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
August 18, 2021
Join Us for the NBCC Auction Opening Event!
By Anita Felicelli
Join us on Zoom for a brief event of 30 – 45 minutes to kick off our 2021 Auction for Diversity on Friday, August 20, 2021 at 4:00 pm PT/7:00... Read More
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Critical Notes
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September 27, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
New York members and friends, the NBCC is holding a celebration of literary Brooklyn at a Brooklyn Book Festival event this Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 Eastern at The Center... Read More
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September 20, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, we’re proud to kick off our brand-new NBCC Conversations series this Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 7:00 pm Eastern! Join NBCC Vice President/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ruben Quesada... Read More
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September 13, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Dear friends, he NBCC is co-sponsoring a virtual event with the Montana Book Festival this Thursday, Sept. 16, at 1:00 pm Mountain, with Sterling HolyWhiteMountain, NBCC John Leonard Award winner... 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