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Toya Wolfe, Pattis Award Winner for Last Summer on State Street. The Newberry Library.

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The Pattis Family Foundation and the Newberry Library Announce 2023 Chicago Book Award Recipient

Chicago Author Toya Wolfe to receive the $25,000 Pattis Book Award for her debut novel, Last Summer on State Street

The Newberry Library and The Pattis Family Foundation are pleased to announce the winner of the second annual $25,000 Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award. Toya Wolfe, author of Last Summer on State Street, will receive the award, which celebrates works that transform public understanding of Chicago, its history, and its people.