Critical Notes

Friends, we hope you’re having a great fall so far! Our members have been keeping busy reviewing books by authors including Olga Ravn, Jonathan Lethem, Isle McElroy, Michael Lewis, and

Members, we’re excited to announce that submissions for the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing opened yesterday! We award this $1,000 prize every year to recognize outstanding work by

Members and friends, are you planning to be at the Brooklyn Book Festival this week? If so, we’d love for you to join us at our event, Beyond the Acclaimed

Members and friends, we hope you’ve been having a good September! If any of you are planning to be at the Brooklyn Book Festival later this month, we’d love for

Members and friends, we hope you’re enjoying the last days of summer! Our members have been keeping busy this past week reviewing books by authors including Myriam Gurba, Zadie Smith,

All of us at the NBCC are mourning the loss of Richard Locke, who died on Aug. 25 in New York. Richard was the president of the NBCC from 1982

Friends, we hope you’ve been doing well! This past week, our members have been keeping busy reviewing books by authors including Drew Gilpin Faust, Angie Kim, Stephen Kearse, Yunte Huang,

We hope you’re all staying safe and cool this summer! This past week, our members have been busy reviewing books by authors including Lauren Beukes, Yunte Huang, Paul Murray, Dwight

Members and friends, we hope you’re all doing well! Our members have been keeping busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Patti Hartigan, Paul Murray, Ann

Members and friends, we’re so excited to announce the recipients of this year’s NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowships! The members of our 2023-2024 cohort are Jenessa Abrams, Hannah Bonner, Taylor Byas,