Critical Notes

July 11, 2016

Mychal Denzel Smith, Cynthia Ozick and Anne Tyler

By Elizabeth Taylor

It's a steamy summer, and drama and tragedy roll across the nation.  It was a particularly resonant time for NBCC Board member Walton Muyumba to write about Invisible Man, Got

June 27, 2016

Summer Reading, John Domini and more Barkskins

By Elizabeth Taylor

Heading into a holiday weekend, NBCC Past President and current VP/Online Jane Ciabattari selects 10 new beach reads for her Between the Lines columnn for BBC.com. And for her weekly

June 20, 2016

Barkskins, Stephen King and Orlando

By Elizabeth Taylor

Annie Proulx's Barkskins attracted significant attention from book reviewers.  Jeffrey Ann Goudie reviews the novel for the Kansas City Star.  Board member Colette Bancroft reviews Barkskins for the Tampa Bay Times.

April 25, 2016

Rob Spillman, Edna O’Brien, Hope Jahren, and more

By Michele Filgate

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items, including news about recent publications and honors, to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. (Current members only.) Please send links that do not require a subscription or username and

April 11, 2016

Douglas Brinkley, Charles Bock, Dana Spiotta, and more

By Carmela Ciuraru

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items, including news about recent publications and honors, to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. (Current members only.) Please send links that do not require a subscription or username and

March 28, 2016

NBCC Awards Issue

By Jane Ciabattari

The National Book Critics Circle awards were presented March 17 at the New School, with a packed after-party (Beowulf Sheehan pix  here on the NBCC Facebook page), and reports far