The winners of the Readers' Choice Awards, honoring books "by New Hampshire natives, by New Hampshire residents, or that have New Hampshire as a prominent aspect of their content" and sponsored by the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library, are:
Fiction: Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets
Poetry: Interval: Poems Based on Bach's Goldberg Variations by Alice B. Fogel
Nonfiction: The Nepal Chronicles by Dan Szczesny
Children's Literature: The Girl Who Heard Colors by Marie Harris
Young Adult: Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule
In addition, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has won the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the New Hampshire Writers' Project.
The awards will be presented November 3 at a reception and ceremony held at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester.
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Shortlists were unveiled last week in four categories (Best Fiction, Best Nonfiction, Best Poetry and Best Debut) for the Chicago Review of Books Awards ("Chirbys"), which are being held in partnership with the city's independent bookstores. The winners in each category will be announced December 8 at Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park.
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A shortlist has been announced for the 2016 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The winner will be named November 17. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Hell and High Water by Tanya Landman
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
Crongton Knights by Alex Wheatle
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon