The Tin Drum Beats on at Powell’s

By NBCC

About 150 reading aficionados showed up Monday night for the NBCC “Good Reads” panel at Powell’s in Portland, where writers Katherine Dunn (“Geek Love”), Chelsea Cain (“Heartsick”), John Strawn (“Driving

What Are You Recommending, Toby Barlow?

By NBCC

NBCC members and finalists and winners of our book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. We thought we might also ask the

Dispatch from the Good Reads in Kansas

By NBCC

The following dispatch comes to us from NBCC member and Kansas state poet laureate, Denise Low, pictured left, who moderated a Good Reads event in Lawrence Kansas. Panelists and audience

NBCC event in Dallas Tonight

By NBCC

Tonight, 7PMBarnes & Noble, 7700 West Northwest Highway (just south of Northpark Center) Author Ben Fountain (pictured left), radio personality Tom Dodge, poet Isabel Nathaniel and professor Walton Muyumba will

Guest Post: Too Many Books

By NBCC

The following post on the avalanche of books reviewers receive comes to us from long-time NBCC member Alan Caruba. I have been reviewing books since the 1960s and am a

What Are You Recommending, Carolyn Kellogg?

By NBCC

NBCC members and finalists and winners of our book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. One of the member voters was critic

What Are You Recommending, Chris Watson?

By NBCC

NBCC members and finalists and winners of our book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. One of the member voters was critic

What Are You Recommending, Troy Jollimore?

By NBCC

NBCC members and finalists and winners of our book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. One of the member voters was critic

Around the World with the NBCC’s Good Reads

By NBCC

NBCC member Chuck Leddy reviews Drew Gilpin Faust’s “This Republic of Suffering,” which was at the top of the nonfiction long-list of the NBCC’s Good Reads in the Barnes &