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Prize season
This is the time of year when book awards are rolling out. Among recent announcements, one celebrating the short story, the other better living.
The Story Prize ($20,000 and an engraved silver bowl) went to Mary Gordon for "The Stories of Mary Gordon.'' The other short story collections that were finalists: "The Lives of Rocks'' by Rick Bass and "In Persausion Nation'' by George Saunders.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Books for a Better Life include "What to Eat'' by Marion Nestle and the memoir, "A Three Dog Life'' by Abigail Thomas.
About off the shelf News about books, authors, and publishers from The Boston Globe.
contributors
Nicole Lamy is editor of the Globe's Books section.
Jan Gardner writes the "Shelf Life" column for the Globe's Books section.
