This year's Reading Across Rhode Island Selection is True Biz by Sarah Novic.
Established in 1950, the National Book Awards are American literary prizes administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. . Although other categories have been recognized in the past, the Awards currently honor the best Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature, published each year.
A list for adults curated by Stephanie Mills which includes fiction, beach reads/fluff, non-fiction/biography, mystery/thriller, and what the kids are reading.