Thank You for Your SubmissionsNominations for the Massachusetts Book Awards and Submissions for Massachusetts Letters About Literature are now closed. Updates on each program will be posted regularly at this site and on our Facebook page. |
11th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards Celebration |
Letters About Literature 2011
Access the event photos by clicking -- HERE--.
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10th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards Read more about it and get details on all the "Must Read" books HERE.
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National Book Festival 2010
Massachusetts authors were well represented, with M.T. Anderson, Jules Feiffer, Julia Glass, Allegra Goodman, Norton Juster, Anita Silvey, and E. O. Wilson participating. Read more about it and look for photos and web links soon! See Photos of the 2009 Festival.
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The Literary Map of Massachusetts |
Quote of Note:'When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equaliser. -- Keith Richards (Yes, THAT Keith Richards. Thanks to Nancy Anthony, Salem State College, for the alert.) Read more.
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What We Are Reading, City by City, in the United StatesCheck out this slide show at The Daily Beast. -- Go to Slide Show -- |



We had a great day at the State House on May 3rd as students, teachers, librarians, parents, relatives, and supporters joined legislators in celebrating the Honors and Top Honors award winners in LAL 2011. Rep. Kate Hogan gave the leglislative welcome, M.T. Anderson was the featured speaker, the Library of Congress was represented, and we were able to announce a National Award for one of our Top Honors writers! Read the letters 
It was a terrific summer day in DC on Saturday, September 25, 2010, when well over 100,000 people gathered for the 10th annual National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress and co-hosted by President and Mrs Obama.
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