February 10, 2012
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
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 discusses autobiography finalist
December 15, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Notables, notables, notables. The end-of-the-year lists are out causing heartbreak, consternation, confusion and outrage for some, including for this book critic who cringes when these lists of titles exclude any
December 13, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability, Cinco Puntos Press, 2011. Edited by Jennifer Bartlett, Sheila Black & Michael Northen Bartlett’s preface and Northen’s essay “A Short History
October 13, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Woodnote, Bear Star Press, 2011. Christine Deavel was born in North Manchester, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana University and the University of Iowa. She is co-owner of Open Books: A
September 27, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Photo Credit: Nell Campbell Ocotillo Dreams, Bilingual Press, 2011. Melinda Palacio holds two degrees in Comparative Literature: a B.A. from UC Berkeley and an M.A. from UC Santa Cruz. A
June 2, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Forgotten Borough: Writers Come to Terms with Queens, SUNY Press, Excelsior Editions, 2011. Nicole Steinberg is the editor of the literary anthology Forgotten Borough: Writers Come to Terms with Queens,
May 5, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Last month, Words Without Borders completed an eight-part series titled “On Reviewing Translations,” which brought insight from critics and translators alike to the issues that come up with writing about
April 15, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Cross Over Water: A Novel, University of Nevada Press, 2011. Richard Yañez, associate professor of English at El Paso Community College, was born and raised on the U.S.-Mexico border. He
April 5, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Strange Relation: A Memoir of Marriage, Dementia, and Poetry, Paul Dry Books, 2011. Rachel Hadas is Board of Governors Professor of English at Rutgers University in Newark. She is the
March 29, 2011
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Last Seen, University of Wisconsin Press, 2011. Jacqueline Jones LaMon is associate professor of English and director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Adelphi University. She is the