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
May 14, 2021
New to the NBCC: Chelsea Leu, Vice President/Membership
By Rebecca Morgan Frank
In this series of interviews, we will introduce you to some of our new board members serving as Vice Presidents at the NBCC, as well as to some of the... Read More
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May 11, 2021
New to the NBCC: Heather Scott Partington, Vice President/Emerging Critics Fellowship
By Rebecca Morgan Frank
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April 23, 2021
Emerging CriticsApplications for 2021-2022 Emerging Critics Fellowship Now Open
By Heather Scott Partington
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January 31, 2021
AwardsA Mirror or a Hammer: Balakian Award Winner Katy Waldman’s Remarks
By Katy Waldman
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Critical Notes
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May 17, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the NBCC’s Emerging Critics Fellowship is this Friday, May 21. Critics of all ages who seek to review... Read More
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May 10, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we hope you’re having a good May so far! This month, our members have reviews of books by authors like Geoff Dyer, Joan Silber, Hari Ziyad, John... Read More
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May 3, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Friends, we hope you’re having a good spring! Our members had a busy April, reviewing books by authors such as J. Nicole Jones, Rachel Kushner, Hoa Nguyen, Stacey Abrams, Federico... 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