The winners of the 2016 New England Book Awards, selected by members of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and honoring authors who live in New England and/or books set in New England, are:
Fiction: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Grand Central Publishing).
Non-Fiction: Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Simon & Schuster).
Children's: Wolf Hallow by Lauren Wolk (Dutton/Penguin Young Readers)
The awards will be presented at the NEIBA Annual Awards Banquet, September 21, in Providence, R.I.
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The winners of the 2016 RITA Awards, sponsored by the Romance Writers of America, are:
Best first book: Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn (Entangled Publishing/Teen)
Contemporary romance, long: Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Harlequin/HQN)
Contemporary Romance, mid-length: Him by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy (Self-published)
Contemporary romance, short: The Nanny Plan by Sarah M. Anderson (Harlequin/Desire)
Erotic romance: For Real: A Spires Story by Alexis Hall (Riptide Publishing)
Historical romance, long: Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist (S&S/Howard Books)
Historical romance, short: It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long (HarperCollins/Avon)
Inspirational romance: A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (Baker Publishing Group/Bethany House)
Paranormal romance: Must Love Chainmail by Angela Quarles (Self-published)
Romance novella: Nice Girls Don't Ride by Roni Loren (PRH/Berkley Intermix)
Romantic suspense: Flash Fire by Dana Marton (Self-published)
Young adult romance: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett (Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends)
Winners of this year's RWA Golden Heart awards, which recognize excellence in unpublished romance manuscripts, can be found here.
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A shortlist has been released for the Palestine Book Awards, which honor books in English about Palestine. Winners will be announced November 18 in London. The 2016 shortlisted titles are:
A Curious Land by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Being Palestinian: Personal Reflections on Palestinian Identity in the Diaspora by Yasir Suleiman
Imperial perceptions of Palestine: British Influence and Power in Late Ottoman Times by Lorenzo Kamel
I Remember My Name by Ramzy Baroud, Samah Sabawi & Jehan Bseiso
Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine by Sherene Seikaly
Palestinians in Syria: Nakba Memories of Shattered Communities by Anaheed Al-Hardan,
War Against the People: Israel and Palestinians and Global Pacification by Jeff Halper