December 15, 2025
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
Algorithm of the Night: Film Writing, 2019-2025, by A.S. Hamrah (n+1) Authority: Essays, by Andrea Long Chu (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Dismantling the Master’s Clock: On Race, Space, and Time,
December 15, 2025
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
The Antidote, by Karen Russell (Knopf) Audition, by Katie Kitamura (Riverhead) The Book of Records, by Madeleine Thien (W.W. Norton) Heart the Lover, by Lily King (Grove) Long Distance, by
November 24, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Friends, we hope you’re doing well! This past week, our members have been busy with reviews of books by authors including Joy Williams, W. David Marx, Solvej Balle, and Ayana
November 10, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Margaret Atwood, Susan Straight, Patti Smith, Claire-Louise Bennet, Alexander
November 3, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including A. Kendra Greene, Susan Coll, Gish Jen, David McCullough,
July 14, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Friends, we hope you’re having a good summer! Our members have been busy with reviews of books by authors including Yiyun Li, Bothayna Al-Essa, Lara Mimosa Montes, Craig Johnson, and
June 30, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you’re having a good summer! Last week, we hosted an event in which three of the most accomplished poetry critics today, Stephanie Burt, Anahid Nersessian,
May 5, 2025
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we’d like to remind you that the deadline to apply to our Emerging Critics Fellowships is this Saturday, May 10! The NBCC Emerging Critics Program is an
April 1, 2025
By Michael Schaub
All of us on the National Book Critics Circle board were shocked and heartbroken to hear of the death of our beloved member John Domini last week. In addition to
March 20, 2025
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
Hanif Abdurraqib, Anne Carson, Hisham Matar among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners New York, NY (March 20, 2025)—Tonight at the New School, the National Book Critics Circle announced the