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.
February 14, 2020
The 2019 NBCC finalists up close
By Carolyn Kellogg
Announcements
January 11, 2020
Awards: Announcing the finalists for the 2019 NBCC Awards
By Carolyn Kellogg
The board of the National Book Critics Circle announces the finalists for its 2019 awards in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. The winners will be announced
January 6, 2020
NBCC elects new board members
By Carolyn Kellogg
We are pleased to announce the new board members of the National Book Critics Circle. The 24 member board sees 8 members rotate off each year and new members are
December 6, 2019
National Book Critics Circle announces finalists for 2019 John Leonard Prize for Best First Book
By Mark Athitakis
The NBCC membership has selected the following titles as finalists for the John Leonard Prize for the best first book published in 2019: Fleishman Is In Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Random
November 11, 2019
Awards News and Member Reviews
By Mark Athitakis
We Need Your Help Selecting the Next Sandrof Award Honoree Each year, the NBCC board selects a person or institution to win the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, and we’d
October 27, 2019
Andre Aciman, Michael Connelly, Ann Patchett, and More
By Mark Athitakis
Anita Felicelli reviewed Johanna Stoberock’s novel Pigs for On the Seawall, and spotlighted a dozen books that blur genre borders (including NBCC finalist Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go) for Electric Literature. George
October 9, 2019
Changes!
By Carolyn Kellogg
It’s October 9, 2019, and you’ll see that our site looks a bit different today. We’re excited that we’ve been able to make these initial cosmetic changes and updates. We’ve
April 3, 2019
Emerging Critics: Chelsea Leu
By Chelsea Leu
In this 2018–2019 Alan Cheuse Emerging Critics Q and A series, curated by Jonathan Leal, Emerging Critics offer short takes on big questions: What makes good criticism? How might one
April 1, 2019
Emerging Critics: Hope Wabuke
By Hope Wabuke
In this 2018–2019 Alan Cheuse Emerging Critics Q and A series, curated by Jonathan Leal, Emerging Critics offer short takes on big questions: What makes good criticism? How might one
March 29, 2019
Emerging Critics: J. Howard Rosier
By Kate Belew
In this 2018–2019 Alan Cheuse Emerging Critics Q and A series, curated by Jonathan Leal, Emerging Critics offer short takes on big questions: What makes good criticism? How might one