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
November 4, 2021
Board elections & other membership announcements
By Chelsea Leu
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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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November 22, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
We hope you’re all having a great autumn so far! Over the past week, our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including SJ Sindu, Domenico... Read More
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November 15, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
A Note From NBCC Vice President/Online Michael Schaub Members and friends, as you might have heard, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer died over the weekend. Petra was my editor for... Read More
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November 8, 2021
New reviews and more from NBCC members
By Michael Schaub
Members and friends, as you may have heard, we’re launching a brand-new award: the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize, named in honor of our longtime board member who passed... 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