2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Acceptance Speeches Roundup

by Horn Book
Jan 22, 2021 | Filed in Book Awards

We've compiled all of the wonderful acceptance speeches from our 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, along with reviews of the winning books and some extras (interviews! articles! previous speeches!) on the winners and their work. See the January/February 2021 issue of The Horn Book Magazine and the tag BGHB20 for more on the month-long virtual celebration in October.

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Fiction and Poetry category

Nonfiction category

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