Announcements

NBCC members, check your e-mail to vote for the winner of our inaugural John Leonard Prize for best first book in any genre. NBCC members nominated more than 80 books

The National Book Critics Circle Board of Directors nominating process is now underway. We are now accepting nominations for the eight open seats on the board of directors. Directors serve

Nominees for the Balakian Award must be paid-up NBCC members, and may submit up to 5 book reviews up to a total of 5000 words. The deadline is December 15.

The Ivan  Sandrof Award honors a lifetime of significant contributions to the literary culture and American letters. Any member of the NBCC is entitled to make a nomination. Previous honorees

This  year, NBCC institutes the new John Leonard Prize for a first book in any genre. Unlike our other awards, the recipient of the Leonard Prize will be chosen by

Join us for this bookend to the Brooklyn Book Fair: NBCC Secrets of Publishing Panel  7 pm to 9 pm September 18, 2013 Barnes and Noble Park Slope. 267 Seventh

National Book Critics Circle presents: Do Book Reviews Matter? Decatur Book Festival, Decatur GA Old Courthouse Stage Sunday, September 1. 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm In an age of Goodreads

SAVE THE DATE: When: February 28, 2014 3 pmWhere: AWP Conference 2014, Seattle Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel National Book Critics Circle presents: Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long

Guest post from Laurie Stone, who wrote this following the NBCC VIDA panel on May 29. These are some thoughts prompted by the NBCC panel on the VIDA metrics concerning