Critical Notes

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Jorie Graham, Vlady Kociancich, Elliot Williams, Alessandra

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Andrea Gunraj, Anne Hellman, Heather Morris, Kevin

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews by authors including Kate Christensen, Cristina Rivera Garza, Serena Chopra, Catherine Liu,

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Maggie O’Farrell, Ian Frazier, William T. Vollmann,

Members and friends, we’d like to remind you that applications for the NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowships are open until Friday, June 5, 2026, at midnight Pacific time! These fellowships seek

Members and friends, last month, our friends at Publishers Weekly asked our members, along with their staffers and reviewers, to nominate titles for its feature on the 15 essential works

Members and friends, we’re happy to announce that applications for the NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowships are now open! These fellowships seek to identify, nurture, and support the development of the

Members and friends, our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Harriet Clark, Portia Elan, Ben Lerner, and Vincent Yu, and interviews with

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been keeping busy with new reviews of books by authors including Robert Seethaler, Sophie Mackintosh, Andrew Krivak, Gwendoline Riley,