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 19, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’re all having a great fall so far! This week, our members have been extremely busy, publishing reviews of authors like E.O. Wilson, Eula Biss, David Leavitt, Aoko... Read More
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July 15, 2020
The NBCC Announces New Board Members
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
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June 18, 2020
A Statement From the National Book Critics Circle
By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board
Critical Notes
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November 9, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Our members have been keeping busy this fall, writing reviews of books by authors like Meena Kandasamy, Bryan Washington, Nicole Krauss, Martha S. Jones, Graham Swift and more, and interviewing... Read More
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November 2, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Member Reviews/Essays Christoph Irmscher reviewed Steven Turner’s The Science of James Smithson for The Wall Street Journal. Heller McAlpin reviewed Martin Amis’s Inside Story for The Christian Science Monitor. Tom... Read More
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October 26, 2020
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’re all staying safe and getting in some quality reading time this fall! This week, our members have reviews of books by Don DeLillo, Kerri Arsenault, Bryan Washington,... Read More
Criticism & Features
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November 10, 2020
Ethan Chatagnier
John Leonard Nominations
Leonard Prize 2020: InheritorsNBCC members: If you’d like to contribute a review of an eligible book for the 2020 Leonard Prize, write to NBCC board member Megan Labrise at labrise@gmail.com. Read the rest... Read More
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November 4, 2020
Claude Peck
John Leonard Nominations
Leonard Prize 2020: Chemically Enhanced ButchNBCC members: If you’d like to contribute a review of an eligible book for the 2020 Leonard Prize, write to NBCC board member Megan Labrise at labrise@gmail.com. Read the rest... Read More
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November 2, 2020
David Varno
John Leonard Nominations
Leonard Prize 2020: Glitter Up the DarkNBCC members: If you’d like to contribute a review of an eligible book for the 2020 Leonard Prize, write to NBCC board member Megan Labrise at labrise@gmail.com. Read the rest... Read More
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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