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December 26, 2018

NBCC Reads: Jonathan Leal on Italo Calvino’s ‘If on a winter’s night a traveler’

By Jonathan Leal

What are your favorite books about books? Why are these books such a ferocious pleasure? Maybe it's their range: books on books can combine memoir and criticism (see Rebecca Mead's

December 19, 2018

NBCC Reads: Tara Cheesman on Jacques Bonnet’s ‘Phantoms on the Bookshelves’

By Tara Cheesman

What are your favorite books about books? Why are these books such a ferocious pleasure? Maybe it's their range: books on books can combine memoir and criticism (see Rebecca Mead's

December 15, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers on NoNieqa Ramos’s “The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary”

By NBCC

This week we announced the finalists for the John Leonard Prize, our annual award for the best first book in any genre based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of

December 6, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Jennie Hann on Karen Hildebrand’s “Crossing Pleasure Avenue”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

December 5, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Jane Ciabattari on Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ “Fruit of the Drunken Tree”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

November 30, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Hamilton Cain on Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Friday Black”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

November 29, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Rebecca Foster on Francisco Cantú‘s “The Line Becomes a River”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

November 28, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Marion Winik on Fatima Farheen Mirza’s “A Place for Us”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

November 28, 2018

NBCC Reads: What’s Your Favorite Book about Books?

By Natalia Holtzman

What are your favorite books about books? Why are these books such a ferocious pleasure? Maybe it's their range: books on books can combine memoir and criticism (see Rebecca Mead's

November 27, 2018

John Leonard Nominations: #NBCCLeonard: Michael Lindgren on Stephen Markley’s “Ohio”

By NBCC

The John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers, is awarded for the best first book in any genre. In

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