The National Book Critics Circle Award
2008 NBCC Award Winners
Criticism
Seth Lerer
Children’s Literature: A Reader’s History from Aesop to Harry Potter
(University of Chicago Press)
Autobiography
Ariel Sabar
My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
(Algonquin)
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Awards Information
- » NBCC Awards Submission Process and Contact List for 2009 Books
- » All Past National Book Critics Circle Award Winners and Finalists
- » NBCC Awards Submission Process and Contact List for 2009 Books
Awards News
- » 30 Books in 30 Days: Versed, by Rae Armantrout
- » 30 Books in 30 Days: Fordlandia, by Greg Grandin
- » 30 Books in 30 Days: Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone, by Stanislao G. Pugliese
- » 30 Books in 30 Days: The Hindus: An Alternative History, by Wendy Doniger
- » 30 Books in 30 Days: Notes From No Man’s Land, by Eula Biss
- » See All Awards News
Awards FAQs
- » How does the NBCC decide which books win the awards?
- » How can I nominate or submit a book for the award and where do I find the application?
- » What books are eligible for the award?
- » Where can I find a list of all past NBCC award winners and finalists?
- » Do you only give awards to books by US authors?
- » What is the publication date range for the yearly awards?
- » When will the NBCC winners be announced?
- » How do you nominate a candidate for the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award?
- » How do you submit reviews for the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing?
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From the Critical Mass blog
30 Books in 30 Days: Versed, by Rae Armantrout
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC
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30 Books in 30 Days: Fordlandia, by Greg Grandin
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC
...read »
30 Books in 30 Days: Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone, by Stanislao G. Pugliese
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC
...read »
30 Books in 30 Days: The Hindus: An Alternative History, by Wendy Doniger
Each day leading up to the March 11 announcement of the 2009 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights one of the thirty finalists. Today, NBCC
...read »