Critical Notes

Members and friends, the NBCC is now accepting applications for our Emerging Critics Fellowship! The fellowship seeks to identify, nurture, and support the development of the next generation of book

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great month so far! Last week, our members have been busy writing reviews of books by authors including Lauren Hough, Elizabeth McCracken,

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great spring so far! Our members have been busy this month, reviewing books by authors like Haruki Murakami, Dorthe Nors, Richard Thompson,

Member Reviews/Essays Meredith Maran reviewed Kirstin Valdez Quade’s The Five Woundsfor the Los Angeles Times. Rafael Castillo wrote about the faux “border crisis” for the San Antonio Express-News. Marianne Szegedy-Maszak

Photo of the Ramona Quimby statue in Portland, Ore., by Redfishingboat (Mick O) via Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0. “Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take

This weekend, our board voted on the recipients of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards! We’ll be revealing the winners at our virtual ceremony this Thursday, March 25. We’ll

Members and friends, it’s almost that time — the National Book Critics Circle Awards ceremony will be held next Thursday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time! Remember to register

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well and staying safe! This week, our members have reviews of the latest books by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mateo Askaripour, Imbolo Mbue, Patricia Engel,

“But I am the man And I’ll be there. And I may cause the lips    of those who are asleep    to speak. And I may make my notebooks    into sheaves

Members and friends, we hope that all of you affected by last week’s winter storms are doing better and staying safe and warm—we’re keeping you in our thoughts.  In this