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 12, 2020
AwardsAnnouncing the 2019 Award Winners
By NBCC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Beth Parker, Beth Parker PR, Beth@bethparkerpr.com Laurie Hertzel, NBCC President, lauriehertzel@gmail.com NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2019 AWARDS New York, NY (March 12, 2020)—Tonight, the National Book... Read More
Critical Notes
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March 30, 2020
New reviews and more from the NBCC
By Michael Schaub
“Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece... Read More
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March 22, 2020
Reviews from the NBCC, and how you can help people in need
By Michael Schaub
“To state quite simply what we learn in time of pestilence: that there are more things to admire in men than to despise.” — Albert Camus, The Plague Dear members,... Read More
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March 9, 2020
Critical Notes: Awards Update, Our New Website, and More
By Mark Athitakis
Notice to members and NBCC awards attendees from President Laurie Hertzel: We regret to inform you that all of the NBCC public events--the Finalists Reading, the awards ceremony and the membership meeting--have been canceled because of the threat of the coronavirus. The gala party will be postponed until fall.... Read More
Criticism & Features
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March 11, 2020
Kerri Arsenault
30 Books
The Buried by Peter Hessler: 2019 Nonfiction finalistThe Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler (Penguin Press) Peter Hessler excavates political and cultural landscapes in Egypt in the mid- to waning days of the... Read More
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March 11, 2020
Hope Wabuke
30 Books
No Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise Snyder: 2019 Nonfiction finalistIt starts with a woman who has been killed—along with her children—by her husband. There is the inability of some of her surviving family to speak of it; the need,... Read More
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March 10, 2020
Tess Taylor
30 Books
Doomstead Days by Brian Teare: 2019 Poetry finalist“To praise this, blame that, / Leads one subtly away from the beginning, where / We must stay, in motion.” This quote from John Ashbery’s “Houseboat Days” anchors Teare’s latest... Read More
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March 9, 2020
David Varno
30 Books
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner: 2019 Fiction finalistA number of novels have come out in recent years with a promise of having something to say about the American interior, whether through stories of opioid addiction, combat veterans,... Read More