Watertown’s Robin Wasley received a Massachusetts Book Award in the middle grade/young adult category for her novel “Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear.” A ceremony will be at the State House in October. See details about the winners in the announcement from the Massachusetts Center for the Book, below.

The Massachusetts Center for the Book has announced the winners of the 2025 Massachusetts Book Awards, celebrating the most outstanding books published in 2024 by Massachusetts authors, artists, and poets. This year’s awards mark the inception of two new prizes: the Notable Contribution to Publishing Award, which recognizes the quality of the book as an object — including production standards, printing, and design — from a Massachusetts-based publisher, and the Graphic Novel Prize.

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