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On earth we’re briefly gorgeous : a novel
The Fiction Award winner is On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press) by Ocean Vuong of Northampton. This debut novel from Vietnamese-American poet Vuong is written as a son’s letter to his single mother, addressing their relationship and immigrant experience in a tour de force coming-of-age narrative. -
Big giant floating head
Fiction Honor is awarded to Big Giant Floating Head (Melville House) by Christopher Boucher of Northampton. -
The limits of the world : a novel
Fiction Honor is awarded to The Limits of the World (Delphinium Books) by Jennifer Acker of Montague. -
The body papers : a memoir
The Nonfiction Award is The Body Papers (Restless Books) by Grace Talusan of Medford. This debut memoir explores a Filipino immigrant’s battle with cancer and childhood abuse, and voices the resilience and hope of a survivor. -
American radicals : how nineteenth-century protest shaped the nation
The Nonfiction Honor is awarded to American Radicals: How 19th-Century Protest Shaped the Nation (Crown) by Holly Jackson of Cambridge. -
Black radical : the life and times of William Monroe Trotter
The Nonfiction Honor is awarded to Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter (Liverwright) by Kerri K. Greenidge of Westborough. -
Battle dress : poems
The Poetry Award winner is Battle Dress: Poems (Norton) by Karen Skolfield of Amherst. A U.S. Army veteran and the current poet laureate of Northampton, Skolfield has written poems that share her experience as a female soldier, addressing physical training, mental preparation, and the effects of trauma over time. -
The boy in the labyrinth
Poetry Honor is awarded to The Boy in the Labyrinth (U of Akron Press) by Oliver de la Paz of Holden. -
Nightshade : poems
Poetry Honor is awarded to Nightshade (Four Way Books) by Andrea Cohen of Watertown. -
¡Vamos! Let’s go to the market
The Award winner in the Picture Book/Early Reader category is ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market (Versify) by Raúl the Third of Medford. This charming bilingual picture book takes readers to a busy border-town market, teaching them basic words in Spanish as Little Lobo delivers his wares. -
Because
Picture Books and Early Readers Honor is awarded to Because (Hyperion) by Mo Willems of Northampton, with illustrations by Amber Ren. -
Daniel’s good day
Picture Books and Early Readers Honor is awarded to Daniel’s Good Day (Nancy Paulsen) by Micha Archer of Leverett. -
Shouting at the rain
The Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature Award winner is Shouting at the Rain (Penguin Young Readers) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt of South Yarmouth. Set on Cape Cod, against the backdrop of its stormy weather, the book is an adolescent tale of family and friendship, loneliness, and standing up for what is right. -
Midsummer’s mayhem
Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature Honor is awarded to Midsummer’s Mayhem (Little Bee) by Rajani LaRocca of Concord. -
White Rose
Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature Honor is awarded to White Rose (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Kip Wilson of Melrose.