November 19, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
The NBCC awards the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing each year to recognize outstanding work by a member of the NBCC. Since 2012, the Balakian carries with it
November 17, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
Join us at The Book Cellar–a great Chicago bookstore which also has a wine bar–for a special NBCC event for members and booklovers. NBCC Critics Talk About Favorite Books of
November 10, 2017
By Daniel Akst
The NBCC’s John Leonard Prize is awarded each year for an author’s first book. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, in recent years most of the attention (and the nominations)
October 25, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
October 17, 2017
By Kate Tuttle
It's that time of year again: time to talk about the John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers. Named
September 28, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
Coming up tonight (September 28) at Book Culture in New York: A panel discussing the art and influence of Philip Roth, moderated by Harpers Magazine editor and former NBCC board
September 27, 2017
By Elizabeth Taylor
Meet the Inaugural Class of NBCC's Emerging Critics Taylor Brorby is an award-winning essayist, and a poet. Taylor is a fellow at the Black Earth Institute whose work has been
September 5, 2017
By Zack Graham
We asked the first class of NBCC Emerging Critics to tell us what they've been reading this summer. Here's the fourth response: For me, the summertime has always been an
September 3, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
At Home in the World: On Writing, Immigration, and Belonging Thursday September 14, 201707:00 pm Center for Fiction, 17 East 47th Street, New York, NY RSVP: *This event will be
August 30, 2017
By Ismail Muhammad
We asked the first class of NBCC Emerging Critics to tell us what they've been reading this summer. Here's the third response: The end of summer is always a little