Every year the Massachusetts Book Awards recognize significant works of literature written by current Commonwealth residents. This year seven GrubStreet instructors and students' books were named as honorees.

Congratulations to the following Grubbies and their amazing books:

• River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure (Fiction Honors)
• The Road from Belhaven by Margot Livesey (Fiction Honors)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Fiction Longlist)
• Better Must Come by Desmond Hall (Middle Grade / Young Adult Honors)
• Kingdom of Dust by Lisa Stringfellow (Middle Grade / Young Adult Honors)
• Flyboy by Kasey LeBlanc (Middle Grade / Young Adult Longlist)
• The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa (Middle Grade / Young Adult Longlist)

You can read the entire list of 2025 Mass Book Award winners here.