The National Book Critics Circle Award

Hamnet
Island on Fire- The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
Stranger in the Shogun’s CityStranger in the Shogun’s City
Minor Feelings
Here Is The Sweet Hand
Marking Time
Luster
2020 NBCC Awards

Critical Notes

New reviews and more from NBCC members

By Michael Schaub

April 12, 2021

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great spring so far! Our members have been busy this month, reviewing books by authors like Haruki Murakami, Dorthe Nors, Richard Thompson,

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Emma Hager

Emma Hager is a writer and critic based in the Bay Area. A lifelong Californian, she graduated fr...Read More

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