February 8, 2010
By Karen Long
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Karen Long discusses
February 4, 2010
By Eric Banks
Beginning today, Critical Mass will highlight on a daily basis the thirty books selected as the 2009 finalists for our annual awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Criticism, Biography, and Autobiography.
February 4, 2010
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Rigoberto González discusses
March 11, 2009
By Lizzie Skurnick
Each day leading up to the March 12 announcement of the 2008 NBCC awards, we highlight one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Lizzie Skurnick discusses Elizabeth Strout’s
March 11, 2009
By Oscar Villalon
Each day leading up to the March 12 announcement of the 2008 NBCC awards, we highlight one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Oscar Villalon discusses Dexter Filkins’s
March 10, 2009
By Eric Banks
Each day leading up to the March 12 announcement of the 2008 NBCC awards, we highlight one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Eric Banks discusses Patrick French’s
February 10, 2009
By NBCC
Like all the parables in the New Testament, the story of the prodigal son poses more questions than it answers. Yes, the power of mercy is laid out like the
January 22, 2008
By NBCC
TWO WEEKS ago, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for our annual book prize, plus the winner of our lifetime achievement and reviewing awards. We’d like you to