Critical Notes

In Memoriam All of us at the NBCC are heartbroken at the loss of Valerie Boyd, who died on Feb. 12 in Atlanta at 58. Valerie served on the NBCC

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great winter! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors like Emily Maloney, Julia May Jonas, Stacey Abrams,

Members and friends, we’re proud to announce the launch of this year’s 30 Books in 30 Days feature today! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting appreciations from our

Members and friends, last Thursday, we announced the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards! We’re proud of the books that we selected for our shortlists, and we

Members and friends, we’d like to remind you to mark this Thursday, Jan. 20, on your calendars—that’s when we’ll be announcing the finalists for the NBCC Awards, as well as

Members and friends, we’d like to remind you to mark Thursday, Jan. 20, on your calendars—that’s when we’ll be announcing the finalists for the NBCC Awards, as well as hosting

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great 2022 so far! Our members recently voted in our annual board election, and we’re pleased to welcome the ten new or

Friends, we hope you’re having a great holiday season so far! Our members have been keeping busy writing reviews of books by James Kestrel, Alex Danchev, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Nadifa Mohamed,

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