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
October 11, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Our friends at Gemini Ink are dedicating their 2021 Inkstravaganza to the life of Gregg Barrios, our beloved longtime board member who died in August. Gemini Ink has opened up... Read More
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Critical Notes
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October 25, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Dear members, submissions for the 2021 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing are now open! The NBCC will continue the tradition established by board member Gregg Barrios, who passed... Read More
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October 18, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Save the date: on Nov. 9 at 6:30 pm Eastern, the NBCC is co-sponsoring a virtual event with Community Bookstore, featuring Laura Marris, who will present her new translation of... Read More
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October 11, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Our friends at Gemini Ink are dedicating their 2021 Inkstravaganza to the life of Gregg Barrios, our beloved longtime board member who died in August. Gemini Ink has opened up... 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