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The Mass Book Award Speakers Bureau funds author visits to libraries, schools, and nonprofits across Massachusetts, making high-quality literary programming accessible statewide. Applications closed on Friday, October 24, 2025. View a list of participating authors below.
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       Robin Bernstein (Nonfiction Honors)
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       Jedediah Berry (Fiction Award)Author of The Naming Song 
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       Linda Booth Sweeney (Picture Book / Early Reader Award)Author of The Noisy Puddle 
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       Desmond Hall (YA / Middle Grade Honors)Author of Better Must Come 
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       Ieva Jusionyte (Nonfiction Honors)
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       Sarah Levine (Poetry Honors)Author of Each Knuckle with Sugar 
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       Margot Livesey (Fiction Honors)Author of The Road from Belhaven 
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       January Gill O'Neil (Poetry Honors)Author of Glitter Road 
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       Aube Rey Lescure (Fiction Honors)Author of River East, River West 
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       Casey Robinson (Picture Book / Early Reader Honors)Author of Small Things Mended 
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       Lisa Stringfellow (YA / Middle Grade Honors)Author of Kingdom of Dust 
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       Heather Treseler (Poetry Award)Author of Auguries & Divinations 
