November 13, 2012
By Mark Athitakis
When we invited members to select their favorite books about music, most responded by naming nonfiction works: biographies and autobiographies of artists, essay collections, histories. But like Wayne Koestenbaum, an
November 8, 2012
By Mark Athitakis
This month we'll be posting responses to our latest NBCC Reads question: What is your favorite book about music? To kick things off, we posed the question to Wayne Koestenbaum,
October 10, 2012
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Author Photo: Corine Vermeulen Horse in the Dark, Northwestern University Press, 2012 Vievee Francis is the author of Blue-Tail Fly (Wayne State University Press, 2006). Her work has appeared in
October 3, 2012
By Mark Athitakis
Music is an essential part of the literary firmament. Even setting aside its obvious connections to poetry, music of all stripes has driven great fiction, criticism, memoirs, and biographies. That’s
September 19, 2012
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Author Photo: Joseph Gidjunis When My Brother Was an Aztec, Copper Canyon Press, 2012. Natalie Diaz grew up in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks
August 24, 2012
By Andrew David King
For our most recent NBCC Reads series of posts on Critical Mass, we asked members to select a favorite work of literary journalism. Our call drew a variety of responses,
August 16, 2012
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Author Photo: Nicky Martínez Island of Bones, University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Joy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she is the associate director of
August 2, 2012
By Mark Athitakis
Essayist, novelist, screenwriter, and critic Gore Vidal died this week in Los Angeles. He was 86. Vidal won the NBCC award in criticism for his 1982 book, The Second American
June 20, 2012
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
(Author Photo: Rachel Eliza Griffths) me and Nina, Alice James Books, 2012. Monica A. Hand is a poet and book artist currently living in The Bronx. Her poems have appeared
June 8, 2012
By Mark Athitakis
Yesterday, we republished D.G. Myers' critique of the term “literary journalism.” As we wrap up this spring's NBCC Reads posts on the topic, we've asked Norman Sims for a response.