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
2021 NBCC Awards

Critical Notes

New reviews and more from NBCC members

By Michael Schaub

January 24, 2022

Members and friends, last Thursday, we announced the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards! We’re proud of the books that we selected for our shortlists, and we

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