March 6, 2023
By Jennie Hann
How does the novel think? How does it register thought? And how do we as readers distinguish between what the characters in the book think and what the writer behind
February 25, 2023
By J. Howard Rosier
Bliss Montage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Ling Ma’s second book and first collection of stories, is ostentatious in neither syntax nor storytelling. Nevertheless, the collection guts and renovates the genre
January 31, 2023
By Megan Labrise
NBCC launches Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize and NBCC Service Award; Joy Harjo, City Lights receive lifetime achievement awards New York, NY (January 31, 2023)—Tonight, in a virtual event
December 8, 2022
By NBCC
Chicago, IL (December 8, 2022)—The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is pleased to announce the longlist for its inaugural Barrios Book in Translation Prize. Named for late NBCC board member
August 22, 2022
By NBCC
The National Book Critics Circle joins the literary community in wishing Salman Rushdie a strong recovery after the attack last week, which has left all of us reeling and reflecting
August 9, 2022
By Jennie Hann
Greetings, NBCC Friends, Of late we’ve been telling you to stay cool. This week we’d like to issue a friendly reminder that it’s important to stay hydrated as well. The
August 1, 2022
By NBCC
The National Book Critics Circle stands deeply committed to the values of free expression, democratic engagement and rule of law that are essential for both civil society and book culture
June 17, 2022
By Heather Scott Partington
We’re delighted to announce the 2022-2023 NBCC Emerging Critics Fellows. The Emerging Critics Fellowship, launched by Elizabeth Taylor in 2017, seeks to identify, nurture, and support the development of the
June 8, 2022
By Chelsea Leu
The National Book Critics Circle is pleased to announce the longlist reading committee for the 2022 Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize. In the coming months, this group will create
March 17, 2022
By Michael Schaub
Congratulations to the winners of the National Book Critics Circle Awards for publishing year 2021! Autobiography: Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out (Little, Brown) Biography: Rebecca Donner, All