We hope you’re all having a good fall so far! Our members have been keeping busy over the past week, reviewing books by Alice Hoffman, Alex Ross, Mia Couto, Marilynne
October 5, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Announcements
July 15, 2020
The NBCC Announces New Board Members
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2020 The National Book Critics Circle Announces New Board Members The Board of Directors of the National Book Critics Circle appointed fifteen board members on
June 29, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
A Message from NBCC Vice President/Membership Richard Z. Santos As Vice President of Membership, I would like to provide an update on the current state of the organization. In the
June 18, 2020
A Statement From the National Book Critics Circle
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
The National Book Critics Circle has reached a critical point in our 46-year history. We had intended to make a simple, yet powerful statement that Black Lives Matter. Recent events at
June 11, 2020
The National Book Critics Circle’s Anti-Racism Pledge
By Members of an NBCC Working Committee
NOTE: The National Book Critics Circle formed a working committee, led by Hope Wabuke, to draft a statement in support of The Black Lives Matter movement and to identify tangible
May 14, 2020
An Open Letter to Newspapers and Other Media Outlets
By Laurie Hertzel
An open letter to newspapers and other media outlets from the Authors Guild and the National Book Critics Circle Media outlets in particular have been hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis,
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 12, 2020
Awards: Announcing the 2019 Award Winners
By NBCC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Beth Parker, Beth Parker PR, Beth@bethparkerpr.com Laurie Hertzel, NBCC President, lauriehertzel@gmail.com NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2019 AWARDS New York, NY (March 12, 2020)—Tonight, the National Book
March 9, 2020
National Book Critics Circle Cancels Awards Events for March 2020
By NBCC
Due to the volatile nature of the current health crisis, the National Book Critics Circle has cancelled its Finalists Reading on Wednesday, March 11 and its Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 12th, normally held at the New School in New York City.
February 14, 2020
The 2019 NBCC finalists up close
By Carolyn Kellogg
To count down to our awards ceremony in March, members of the NBCC board of directors write tributes to our 30 finalists — 5 books each in 6 categories.