Critical Notes

The National Book Critics Circle and Orion Magazine are co-sponsoring an online event this week as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival’s Bookends series, and we’d love to see you

We hope you’re all staying safe and doing well as summer comes to a close! This week, our members have reviews of books by Bobbie Ann Mason, Sigrid Nunez, Walter

Welcome to a new edition of Critical Notes! This week, our members have reviews of the latest books by Susanna Clarke, Yaa Gyasi, Jenny Bhaat, David Biespiel, Elena Ferrante, Sigrid

We hope you all had a fun and safe holiday! This week, our members contributed reviews of books by Nicholson Baker, Emma Cline, Elena Ferrante, Deesha Philyaw, Kerri Arsenault, Laura

We hope you all had a good August, and are getting ready for the fall! This week, our members reviewed books by authors including Ali Smith, Helen Macdonald, Susan Minot,

We hope you had a great weekend, filled with rest, relaxation and reading! This past week, our members have reviewed books by Helen Macdonald, Vanessa Veselka, Ali Smith, Yiyun Li

We hope you’re all staying safe and cool this summer! This week, our members reviewed books by Raven Leilani, Nate Marshall, Kamala Harris, Margot Livesey, Matthew Baker and more. If

We hope everybody’s having a great August! Our members don’t seem to know the meaning of “summer vacation”—they’ve been especially busy this past week. Check out their reviews of the

Member Reviews and Essays Sarah Harrison Smith reviewed Hilary McKay’s The Time of Green Magic for The New York Times Book Review. Tess Taylor reviewed Susan Howe’s Concordance for The

Member Reviews and Essays Three NBCC members took on Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet this week: Heller McAlpin reviewed the novel for NPR, and board member Colette Bancroft shared her thoughts on