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10/30/2026

This week we had the honor of celebrating the 26th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards at the State House in Boston. Authors, illustrators, booksellers, librarians, and legislators from all over the state came together to celebrate the rich literary life we have in Massachusetts. Learn more about this year's titles at https://www.massbook.org/mass-book-awards.

10/29/2026

Our October staff reads are in! It's been a perfect month to read and we are taking advantage of the rainy days. Happy Reading to you!

10/28/2026

Announcing our MA StoryWalk Finder! Search the state for a walk near you! We have located StoryWalks all over the Baystate for you to visit with you family and take your reading on an adventure!

https://www.massbook.org/mastorywalks-finder

10/27/2026

The 2027 Reading Challenge prompts are here! We have 12 more months of reading with recommendations to go with them. Join us in the new year! Partner locations, the form is open to sign up for materials to be sent your way!

10/26/2026

Welcome to your weekly MA literary events roundup! More info at massbook.org/ma-literary-events

Oct. 27- Becca Freeman discusses her new release Back Where We Started with Emma Brodie at the Boston Athenæum.

Oct. 27- Julian Randall and Noel Quiñones: A Reading and Conversation at Amherst College.

Oct. 29- Join us at Levitate Backyard & Rexicana Surf Cantina to celebrate the launch of local author-illustrator, Amanda Davis’s, newest picture book, Chasing the Light.

Oct. 29- The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, Inc. (MA) present Mystery Night 2026, featuring Joseph Finder, Jule Selbo, and Janet Raye Stevens! The panel will be moderated by long-time Mystery Night Moderator Kate Flora.

Nov. 1st- Celebrate National Authors Day with Write With Community at the New Bedford Whaling Museum! Join us for a special two-part gathering featuring local authors Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald, Elizabeth Sylvia, and Melinda Green, Marjory O’Toole & Linda Coombs.

10/24/2026

Application Deadline extended to 10/30! Massachusetts Center for the Book is hosting a Book Arts & Publishers Holiday Market during Cottage Street Open Studios on Saturday, December 5 from 1 to 6pm!

The Holiday Market will take place at: 1 Cottage Street, Suite 307, Easthampton, MA

We’re inviting independent publishers, book artists, and other bookish makers to apply to join us for a festive day of books, art, and holiday shopping. We have space for approximately 10-12 vendors.

There is no fee to apply or participate. Vendors would need to supply their own tables.

If you would like to apply, the form to do so can be found in Linktree.
We’ll be in touch with selected vendors in early November with additional details.

10/23/2026

This year's Picture Book Award Winner, Astrid Sheckels, shared a bit about her process of creating a picture book. Check out her winning title, Flora and the Jazzers from Waxwing Books.

10/22/2026

In September our Adult Reading Challenge participants were encouraged to read "A book about a journey." Here are the Top 5 most read books for the month.

10/21/2026

Thank you to the amazing authors and poets who read at Umass Orchard Hill last week and to everyone who came out on a beautiful night to join us. Laura Cresté, Patrick Donnelly, Emily Everett, Nora Claire Miller, and Michelle Young were a treat to hear from.

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Northampton, MA
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