November 10, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
Calling all NBCC Members NBCC ELECTIONS: Candidate's statements are due on December 3rd This fall, eight seats will be up for grabs on the board of the National Book Critics Circle.
November 5, 2009
By Eric Banks
The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world; there are hundreds and hundreds of prisons across the country and, as of 2007, these institutions housed more
October 20, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
Nigerian born Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has built upon the early promise of her first novel, “Purple Hibiscus,” which was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize and won a Commonwealth Writers
October 14, 2009
By Eric Banks
The National Book Foundation will formally announce its finalists for the NBA this afternoon, but here’s the list: FictionBonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage (Wayne State University Press)Colum McCann, Let the
September 25, 2009
By Eric Banks
Translation: ¿Qué pasa?An NBCC Reads EventFriday, October 2, 7:00Sponsor: Department of English, University of Texas at San AntonioCo-sponsors: Departments of Modern Languages and Literatures, and Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, University of Texas
September 12, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
Please join the National Book Critics Circle for two events this weekend in New York City. LIVE WEBCAST AND LIVE BLOGGINGPlease tune in to join a celebration of NBCC at
September 10, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
National Book Critics Circle “Name that Author” contestBrooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.12 pm on the main stageBrooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn Emcee: John Reed is book editor
September 8, 2009
By Barbara Hoffert
After 35 Years, Now What!Doctorow and Ashbery Help National Book Critics Circle Celebrate 35th Year at WNYC’s Greene Performance Space What: Now What! The National Book Critics Circle at 35When:
August 19, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
National Book Critics Circle “Name that Author” contest Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009.12 pm Noon on the main stage atBrooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
August 1, 2009
By Eric Banks
NBCC board member Geeta Sharma-Jensen has announced that she has accepted a voluntary buyout offer from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Making the decision to leave my job as books editor