Maine Readers’ Choice Awards

The Maine Readers’ Choice Award, officially established in 2013 by the Maine State Library and the Maine Library Association, recognizes the best in adult fiction published in the United States the previous year. The aim of this award is to increase awareness and reading of literary fiction. The Maine Readers’ Choice Award honors books that exhibit exceptional writing and a compelling story that encourages reading and conversation among individuals and in Maine’s communities.

This year there were four exceptional choices culled from a list of 141 titles.  Maine readers can vote online at the award’s website  or at the library. The winner will be announced in October.