The National Book Critics Circle Award

We Do Not Part
Empire of AI
A Perfect Turmoil
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Night Watch
Hayek's Bastards
Baldwin
Sad Tiger
2025 NBCC Awards

Critical Notes

Reviews and More From NBCC Members

By Michael Schaub

August 10, 2026

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Mary Karmelek

Emerging Critics

Mary Karmelek

Mary Karmelek is a writer from Buffalo, NY whose...Read More

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