June 5, 2023
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’ve all been doing well! Our members haven’t been taking any breaks lately. They’ve been reviewing books by authors including R.F. Kuang, Jenny Erpenbeck, Roger Reeves, Stacey Abrams,
May 30, 2023
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’re having a good spring! Our members have been busy writing reviews of books by authors including Brandon Taylor, Ava Chin, Katy Kelleher, Jane Wong, Claire Dederer, and
May 22, 2023
By Michael Schaub
“Fiction is the only way to redeem the formlessness of life.” —Martin Amis (1949-2023), winner of the 2001 NBCC Award for Criticism Member Reviews and Essays Maud Newton reviewed Leah
May 15, 2023
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you had a great week! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews by authors including Abraham Verghese, Tom Hanks, Michelle Min Sterling, Jancee Dunn,
May 8, 2023
By Michael Schaub
Hello friends! Our members have been hard at work reviewing books by authors including Abraham Verghese, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Jeannette Walls, John Wray, and Katy Hessel, and interviewing writers like
April 25, 2023
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’re having a great spring! Our members have been busy with reviews of books by authors including Victor LaValle, Claire Dederer, David Grann, Brendan Slocumb, and more. We’d
April 19, 2023
By Halima Elmajdoubi
Reviews For The Washington Post, Meredith Maran reviewed Hannah Halperin’s I Could Love You Forever. Melissa Holbrook Pierson reviewed John Cotter’s Losing Music for the Wall Street Journal. For his
April 11, 2023
By Halima Elmajdoubi
Applications for the 2023-2024 Emerging Critics Fellowship opened Friday, April 7, 2023. The fellowship aims to break down financial and geographical barriers for emerging critics. Click here for additional information
April 3, 2023
By David Varno
Dear NBCC Friends, First off, please join us in welcoming new NBCC president Heather Scott Partington. Heather joined the board of the NBCC in 2021 and distinguished herself with valuable
March 27, 2023
By David Varno
Well, that’s a wrap! After three years of virtual awards ceremonies, we were so delighted to reunite in the glittering New School auditorium to honor the work of our award