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
December 8, 2022
AwardsNational Book Critics Circle Announces Inaugural Longlist of Barrios Book in Translation Prize
By NBCC
Chicago, IL (December 8, 2022)—The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is pleased to announce the longlist for its inaugural Barrios Book in Translation Prize. Named for late NBCC board member... Read More
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Critical Notes
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December 13, 2022
Reviews and More from NBCC Members
By Sebastian Stockman
Dear NBCC Friends, Here’s the latest in news, notes, and notions from our members, compiled by a rookie Critical Notes correspondent. All the errors are mine; all the accomplishments are... Read More
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December 7, 2022
New Reviews and More From NBCC Members
By David Varno
Dear NBCC Friends, It’s still a good time of the year to get involved with the NBCC or renew your membership. The deadline for board candidate statements has been extended... Read More
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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
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