 10/7/2014 | 10 | 139 | |
25 | Ian McEwen: Appears on BB Radio program | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ksl6z | 10/20/2014 | 5 | 144 |
26 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay on Racked.com | 10/21/2014 | 3 | 147 | |
27 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in Salon | 10/29/2014 | 3 | 150 | |
28 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in Salon | 11/3/2014 | 3 | 153 | |
29 | Tiphanie Yanique: Publishes article in HuffPo | 11/14/2014 | 3 | 156 | |
30 | Emily Gould: Publishes essay in The Millions | 12/3/2014 | 3 | 159 | |
31 | Tiphanie Yanique: Publishes article in The Millions | 12/11/2014 | 3 | 162 | |
32 | Emily Gould: Appears as subject of a major profile piece in The Guardian | 12/15/2014 | 10 | 172 |