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
June 8, 2021
New to the NBCC: Anita Felicelli, Vice President/Fundraising
By Rebecca Morgan Frank
In this series of interviews, we will introduce you to some of our new board members serving as Vice Presidents at the National Book Critics Circle, as well as to... Read More
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May 11, 2021
New to the NBCC: Heather Scott Partington, Vice President/Emerging Critics Fellowship
By Rebecca Morgan Frank
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April 23, 2021
Emerging CriticsApplications for 2021-2022 Emerging Critics Fellowship Now Open
By Heather Scott Partington
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Critical Notes
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June 21, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! If you’re looking for ideas for summer reading, our members have your back with reviews of books by authors like Dana McAnulty,... Read More
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June 14, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you’re getting ready for the summer and getting some good reading done! This week, our members have been busy reviewing books by authors like Zakiya... Read More
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June 7, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, our board is putting together a new guide with tips on how to be a successful book reviewer. We’d really like to hear from you! Please share... Read More
Criticism & Features
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March 25, 2021
Michael Schaub
30 Books
Memorial by Bryan Washington: 2020 Fiction FinalistMemorial by Bryan Washington (Riverhead) When we first meet the young couple at the heart of Bryan Washington’s Memorial, Mike, a chef, has just told Benson, a daycare worker, that... Read More
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March 25, 2021
Elizabeth Taylor
30 Books
Stranger in the Shogun’s City by Amy Stanley: 2020 Biography FinalistStranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy Stanley (Scribner) You have that just right: Amy Stanley tells the story of how Edo became Tokyo... Read More
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March 24, 2021
Elizabeth Taylor
30 Books
Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro: 2020 Nonfiction FinalistShakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by James Shapiro (Penguin Press) Although William Shakespeare lived long before England’s unruly colony tossed... Read More
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March 24, 2021
Stephanie Burt
30 Books
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson: 2020 Nonfiction FinalistCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House) New York Times journalist Wilkerson gained national fame (and an NBCC award) for The Warmth of Other Suns, an... Read More