Washington State Book Awards 2023 winners announced

Winners in the seven categories of the Washington State Book Awards were announced Tuesday. The awards, presented by the Washington Center for the Book, celebrate works by Washington state authors published in 2022. For this year's awards, 242 books were read and evaluated by a judging panel of librarians, authors and independent booksellers. The awards, formerly called the Governor's Writers Awards, are now in their 57th year. For more information, see washingtoncenterforthebook.org. Books for adults Creative Nonfiction/Memoir: 'Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk' by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe of Tacoma (Counterpoint Press) Fiction: 'Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century' by Kim Fu of Seattle (Tin House) General Nonfiction/Biography: 'The Wok: Recipes and Techniques'by J.