February 18, 2020
By Michael Schaub
Edwidge Danticat has been one of America’s most vital authors of fiction since the publication of her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, in 1994. In her work, she’s explored themes
February 17, 2020
By Ismail Muhammad
No matter who you are, or what you have read before, I can guarantee you that you have not read anything like Maria Tumarkin’s Axiomatic. To say that you “read”
February 16, 2020
By David Varno
In a foreword to his sprawling, insightful examination of the challenges faced by three generations of gay men in the U.S., Odets writes that aside from his primary intended audience—gay
February 15, 2020
By Katherine A. Powers
Having reclaimed the three Bronte sisters from 150 years of reinvention and misconception in the superb “The Bronte Myth” (2001), Lucasta Miller now retrieves L.E.L., the once celebrated poet, Letitia
February 14, 2020
By Victoria Chang
Mary Ruefle’s book of poems, Dunce, like all of her books, is like no other. I carry around her book of prose, Madness, Rack, and Honey as if it were
February 14, 2020
By Anjali Enjeti
It may seem hard to believe, but drawing was once only a hobby for Mira Jacob. Her art didn’t take center stage in her creative life until she began working
February 14, 2020
By Carolyn Kellogg
To count down to our awards ceremony in March, members of the NBCC board of directors write tributes to our 30 finalists — 5 books each in 6 categories.
March 13, 2019
By Michael Schaub
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the
March 12, 2019
By Katherine A. Powers
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the
March 11, 2019
By Charles Finch
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the