Mass Center for the Book

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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 https://t.co/UoNdA8kmYK

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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 https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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! https://t.co/Jay97KENwN

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 https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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 https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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 https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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 https://t.co/tGgtFlvIUd

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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 https://t.co/L2OgUGryUl to learn about our Adult title this year and https://t.co/a5N7fu2AOr 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 https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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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Join the Elizabeth Taber Library for a lively and immersive program with Linda Booth Sweeney, author of The Noisy Puddle, winner of the Massachusetts Book Awards picture book/early reader category. More info at https://t.co/ucrLjH5R1b

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Events this week! https://t.co/Jay97KENwN

T- Marisa Renee Lee at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
T- Lindsey Danis at Porter Square Books
Sa- Nancy Goulet and Carol Gordon Ekster at Ten Trees Books
Sa- Rennie McDougall at MASS MoCA
Su- Jayne Anne Phillips at Davoll's General Store

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Our MCB Staff Reads for May are here! Check out these 4 titles and see if some need to be added to your TBR pile. Happy Reading! - MCB

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Today we highlight Fiction longlist title “All That Life Can Afford: A Novel” by Emily Everett (G.P. Putnam's Sons). For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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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 https://t.co/tGgtFlvIUd

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In recognition of AAPI heritage month, we've collected a list of a few books written by Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islander authors. Check them out at your library or indie bookstore today!

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Join the Cotuit Library for an afternoon with Robin Bernstein, author of Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit, a Massachusetts Book Awards Honors title in nonfiction. More info at https://t.co/mixRTDv5jI

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Today we highlight Nonfiction longlist title “Clamor: How Noise Took Over The World and How We Can Take it Back” by Chris Berdik (W.W. Norton).
For more information on the Mass Book Awards and lists of all this year’s categories and longlists head to https://t.co/mabqHqr4cP.

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Mass Kid Lit Fest wrap up! Our third year of this event was a huge success with events in schools, libraries, and cultural centers all over Western Mass. A huge thanks to all the amazing authors and illustrators that participated with us!