Critical Notes

Members and friends, the announcement of the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards is coming soon! Mark your calendars for Jan. 20, 2022, when previous NBCC Award winners

Members and friends, we hope the last month of the year is treating you well so far! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by

Members and friends, we hope you had a great November, and that you’re stockpiling books to read when winter comes! Our members have some suggestions for you—they’ve been reviewing books

We hope you’re all having a great autumn so far! Over the past week, our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including SJ Sindu, Domenico

A Note From NBCC Vice President/Online Michael Schaub Members and friends, as you might have heard, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer died over the weekend. Petra was my editor for

Members and friends, as you may have heard, we’re launching a brand-new award: the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize, named in honor of our longtime board member who passed

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great fall so far! Our members have been busy with reviews of books by authors like Louise Glück, Jai Chakrabarti, Jonathan Franzen,

Dear members, submissions for the 2021 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing are now open! The NBCC will continue the tradition established by board member Gregg Barrios, who passed

Save the date: on Nov. 9 at 6:30 pm Eastern, the NBCC is co-sponsoring a virtual event with Community Bookstore, featuring Laura Marris, who will present her new translation of