‘Conversations’ Earns NABA Silver Award

The North American Book Award (NABA) has recognized Conversations with My Mother: A Novel of Dementia on the Maine Coast with a 2025 Silver Award in the literary category. Congratulations to author Ronald-Stéphane Gilbert!

The award-winning novel explores the relationship of two siblings as they attempt to cope with their mother’s deepening decline and the impending sale of the family property to underwrite her care.

The North American Book Awards, established in 1978, honor outstanding literary achievement across a wide range of genres and communities, with a particular emphasis on multicultural and diverse voices. See the list of 2025 winners here.