Critical Notes

  But first, some important and very good news: We’ve got some exciting news. The link to our Google spreadsheet with more than 60 book review publications has now gone live on the membership

Jenny Bhatt reviewed Stephanie Rosenbloom's “Alone Time” for Popmatters. Jane Ciabattari recommended ten books to read in August for BBC Culture. John Domini reviewed Laura Van den Berg's novel, “The Third Hotel” for the

This week's Craft of Criticism interview is with NBCC VP/Awards Yahdon Israel. Reviews Ron Slate reviewed Rebecca Makkai’s novel “The Great Believers” for On The Seawall. Steve Donoghue reviewed Paul French's “City

NBCC President Kate Tuttle talks to Alexander Chee about his new book, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, and about researching his own life, for The Boston Globe. R.O. Kwon's

NBCC members Tara Cheesman and Fran Bigman launch a new Q&A series, The Craft of Criticism, in which they ask book critics and review editors for their thoughts about contemporary

  For Vice President/Online Jane Ciabattari's Lit Hub column, Francine Prose offers five classics to read and re-read (think Middlemarch, Bolano). Minneapolis Star Tribune readers reacted strongly to board member

For the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is the senior editor for books, NBCC board member Laurie Hertzel wrote her Sunday column about the vote by The Association for Library Service to

Donald Hall, whose collection “The One Day” won the NBCC Poetry award in 1988, and was a past Poet Laurate, died at his home in New Hampshire. His passing was widely

Former NBCC board member Mark Athitakis interviewed Lydia Millet for the Barnes & Noble Review and Rebecca Makkai for Kirkus Reviews. Michelle Bailat-Jones reviewed Katja Petrowskaja’s Maybe Esther (tr. Shelley

It's high summer, a time to slow down; a time for beach reading and sailing and fishing and napping and vacation, but book critics never rest. We have a ton