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August 1, 2022
NBCC Statement on Repression in Burma
By NBCC
Announcements
June 17, 2022
Emerging Critics: A New Class of Emerging Critics
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
Awards: National Book Critics Circle Announces Longlist Committee for First Annual Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize, Barrios Submissions Now Live
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
Awards: Announcing the Winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards
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
March 3, 2022
NBCC Statement on Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
By The Board of Directors of the National Book Critics Circle
Since its founding, the National Book Critics Circle has championed freedom of conscience, peaceful discourse, and the rights of authors and critics to share their views without fear of censorship,
January 31, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you had a great January! If you’re looking for some great winter reads, we’d love to suggest picking up some of the books on our
January 20, 2022
Awards: Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
By Michael Schaub
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES ITS FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2021 Nona Balakian Citation is given to Merve Emre Hudson, NY (January 20, 2022)—Tonight, in a virtual event produced by
December 17, 2021
Panel Recording: The Art of Reviewing Literature in Translation (Nov ’21)
By Tara Merrigan
In honor of the NBCC’s new Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize, VP Tara Wanda Merrigan spoke with Jeremy Tiang, Emma Ramadan, Samuel Martin, Kevin Blankinship, and Shelley Frisch about
November 4, 2021
Board elections & other membership announcements
By Chelsea Leu
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November 3, 2021
National Book Critics Circle To Launch A New Prize for Books in Translation, Named in Honor of Longtime Board Member Gregg Barrios
By Tara Merrigan
Chicago, IL (November 3, 2021) – The National Book Critics Circle is pleased to announce that it will offer a new prize: Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize. This prize, ratified