February 12, 2012
By Steven G. Kellman
Each day leading up to the March 8 announcement of the 2011 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Steven G. Kellman
February 4, 2011
By Steven G. Kellman
Each day leading up to the March 10 announcement of the 2010 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty-one finalists (to read other entries in the series, click
June 8, 2010
By Steven G. Kellman
If you are reading these words, you know that the news, reviews, and discussions posted on Critical Mass constitute one of the ways in which the National Book Critics Circle
May 2, 2010
By Steven G. Kellman
Last March, the International Herald Tribune was forced to pay $114,000 for allegedly libeling the prime minister of Singapore in an article analyzing the “dynastic” politics of that nation. Standards