text: [{"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "A thousand \u201cthank yous\u201d to our friends at the Halifax Public Libraries for setting up this online offering for this year\u2019s Book Awards & Festival. Atlantic Book Awards & Festival 2020: A Virtual Experience brings together readers, writers, and illustrators in a new way to celebrate the rich diversity and excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and publishing. The shortlists for each of our 13 awards are presented, along with links to readings by nominees from their shortlisted books."}]