Critical Mass

NBCC member Grace Lichtenstein offers these reminiscences of critic John Leonard: I worked with John when I was a reporter and he was an editor at the New York Times.

With sadness we learn of the passing of John Leonard, incomparable critic and mentor to many, supporter of books and writers new and not so new, long time New York

“Astute incisive, and rich in historical context.” That’s what judges and critics Ted Genoways, editor of Virgnia Quarterly Review, and NBCC board members Rebecca Skloot and Oscar Villalon had to

On the eve of Election Day 2008, some thoughts from NBCC Sandrof award winner Lawrence Ferlinghetti, an outtake from former NBCC prez John Freeman’s “Hopes for a Happy Ending: Literary

Ten writers onstage looking serious,even somber….perhaps anticipating an expontential rise in expectation? Each talented (and lucky) winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award takes home $50,000 and joins the ranks of

Earlier this month the panelists pictured here considered the question of gatekeepers in the publishing, book reviewing and awards communities as part of the NBCC/PEN discussion Beyond Margins: A Critical

With the economy tanking and the future of arts and culture funding up in the air, WNYC host Brian Lehrer (pictured here) is offering those who care about book culture