July 18, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
(From left) Jane Ciabattari, Oscar Villalon, Tess Taylor, Shane Book The NBCC's third annual summer cocktail party at Zyzzyva's offices in San Francisco hit a hot spell, no fog,
July 12, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
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
May 31, 2013
By Laurie Stone
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
May 29, 2013
By Sarah Russo
The National Book Critics Circle announces the creation of the John Leonard Award, a new prize honoring an author’s first book, named after one of the most energetic and significant
May 22, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
Join NBCC members and honorees,hosts Jane Ciabattari (NBCC VP/Online and former NBCC president), Zyzzyva editors including Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon (NBCC board member), and Bay Area literary folk for
May 16, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
ANNUAL NBCC MEMBERSHIP MEETINGMay 29, 1:30pmCenter for Fiction, 17 East 47th Street The 2013 annual meeting of the National Book Critics Circle will take place the day before Book Expo
April 30, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
Here's grist for the National Book Critics Circle Panel: The VIDA Count and Gender Bias in Book Reviewing coming up May 29 at 4 pm at the annual membership meeting.
April 29, 2013
By Eric Liebetrau
2012 NBCC Criticism Award winner Marina Warner claims 2013 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin. The $30,000 award — the largest annual cash prize in
April 22, 2013
By Eric Liebetrau
2012 NBCC General Nonfiction Award winner Andrew Solomon has won the Anisfield-Wolf award for his book, Far from the Tree.
April 17, 2013
By Jane Ciabattari
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGMay 29 at the Center for Fiction, 17 East 47th Street The 2013 annual meeting of the National Book Critics Circle will take place the day before Book