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April 7, 2010

In Retrospect: Michael Gorra on Shirley Hazzard’s “The Transit of Venus”

By Michael Gorra

The following essay from Balakian winner Michael Gorra, a look back at Shirley Hazzard's 1980 National Book Critics Circle fiction award winner, The Transit of Venus, was first published in

March 25, 2010

New NBCC Reads: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Conjugal Love

By James Marcus

We are now in our second year of “NBCC Reads.” This survey allows us to draw on the bookish expertise of our membership, along with former NBCC winners and nominees.

March 21, 2010

NBCC Featured Review: M.A. Orthofer on Hocus Bogus, by Émile Ajar (Romain Gary)

By Eric Banks

Critical Mass regularly highlights exemplary reviews by our member critics. Here, in an essay recently published at the Complete Review website, M.A. Orthofer discusses Émile Ajar's Hocus Bogus (Yale University

January 18, 2010

Guest Post: Mike Fischer on the Next Decade in Book Culture

By Mike Fischer

As we wrap up the “aughts” decade, with digital books galore on the horizon (and the $195 Norton facsimile edition of C.J. Jung's objet d'art/culture The Red Book selling out

January 14, 2010

Guest Post: Bruce Seymour on the Next Decade in Book Culture

By Bruce Seymour

As we wind down the “aughts” decade, with digital books galore on the horizon (and the $195 Norton facsimile edition of C.J. Jung's objet d'art/culture The Red Book selling out

January 12, 2010

NBCC Featured Review: Cynthia L. Haven on René Girard

By Eric Banks

Critical Mass regularly highlights an exemplary review by an NBCC member. Here, in a review first published in the , Cynthia L. Haven considers René Girard's Battling to the End,

January 12, 2010

Guest Post: Pius Charles Murray on the Next Decade in Book Culture

By Pius Charles Murray

As we wind down the “aughts” decade, with digital books galore on the horizon (and the $195 Norton facsimile edition of C.J. Jung’sobjet d’art/culture The Red Book selling out around

January 8, 2010

Guest Post: Hans Ostrom on the Next Decade in Book Culture

By Hans Ostrom

As we wind down the “aughts” decade, with digital books galore on the horizon (and the $195 Norton facsimile edition of C.J. Jung'sobjet d'art/culture The Red Book selling out around

January 6, 2010

Guest Post: Diego Báez on the Best Decade in Book Culture

By Diego Báez

As we leave behind the “aughts” decade, the NBCC seeks the best guest posts about the future of book culture, including essays, interviews and free-range opining. How do you see

January 5, 2010

Guest Post: Anis Shivani on the Next Decade in Book Culture

By Anis Shivani

As we wind down the “aughts” decade, with digital books galore on the horizon (and the $195 Norton facsimile edition of C.J. Jung'sobjet d'art/culture The Red Book selling out around

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