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
August 22, 2022
Statement on the Attack Against Salman Rushdie
By NBCC
The National Book Critics Circle joins the literary community in wishing Salman Rushdie a strong recovery after the attack last week, which has left all of us reeling and reflecting... Read More
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Critical Notes
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November 28, 2022
Reviews and More from NBCC Members
By David Varno
Dear NBCC Friends, Welcome to year-end list season. As institutions ranging from the NYPL to the New York Times weigh in with extensive catalogs of notable titles, former NBCC president Tom... Read More
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November 21, 2022
Reviews and More from NBCC Members
By David Varno
With a four-day weekend ahead of us, here’s hoping for some much-needed reading time. If you’re traveling, choose wisely as you pack, and remember that books can be a great... Read More
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November 14, 2022
Reviews and More from NBCC Members
By David Varno
Dear NBCC Friends, We’re trying out a new feature on exciting forthcoming titles. We’re talking three months out or longer, books within pitching distance. Stuff we’ve picked up at events or found on our doorsteps,... 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