Congratulations to the 2017 Book of the Year Award Winners
Honorable Mention Awards
Traditional Fiction
River Under the Road by Scott Spencer
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
Traditional Nonfiction
Al Capone’s Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition
by John J. Binder
The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra
Spirit Award
Suzy Takacs, owner of The Book Cellar and tireless advocate for Chicago literature and the people who create it.
