The latest from the National Book Critics Circle, including links to our members’ latest reviews, awards info and all things NBCC related.
News & Notes
Announcements
March 17, 2022
AwardsAnnouncing the Winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards
By Michael Schaub
Congratulations to the winners of the National Book Critics Circle Awards for publishing year 2021! Autobiography: Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out (Little, Brown) Biography: Rebecca Donner, All... Read More
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March 3, 2022
NBCC Statement on Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
By The Board of Directors of the National Book Critics Circle
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January 20, 2022
AwardsAnnouncing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
By Michael Schaub
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December 17, 2021
Panel Recording: The Art of Reviewing Literature in Translation (Nov ’21)
By Tara Merrigan
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Critical Notes
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May 9, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Chelsea Leu
Greetings, NBCC Members and Friends! We hope your spring is off to a great start!! Member Reviews/Essays Former NBCC president and current VP/Online David Varno reflected on the organization’s past... Read More
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May 2, 2022
New Reviews and More from NBCC Members
By David Varno
Greetings, NBCC Friends!! Happy May!! As always, our members have been busy. Below you’ll find reviews of novels by Hernan Diaz, Adriana Trigiani, and Zachary Lazar; new non-fiction from David de... Read More
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April 25, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Jennie Hann
Greetings, NBCC friends!! Our members have been reviewing new titles by authors including Ben Shattuck and Kyung-sook Shin, writing features on topics ranging from book censorship to the history of... Read More
Criticism & Features
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March 16, 2022
Michael Schaub
30 Books
Clairvoyant of the Small by Susan BernofskyClairvoyant of the Small: The Life of Robert Walser by Susan Bernofsky (Yale) “We don’t need to see anything out of the ordinary,” Robert Walser once wrote. “We already see... Read More
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March 16, 2022
Michael Schaub
30 Books
Until I Am Free by Keisha N. Blain: 2021 Biography FinalistUntil I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America by Keisha N. Blain (Beacon) The title of Keisha N. Blain’s magnificent biography of Fannie Lou Hamer comes from... Read More
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March 16, 2022
Carlin Romano
30 Books
Fierce Poise by Alexander Nemerov: 2021 Biography FinalistFierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York by Alexander Nemerov (Penguin Press) A few months into my five years of teaching philosophy at Bennington College, a faculty colleague, during... Read More
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March 15, 2022
Carlin Romano
30 Books
Mike Nichols by Mark Harris: 2021 Biography FinalistMike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris (Penguin Press) Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky, a seven-year-old Jewish boy from Berlin, made it by ship to the U.S. in May, 1939. Exquisite timing,... Read More