NBCC board member Kevin Prufer’s new book, “National Anthem,” well reviewed by Robert C. Jones here. In honor of Robert Hass’s Pulitzer earlier this month, The Atlantic has gone back
April 17, 2008
Praising Poets and Other Roundup Notes
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Critical Notes
April 15, 2008
Quick Roundup
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Maryanne Wolf explains the magic, mystery, and pathology behind reading and says the whole thing isn’t terribly natural. Neither is writing—especially if you’re Phillip Parker, author of 200,000 books. Also:
April 1, 2008
A Quick Roundup
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Our very own Lizzie Skurnick has put out a call for folks to “find the best word or phrase to describe when a reviewer commences with a personal anecdote, generally
March 26, 2008
AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE NBCC
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Who’s to blame when factual inaccuracies make their way into a book? In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NBCC member Bob Hoover argues it’s the author, not the publisher, who is most
March 5, 2008
Midweek Roundup 1
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NBCC president John Freeman looks at “The Death of the Critic” and concludes that “that eye-catching but perhaps overstated title is a bit of a misnomer.” He’s also been on
February 26, 2008
In Other News 3
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Former NBCC finalist James Wood looks at fugitive lives and their aftermath in two new novels by Hari Kunzru and Peter Carey (pictured left). Also at the New Yorker, former
February 19, 2008
In Other News 1
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This is the best piece you will ever read about Barack Obama. NBCC board member Mary Ann Gwinn finds a familial vein running through Peter Carey’s work. Peter Conrad explains
February 16, 2008
Around the World With the NBCC 7
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Former NBCC finalist Steven Pinker—a panelist at the Cambridge Good Reads event—talks to a sharp student from the Crimson, answering questions about the methodology of voting on books. Ex NBCC
January 30, 2008
Around the Internets with the NBCC and Others…
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Over at the New York Times’ reading room, Jonathan Galassi and others are having an intriguing discussion of one of my favorite novels, Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer. Former NBCC finalist
January 20, 2008
Around the World with the NBCC 5
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The reviews keep coming for J.M. Coetzee’s “Diary of a Bad Year.” The latest is former Balakian winner Michael Gorra’s piece, which ran in Truthdig this week. In the same