New reviews and more from the National Book Critics Circle

By Carolyn Kellogg

Margaret Atwood's new novel The Testaments continues to sweep across the literary landscape. Megan Labrise interviewed Atwood about The Testaments for Kirkus Reviews. Former board member Colette Bancroft considers The Testaments in her column

September 9, 2019

By David Varno

Former board member Barbara Probst Solomon has died. She was 90. Solomon was known for her criticism, her memoir Arriving Where We Started, and her translations from the Spanish. Introducing Afred

Labor Day literary links from the NBCC

By Carolyn Kellogg

Welcome to the latest news from the Nationa Book Critics Circle! We've got reviews and more for your holiday weekend. Elaine Szewczyk talked to humorist John Hodgman for Publishers Weekly

Scads of book reviews and more from our members this week

By Carolyn Kellogg

NBCC board president Laurie Hertzel, senior editor for books at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, wrote her weekly column about writers' bookshelves and reviewed the essay collection, Apple, Tree, edited by Lise Funderburg. Board member Mark Athitakis reviewed

Funk it up with book reviews and more from our critics

By Carolyn Kellogg

Elaine Szewczyk interviewed Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers about his forthcoming memoir, Acid for the Children, for Publisher's Weekly. Martha Anne Toll reviewed The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Richard Russo, Pablo Medina, Science Fiction by Women, and More

By Mark Athitakis

Elaine Szewczyk interviewed Sheila Weller about her forthcoming biography, Carrie Fisher: Life on the Edge, for Publishers Weekly. Joe Peschel reviewed Chuck Klosterman's story collection, Raised In Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction, for

Elvis and more star-studded new book reviews and stories

By Carolyn Kellogg

Book critic Michael Lindgren, who has been writing for the Washington Post and other venues for many years, is setting criticism aside to for an equally noble pursuit: plunging deeper into the book business. He'll