Mass Center for the Book

2025 marks our 25th year as Massachusetts Center for the Book, and to celebrate we are launching our own Literary Bingo! More details about how to play, and prizes, at massbook.org/bingo

Today we highlight MBA Poetry Longlist title Proverbs of Limbo by Robert Pinsky. A new book of poems by the three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky, a writer "rarely equalled" (Louise Glück). @RobertPinsky

Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-ev… T-Dina Vargo @ West End Museum Th-Kathryn Ford @ Partners Village Store F-Jane Healey @ Parish of the Epiphany (Book Ends Winchester) F-Honoring Andrea Gibson @ Connexion w/ All She Wrote Books Sa-Jacky Lamenzo Sinha @ Ten Trees Books

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book longlist title Springtime Storks by Carol Joy Munro. Poetic and gorgeously illustrated, Springtime Storks is an ode to the resilience, dedication, and love between two migratory birds, while also delivering an urgent message of conservation.

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book longlist title Night Song by Mk Smith Despres. Every morning Bernardo the frog loves greeting the day by listening to birdsong. Inspired, Bernardo attempts to sing, too... but his croaking voice doesn't quite have the same effect.

June's Reading Challenge prompt to read "A book that spans multiple generations" gave us an impressive Top 5! Is one of these on your TBR (to be read) list? See what everyone read, and read what they thought about it in our Reader Comments files. massbook.org/readingchallen…

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book longlist title Nothing: John Cage and 4'33" by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Chris Raschka. One night in 1952 a packed audience waited for a piece to begin, little did they know that the performance had already begun.

Today we highlight MBA Poetry longlist title Matters for You Alone by Leslie Williams. A spiritual exploration of friendship: its shapes and duties, stresses and blames-and its absolute necessity.

June started off our new Student Reading Challenge with "A book written before 2000." Here are the Top 5 Most Read books for the month! Find out more and see if your local library is a partner at massbook.org/student-readin…!

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book longlist title World of Rot by Britt Crow-Miller. With a touch of humor and quirky full-color illustrations, kids will learn about the life-recycling system happening all around us!

July has been a busy month, but MCB staff have some recent reads to share. Are any of these on your TBR list? Swipe to see what each was about. Happy Reading!

Today we highlight MBA Poetry longlist title Auguries & Divinations by Heather Treseler. A young woman's coming-of-age, attuned to the textures of women's lives, the suburban underworld, and the energies of eros.

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book longlist title Miles Comes Home by Sarah S. Brennen. Miles wakes up on his adoption day with butterflies in his tummy. He's excited, but also nervous. His new new dads bring tender support, and waiting at home is his new big sister Michelle.

Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-ev… T- Jarrett J. Krosoczka @ Wilmington Senior Center T- B.A. Shapiro @ Sandwich Lib T- Sue Halpern @ Purple Couch Bookshop Th- Bill Gerencer @ New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Sa- Svetlana Chmakova w/ Elissa Gershowitz @ Boston Lib

Today we highlight MBA Poetry longlist title Rupture by Adrie Rose. This book confronts the body’s loves and their costs, asking “Who chooses / what survives, and why? / July brings back / roses everywhere / as if we were celebrating.” @AdrieLovesPie

Commemorate Disability Pride month by reading a book on disability rights! Here is a list of just a few books by a Massachusetts author or published by a Massachusetts publisher for you to add to your TBR. Happy reading!

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book/Early Reader longlist title The Noisy Puddle by Linda Booth Sweeney. A lyrical dip into the noisy, magical world of a vernal pool. @lboothsweeney

Today we highlight MBA Picture Book/Early Reader Longlisted title The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker. The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind.

Today we highlight MBA Poetry Longlist title Glitter Road by January Gill O'Neil. The poems in this book look back at the end of a marriage, a heartbreaking loss, and a new relationship against the backdrop of a Mississippi season. @januaryoneil

Today we highlight Picture Book/Early Reader Longlist title ARTificial Intelligence by David Biedrzycki. Robot is sent off for reprogramming, he takes a wrong turn and ends up encountering music, dancing, and ART! @artofdavid

Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-ev… T-Michael Ansara @Harvard Book Store W-Dr. Alexandria Russell @ Old North Illuminated Th-Matthew E. Henry & Luisa Caycedo-Kimura @ Gloucester Writers Center Su-Joseph Lee @ PEM Su-Diannely Antigua & Stephanie Burt @ Longfellow House