Sarah Smith

The Other Side of Dark has been named a “Must Read” title in this year’s Massachusetts Book Awards.

The Massachusetts Book Awards recognize important works of Massachusetts fiction, nonfiction, poetry & children's literature published in the previous year.  Panels of judges create a short list of "Recommended Reads" -- 10 to 12 of the best books submitted in the category.  All "Must Read' books are promoted through a reading/discussion program to libraries and booksellers throughout the commonwealth.

In the fall, the Massachusetts Center for the Book will name an award winner as the culmination of the program.

You can follow the Facebook discussion at the Mass Center of the Book page beginning on May 1. The full list of award winners will be posted on the Mass. Center for the Book site by April 29. 

(And my friend Holly Black's White Cat is one of the other honorees--I am so delighted!)

The Massachusetts Book Awards are a program of the Massachusetts Center for the Book, the Commonwealth affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The Massachusetts Center for the Book works with libraries to promote books, reading, and literacy while highlighting the literary culture of Massachusetts. Partners in the Center are Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Simmons College GSLIS. The Center also receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Mass Humanities, and the Library of Congress.

To see all of the “Must-Read Books” from this year’s Massachusetts Book Awards and to read about past years’ award winners, visit the Massachusetts Center for the Book website: http://www.massbook.org/