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The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association have announced that Ross Gay has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Voice of the Heartland Award. The annual honor “celebrates individuals who exemplify the values and spirit of independent bookselling, and whose work resonates deeply with readers and communities across the region.” Gay, the author of the essay collections The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy as well as four books of poetry, will receive the award during the Heartland Fall Forum Book Awards ceremony on October 14.