Each year the Massachusetts Center for the Book presents The Massachusetts Book Awards, recognizing significant works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s and young adults’ literature published by Commonwealth residents or about Massachusetts subjects. The Massachusetts Center for the Book, chartered as the Commonwealth Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, is a public-private partnership charged with developing, supporting, and promoting cultural programming to advance the cause of books and reading and enhance the outreach potential of Massachusetts libraries.
The 20th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards were announced on September 9, 2020, for books published in 2019. All award books are added to Special Collections at the State Library of Massachusetts and featured at the National Book Festival.
