February 5, 2008
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The NBCC invited all the former finalists and winners of our book prize to vote in the NBCC’s Good Reads, Winter List. David Nasaw, whose book on William Randolph Hearst,
February 5, 2008
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Members and finalists and winners of the National Book Critics Circle book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. One of the member
February 5, 2008
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The NBCC invited all the former finalists and winners of our book prize to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. Steven Pinker, whose book, “How the
February 4, 2008
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The following essay on Norman Rush’s “Mating” by Swarthmore College history professor Tim Burke is the second of three posts in the In Retrospect series which will look back at
January 31, 2008
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The following Q&A between NBCC member Scott Esposito and Norman Rush is the first of three posts in the In Retrospect series which will look back at Rush’s 1991 ficion
January 31, 2008
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LAST NOVEMBER, the NBCC launched The Best Recommended List, a project we hope becomes an alternative for bestseller lists. Why do we need another option? Well, for starters, bestseller lists
January 28, 2008
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While it was fun to watch the Screen Actors Guild awards announced Sunday night, with more than the usual share of deserving nominees and winners, and to listen to the
January 22, 2008
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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
January 17, 2008
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Last week, Critical Mass began publishing an essay by Molly McQuade, columnist, editor, former NBCC board member and author of the critical volumes “By Herself” and “Stealing Glimpses,” on how
January 16, 2008
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LAST night at Barnes & Noble in Tribeca poet Lawrence Joseph interviewed the recently twice-nominated Joyce Carol Oates about The Journals of Joyce Carol Oates, 1972-1983. It was a fascinating,