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By Michael Schaub

May 30, 2023

We hope you’re having a good spring! Our members have been busy writing reviews of books by authors including Brandon Taylor, Ava Chin, Katy Kelleher, Jane Wong, Claire Dederer, and

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March 12, 2023

Elizabeth Taylor
30 Books
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage
March 10, 2023

David Varno
30 Books
Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney

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May 1, 2023

Reviews and More from NBCC Members

By Michael Schaub
April 3, 2023

AwardsAn Interview with Elaine Katzenberger

By Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon
March 27, 2023

AwardsAn Interview with 2022 NBCC Nona Balakian Award Winner Jennifer Wilson

By Kathy Chow

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Emerging Critics

Summer Farah

Summer Farah is a Palestinian American poet and editor. Sh...Read More

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Criticism & Features

Elizabeth Taylor 30 BooksG-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage

David Varno 30 BooksCome Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney

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Announcements

Reviews and More from NBCC Members

AwardsAn Interview with Elaine Katzenberger

AwardsAn Interview with 2022 NBCC Nona Balakian Award Winner Jennifer Wilson

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Emerging Critics

Summer Farah

Elizabeth Taylor
30 Books
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage

David Varno
30 Books
Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney