Critical Mass readers will know we are now in our seventh year of “NBCC Reads.” This survey allows us to draw on the bookish expertise of our membership, along with
May 8, 2014
NBCC Reads: What’s Your Favorite First Book?
By Jane Ciabattari
Criticism & Features
March 12, 2014
Conversations: NBCC Biography Finalist Mark Thompson in Conversation with Christina Shideler
By NBCC
Thanks to The School of Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of their students and faculty, we are able to provide interviews with each of
March 12, 2014
Conversations: NBCC Criticism Finalist Jonathan Franzen in Conversation with Kerri Arsenault
By NBCC
Kerri Arsenault, on behalf of the School of Writing at The New School and the NBCC, interviewed Jonathan Franzen, about his book The Kraus Project: Essays by Karl Kraus, translated and
March 11, 2014
30 Books: Marcela Valdes on Javier Marías’s ‘The Infatuations’
By Marcela Valdes
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Marcela Valdes offers an
March 11, 2014
Conversations: NBCC Criticism Finalist Mary Beard in Conversation with Kristin Steele
By NBCC
Thanks to The School of Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of their students and faculty, we are able to provide interviews with each of
March 11, 2014
Conversations: NBCC Fiction Finalist Alice McDermott in Conversation with Paul Florez
By NBCC
Thanks to The School of Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of their students and faculty, we are able to provide interviews with each of
March 11, 2014
Conversations: NBCC Fiction Finalist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Conversation with Brooke Obie
By NBCC
Thanks to The School of Writing at The New School, as well as the tireless efforts of their students and faculty, we are able to provide interviews with each of
March 10, 2014
30 Books: Alex Abramovich on Lawrence Wright’s ‘Going Clear’
By Alex Abramovich
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Alex Abramovich offers an appreciation of
March 10, 2014
30 Books: Benjamin Moser on Mark Thompson’s ‘Birth Certificate’
By Benjamin Moser
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Benjamin Moser offers an appreciation of
March 10, 2014
30 Books: Carolyn Kellogg on Janet Malcolm’s ‘Forty-One False Starts’
By Carolyn Kellogg
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC board member Carolyn Kellogg offers an