New England Society Honors Its 2013 Book Award Winners

On Thursday, April 25, the New England Society in the City of New York (NES) celebrated the winners of its 2013 New England Society Book Awards at the historic Grolier Club in midtown. The Awards, which honor books of merit that celebrate New England and its culture, are presented annually to the authors of books published in the previous 12 months, in any of four major categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art & Photography and Special Titles.
The winning authors were all in attendance to accept their respective awards in front of an audience made up of NES members, guests, and publishing insiders. The 2013 NES Book Award winners are as follows:
Fiction: The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro (Algonquin Press)
Nonfiction: Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul by John Barry (Viking)
Art & Photography: Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland 1900-1940 by Susan Danly and Libby Bischof (Yale University Press)
Specialty Title: Science & Nature: A Field Guide to the Ants of New England by Aaron M. Ellison, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Elizabeth J. Farnsworth and Gary D. Alpert (Yale University Press)
Click here for the New York Social Diary’s coverage of the 2012 NES Book Awards.