October 2, 2023
The 24th Annual Letters About Literature program for Massachusetts students is launched
See the announcement in The Boston Globe’s New England Literary News.
September 2023
2023 Massachusetts Book Awards Announced
See press release here.
See The Boston Globe’s New England Literary News.
Pioneer Valley awardees noted in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
Cape Cod Times report on Cape & Islands honorees.
2023 honorees from J. P. reported in the Jamaica Plain Gazette.
August 2, 2023
Massachusetts Center for the Book at Thoreau Birthplace with Author Ben Shattuck
Ben Shattuck leads a nature walk and reading of Six Walks, his 2023 Must-Read and Massachusetts selection for Great Reads from Great Places at the 2023 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Read more here.
June 2023
Mass Center for the Book Celebrates 2023 Letters About Literature Student Honorees
The virtual ceremony honored 15 students from across the commonwealth. See press release.
See The Boston Globe’s New England Literary News here.
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners reported about the program here.
A Jamaica Plain student was honored at the ceremony. Read more here.
A Methuen High School student was honored in Level 3 of the program. Details here.
Two Marblehead students were Letters About Literature honorees. See press.
A Canton student, an eighth grader at Montrose School, was honored in Level 2. Read more here.
May 15, 2023
Massachusetts Center for the Book Announces New Executive Director
Dr. Courtney Andree joins MCB on May 15. Read more here.
May 2023
2023 Massachusetts Book Awards “Must Reads” Announced
The long-listed titles were announced at the 2023 conference of the Massachusetts Library Association. See press release.
The Pioneer Valley is well-represented in the Must Reads. Read more here.
The work of North Shore authors and an illustrator are among the long-listed titles. See press.
Jamaica Plain writers are named in the 2023 Must Reads. Read more here and here.
A Cape Cod poet’s collection is long-listed. See press.
January 2023
Mass Center for the Book celebrated Three Years of Massachusetts Book Awards at the State House on January 18, 2023
Enzo Silon Surin was honored for the 2021 Award in Poetry. Read more here.
The 2022 Award in the Picture Book category was presented to Illustrator Ekua Holmes. Read more here.
Andrew Krivak received the 2021 Fiction Award, while Buki Papillon received 2022 Honors in Fiction. See press.
The 2021 Award in Nonfiction was presented to Jerald Walker. Details here.
Lynda Mulally Hunt received the 2020 Mass Book Award in the Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature category. Read more here.
J. Albert Mann received 2021 Honors in the Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature category. More here.
Ethan Murrow and Vita Murrow were presented 2021 Honors in the Picture Book category. Read more here.