Oscar Villalon on Laurent Binet’s “HHhH”

By Oscar Villalon

In the weeks leading up to the February 28 announcement of the 2012 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today in our series, NBCC board member Oscar

David Biespiel on A. E. Stallings’ “Olives”

By David Biespiel

In the weeks leading up to the February 28 announcement of the 2012 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today in our series, NBCC board member David

Stephen Burt on Paul Elie’s “Reinventing Bach”

By Stephen Burt

In the weeks leading up to the February 28 announcement of the 2012 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today in our series, NBCC board member Stephen Burt offers