#LiteraryMarchMadness 2022: Book-to-Film Adaptation Edition

By Cierra Bland

March 14, 2022

It's time for our Ninth 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 some of your favorite book-to-film adaptations will go head to head against each other in a variety of genres.

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.)

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?With over 2,500 votes throughout the competition, the winner of the 2022 #LiteraryMarchMadness tournament is…Sense and Sensibility!

Explore all of the titles from this year’s competition: https://t.co/jR5F9F37tz pic.twitter.com/eHaXGFRTGZ
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 29, 2022

? It’s time for the #LiteraryMarchMadness Final Round!

After 14 rounds, only two adaptations remain.

Which will be crowned the 2022 #LiteraryMarchMadness Champion: Sense and Sensibility or The Joy Luck Club?

? You get to decide: https://t.co/pzzqQrJVLf
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 28, 2022

? The final match-up of the #LiteraryMarchMadness semi-finals is sure to be a nail-biter. It’s time to pick a team!

It’s The First Wives Club vs. The Joy Luck Club.

? Vote now to send your favorite to the final round! https://t.co/pzzqQrJnVH
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 27, 2022

? Welcome to the semi-finals of #LiteraryMarchMadness!

Today’s match-up is one for the books: Cinderella (1997) vs. Sense and Sensibility!

? Vote now to send your favorite to the finals! https://t.co/pzzqQrJnVH
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 26, 2022

? In the final match-up of Round 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness, two modern classics battle it out for a spot in the semi-finals.

It’s The Joy Luck Club vs. Forrest Gump!

? Vote now to decide which will move on: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 25, 2022

? In our next #LiteraryMarchMadness match-up, true love proves itself hard to come by.

It’s Sense and Sensibility vs. Atonement!

? Vote now to decide which adaptation will make it to the semi-finals: https://t.co/mv7jo917SL
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 24, 2022

? #LiteraryMarchMadness is heating up!

In Round 2, Match 2, a dystopian powerhouse faces off against a star-studded, feel-good romp.

The Road vs. The First Wives Club!

? Vote now: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 23, 2022

2️⃣ It’s time for Round 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness!

Two crowd-pleasers are going head-to-head for a spot in the semi-finals, Cinderella (1997) vs. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

? Vote now: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 22, 2022

? In the final match-up of Round 1 of #LiteraryMarchMadness, two award-winning heavyweights will battle it out.

It’s Forrest Gump vs. The Power of The Dog.

? Vote now to decide which will make it to the next round: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 21, 2022

? Young love struggles to overcome in these two heart-wrenching adaptations for Round 1, Match 7 of #LiteraryMarchMadness.

It’s If Beale Street Could Talk vs. Atonement.

? Vote now to decide which adaptation will move on to the next round: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 20, 2022

? Oh the ties that bind…Round 1, Match 6 of #LiteraryMarchMadness is a doozy with works by two of our greatest living novelists.

The Joy Luck Club vs. The Lost Daughter

? Vote now to decide which will advance to Round 2: https://t.co/mv7jo9jh6T
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 19, 2022

? We’re journeying to the English countryside for two swoon-worthy classics in Round 1, Match 5 of #LiteraryMarchMadness!

Grab a handkerchief for Sense and Sensibility vs. A Room With A View.

? Vote now to decide which will move on to Round 2: https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 18, 2022

?‍♀️ Round 1, Mach 4 of #LiteraryMarchMadness pits two feel-good classics against each other. The First Wives Club vs. How Stella Got Her Groove Back!

Vote now to decide which moves on to the next round! https://t.co/mv7jo917SL
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 17, 2022

? YA love stories take center stage in Round 1, Match 3 of #LiteraryMarchMadness!

It’s “To All the Boys I've Loved Before” vs. “Dumplin.”

Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on!https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 16, 2022

? A post-apocalyptic landscape is the setting for Round 1, Match 2 of #LiteraryMarchMadness!

It’s "I Am Legend" vs. "The Road."

Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on to the next round!https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 15, 2022

? #LiteraryMarchMadness is back! This year book-to-film adaptations will go head-to-head, and it’s up to you to vote for your favorite.

Our first matchup is filled with music and magic. ✨

Vote now to decide which adaptation moves on! https://t.co/mv7jo9iJhl
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 14, 2022