February 10, 2009
By NBCC
Like all the parables in the New Testament, the story of the prodigal son poses more questions than it answers. Yes, the power of mercy is laid out like the
January 27, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
National Book Critics Circle board member James Marcus interviewed John Updike in 1998 about his “Bech” novels. In 1970 John Updike unleashed his Jewish American doppelgänger upon an unsuspecting public
January 14, 2009
By Jane Ciabattari
The following essay by National Book Critics Circle member Afaa M. Weaver on John Edgar Wideman’s “Brothers and Keepers,” a finalist for the 1984 NBCC Award in Nonfiction, is part
January 8, 2009
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Lit Windowpane, Main Street Rag, 2008. Suzanne Frischkorn is also the author of several chapbooks, most recently: American Flamingo (MiPOesias Press), Spring Tide (Aldrich Museum), and Red Paper Flower (Little
December 22, 2008
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Revolver, University of Iowa Press, 2008. Robyn Schiff is the author of Worth (Iowa, 2002). She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she is the director
December 12, 2008
By NBCC
Oblivio Gate, Southern Illinois University Press, 2008 Sean Nevin teaches at Arizona State University, where he directs the Young Writers Program and is assistant director of the Virginia G. Piper
December 9, 2008
By NBCC
Time for another Long Tail post from the most recent NBCC Reads. This time around, we’ve got suggestions from blogger Mark Sarvas (whose first novel, Harry, Revised, was published earlier
December 3, 2008
By NBCC
Yes, folks, it’s yet another Long Tail entry from the latest round of NBCC Reads. This time, we’ve got a twofer from Brooke Allen, a widely published critic and the
December 2, 2008
By NBCC
Now that we’ve all emerged from a tryptophan-induced stupor, it’s time to resume the Long Tail entries from the latest round of NBCC Reads. This time around, we’ve got suggestions
November 30, 2008
By NBCC
During the holiday season, one of my favorite gift choices for my nieces and godson are books. And since all three are going to be raised bilingual speakers, it’s important