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August 18, 2020
Information for Special Membership Meeting and more
By David Varno
July 17, 2020
Report from 7/14 board meeting
By David Varno
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April 21, 2020
New reviews and more from the NBCC
By David Varno
Aside from April being crueler than usual this year, it’s still National Poetry Month, and many of our members wrote about the work of poets. Ron Slate reviewed Maps and Transcripts
March 9, 2020
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner: 2019 Fiction finalist
By David Varno
A number of novels have come out in recent years with a promise of having something to say about the American interior, whether through stories of opioid addiction, combat veterans,
March 6, 2020
Essays One by Lydia Davis: 2019 Criticism finalist
By David Varno
Davis’s exciting debut collection of nonfiction, ranging from craft lectures to essays about writers and artists to notes on the translation process, is a great gift to readers, particularly those
February 16, 2020
Out of the Shadows by Walt Odets: 2019 Nonfiction finalist
By David Varno
In a foreword to his sprawling, insightful examination of the challenges faced by three generations of gay men in the U.S., Odets writes that aside from his primary intended audience—gay
February 2, 2020
Critical Notes: February 3, 2020
By David Varno
It’s February and 2020 is in full effect, with this week’s batch of book reviews from members. Also, don’t forget to order your tickets for the NBCC Gala Fundraiser, following
January 13, 2020
Awards Finalists, Reviews from NBCC Members
By David Varno
The finalists for the 2019 NBCC awards were announced this past Saturday at Bo’s in New York, along with the winners of the John Leonard Prize, the Balakian, and the
September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019
By David Varno
Former board member Barbara Probst Solomon has died. She was 90. Solomon was known for her criticism, her memoir Arriving Where We Started, and her translations from the Spanish. Introducing Afred
July 22, 2019
A Free Hand With History, and Whitehead’s ‘Great American Novel’
By David Varno
A historical novel and a nonfiction narrative each put their own stamp on the past with mixed results, according to NBCC member critics. In a review of Clare Clark's In