Based on staff picks for the best reads of 2012 here is the Niles Tournament of Books book list, in the order in which they'll be read:
Arcadia Lauren Groff
The Orchardist Amanda Choplin
Yellow Birds Kevin Powers
The Casual Vacancy J. K. Rowling
Lightning Rods Helen DeWitt
Beginner's Goodbye Anne Tyler
A Killing in the Hills Julia Keller
The Round House Louise Erdich
Friends Like Us Lauren Fox
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
The Chaperone Laura Moriarty
The Flight of Gemma Hardy Margot Livesey
