New England Book Award 2020 Winners

To be nominated for the 2020 New England Book Award a title must either be about New England, set in New England, or be by an author residing in New England. It can be a hardcover, paperback, or a re-issue, but it must have been published between 9/1/19 and 8/31/20. The winner is picked by the vote of independent booksellers of New England.

This year's winners were announced September 23, 2020 at the annual Fall Conference (virtual this year rather than in-person) of the New England Independent Booksellers Association of which Storybook Cove has proudly been a member for 30 years.   

MUST ADDITIONS TO YOUR TBR (to be read) LIST AND YOUR TBG (to be gifted) LIST!

Fiction:  Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Nonfiction: Sigh, Gone by Rishi Reddi

Poetry: The Absurd Man: Poems by Major Jackson

Children's picture book: Saturday written & illustrated by Oge Mora

Children's middle grade: Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Young Adult: The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

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Riot Baby (Hardcover)

By Tochi Onyebuchi
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250214751
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tordotcom - January 21st, 2020
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In By Phuc Tran Cover Image

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In (Hardcover)

By Phuc Tran
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250194718
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 2-7 Days from Warehouse
Published: Flatiron Books - April 21st, 2020
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The Absurd Man: Poems (Hardcover)

By Major Jackson
$26.95
ISBN: 9781324004554
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 25th, 2020
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Saturday (Hardcover)

By Oge Mora (By (artist))
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316431279
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 2-7 Days from Warehouse
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 22nd, 2019
Black Brother, Black Brother By Jewell Parker Rhodes Cover Image

Black Brother, Black Brother (Hardcover)

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316493802
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 2-7 Days from Warehouse
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 3rd, 2020
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The Last True Poets of the Sea (Hardcover)

By Julia Drake
$17.99
ISBN: 9781368048088
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 2-7 Days from Warehouse
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 1st, 2019