Video by Kevin Kino. Luis Jaramillo welcomes the NBCC to the New School for the 2013 Awards Ceremony, followed by an introduction from Laurie Muchnick. Carolyn Kellogg introduces Sue Leonard,
March 15, 2014
Video: NBCC 2013 Awards Ceremony
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Critical Mass
November 19, 2013
RIP Louis D. Rubin, Jr., NBCC Sandrof Award Winner
By Jane Ciabattari
Louis D. Rubin, author, critic, and cofounder of Algonquin Books, has died. Rubin, who was awarded the NBCC’s Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005, mentored generations of Southern writers,
November 17, 2013
Doris Lessing RIP: John Freeman’s Interview on Nobel Day
By John Freeman
Doris Lessing, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, is dead at 94. Lessing, a protean author whose work included short stories about her South African homeland, ground-breaking works exploring
October 23, 2013
Remembering Alice Munro’s National Book Critics Circle Award
By Linda Wolfe
It was only in March 1997 that the NBCC decided to go global. Until then, a writer had to be an American citizen to win one of our awards. This
March 21, 2013
Remembering John Mark Eberhart
By Steve Paul
John Mark Eberhart, who presided over books coverage at The Kansas City Star for nine years, died of cancer on March 19. He was 52. A poet, musician and all-around
May 23, 2012
Paul Fussell, 1924-2012
By Mark Athitakis
Paul Fussell died today, the New York Times reports. He was 88. The critic and historian received the first NBCC award in criticism for his 1975 book, The Great War
May 11, 2012
Video: Reviewing Translations at PEN World Voices Festival
By Mark Athitakis
On May 3, the PEN World Voices festival hosted the panel “Reviewing Translations” at the New School in New York City. The NBCC was a cosponsor of the panel, which
May 2, 2012
Small Press Spotlight: Douglas Ray
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
He Will Laugh, Lethe Press, 2012. Douglas Ray, a 2010 Lambda Literary Foundation poetry fellow, teaches at Indian Springs School, a boarding and day school in Birmingham, Alabama. He received
March 29, 2012
Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012
By Stephen Burt
Poet Adrienne Rich died March 27 at 82. She was an NBCC awards finalist three times, winning for her 2004 collection, The School Among the Ruins. Below, NBCC board member
March 14, 2012
Video: NBCC Membership Meeting: YA and Beyond
By David Varno
March 8, 2012, The New School, New York, NY Video courtesy of Paige Zelinsky YA and Beyond: The Flexible Boundaries of Publishing for Young Adult Readers Panelists Include: Lev