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14 Jan 2025
2025 marks our 25th year as Massachusetts Center for the Book, and to celebrate we are launching our own Literary Bingo! More details about how to play, and prizes, at massbook.org/bingo
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People” by Imani Perry (Ecco). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “The Weight” by Melissa Mendes (Drawn & Quarterly).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Summer Reading is almost here! And we want to make sure you know it's not just for kids! Head to your local library and find out how to sign up!
Fabulous artwork by the amazing artists Sarah Ferone and Wendy Xu!
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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “These Heathens: A Novel” by Mia McKenzie (Random House).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy” by Ray Madoff (University of Chicago Press). For more information on the Mass Book Awards head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-eve…
T- Jendi Reiter @ Broadside
Th- Springs Toledo @ West End
Th- Elisa Speranza @ Swampscott
Th- Natalie Adler & Alejandro Varela @ Hawthorne Barn
F- George Abraham, Hannah Moushabeck, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, & Bint Bandora @33 Elm
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” by Jill Lepore (Liveright / W.W. Norton).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “The Road to Tender Hearts” by Annie Hartnett (Ballantine Books). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Last week we got to celebrate the students being recognized for their amazing writing in Letters About Literature. To learn more about the program and read letters from this year's winners head to massbook.org/letters-about-l….
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford” by Carla Kaplan (Harper). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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It's the first month of our new Student Reading Challenge cycle! Join us as we kick off summer reading with "A book that takes place during summer." Swipe for some great recommendations and Happy Summer Reading!
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It's June and time to read "A book with a sympathetic villain" if you are reading along with our Adult Reading Challenge! Swipe for some suggestions. Happy Reading!
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Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-eve…
M- Debra Curtis @ Attleboro Pub Lib
M- Megan Litwin on Zoom (Greater Boston Reading Council)
M- Jared Sarnie & Violet Kitchen @ Boston Figurative Art Center
W- Ruth Ozeki @ Odyssey Bookshop
Th- Alex Knudsen @ Bookstore of Gloucester
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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “Rabbit Moon: A Novel” by Jennifer Haigh (Little Brown & Company). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State” by Caleb Gayle (Riverhead Books). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “Isola: A Novel” by Allegra Goodman (Dial Press).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Join the Worthington Library for a special author event with Jedediah Berry, whose novel The Naming Song won the 2025 Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction. More info at events.timely.fun/ubjpkulq/e…
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This year for our MA Great Reads titles we will have Book Box partners for both the Adult and Youth titles. Head to massbook.org/great-reads-adu… to learn about our Adult title this year and massbook.org/great-reads to learn more about our Youth title.
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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “Memorial Days” by Geraldine Brooks (Viking).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to massbook.org/mass-book-award….
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Our Adult Reading Challenge participants read "A short story or essay collection" for the month of April. Here are the Top 5 most read books for the month!
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