The Minnesota Book Awards is a year-long program that connects readers and writers throughout Minnesota with the stories of our neighbors!
This year the book awards were announced via livestream. You can still watch the ceremony here.
As the offical bookseller partner of the Minnesota Book Awards, Red Balloon Bookshop is the perfect place to pick up Minnesota Book Award finalists and winners!
Browse below by category or see all titles at the bottom of the page.

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Children's Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Children's Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Children's Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Children's Literature

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in General Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in General Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in General Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in General Nonfiction

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Genre Fiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Genre Fiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Genre Fiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Genre Fiction
⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Memoir & Creative Nonfiction
Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Middle Grade Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Middle Grade Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Middle Grade Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Middle Grade Literature

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Minnesota Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Minnesota Nonfiction
Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Minnesota Nonfiction

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Minnesota Nonfiction

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Novel & Short Story

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Novel & Short Story

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Novel & Short Story

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Novel & Short Story

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Poetry

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Poetry

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Poetry

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Poetry
⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner in Young Adult Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Young Adult Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Young Adult Literature

Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Finalist in Young Adult Literature

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner of the Hognander Award

⭐ Minnesota Book Awards 2020 Winner of the Book Artist Award