The Writers for October's Book Battle Royale Have Been Chosen

Fifty-five writers applied for participation in October's Book Battle Royal. After the preliminary round of voting, with a grand total of 1075 votes, the final thirty-two writers have been chosen to duke it out this autumn. The tournament’s brackets have been set up according to the votes and each book’s ratings on Amazon, so we’re going pound for pound in every round! 

The First Round will start in the first week of October - that way, everyone has enough time to read all of these amazing books. To make things easy, Steve Heuzinkal, who oversees the tournament, has created a PDF listing the books competing and links to their Amazon pages, which you can download here. 

So, let’s get some new books on our TBR piles and start celebrating the end of the world (on paper).

 

REMINDER: The Post-Apoc Reading A-Z Challenge for 2026 Is Underway

Steve Heuzinkveld has curated a list of post-apocalyptic books, with titles from A to Z. Fifty authors are featured in this event, with almost 90 books listed. This will be a year-long challenge, with monthly posts encouraging everyone to share their progress, thoughts, and newfound favorites. 

To make things easier, Steve has compiled a book list with Amazon links to the titles. You can find the link here. 
 
You can use the BookSlayer app on your phone for Apple or Android to design your own challenge grid and keep track of your progress (you'll also find each book's Amazon link here). 
  
Here's your chance to beef up that TBR pile and spend the year reading about the end of the world.