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
January 20, 2022
AwardsAnnouncing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
By Michael Schaub
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES ITS FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2021 Nona Balakian Citation is given to Merve Emre Hudson, NY (January 20, 2022)—Tonight, in a virtual event produced by... Read More
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December 17, 2021
Panel Recording: The Art of Reviewing Literature in Translation (Nov ’21)
By Tara Merrigan
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November 3, 2021
National Book Critics Circle To Launch A New Prize for Books in Translation, Named in Honor of Longtime Board Member Gregg Barrios
By Tara Merrigan
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Critical Notes
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January 24, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, last Thursday, we announced the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards! We’re proud of the books that we selected for our shortlists, and we... Read More
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January 18, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we’d like to remind you to mark this Thursday, Jan. 20, on your calendars—that’s when we’ll be announcing the finalists for the NBCC Awards, as well as... Read More
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January 10, 2022
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we’d like to remind you to mark Thursday, Jan. 20, on your calendars—that’s when we’ll be announcing the finalists for the NBCC Awards, as well as hosting... 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