The National Book Critics Circle Award
2011 NBCC Award Winners
Biography
Bakewell, Sarah
How To Live: Or, A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
(Other Press)
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Criticism
Cavanagh, Clare
Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics: Russia, Poland, and the West
(Yale University Press)
General Nonfiction
Wilkerson, Isabel
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
(Random House)
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Awards Information
- » NBCC Awards Submission Process and Contact List for 2011 Books
- » All Past National Book Critics Circle Award Winners and Finalists - Page 2
- » All Past National Book Critics Circle Award Winners and Finalists
- » 30 Books in 30 Days Archive
Awards News
- » National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2011
- » Scott McLemee Interviews Balakian Recipient Parul Sehgal
- » For Immediate Release: The National Book Critics Circle Finalists for 2010 Awards
- » Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
- » Adventures in E-Reading: Guest Post from Wendy Smith
- » 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?
From the Critical Mass blog
NBCC Reads: John Domini’s favorite books about work
Work is the all-American pastime, taking more and more of our waking hours, and infiltrating our sleep. It’s been grist for books from Studs
NBCC Reads: Kerri Arsenault’s favorite book about work
Work is the all-American pastime, taking more and more of our waking hours, and infiltrating our sleep. It’s been grist for books from Studs
NBCC Reads: Andrei Codrescu’s favorite book about work
Work is the all-American pastime, taking more and more of our waking hours, and infiltrating our sleep. It’s been grist for books from Studs
Roundup: Follow the Reader, Dmitry Samarov, Percival Everett, more
Last Friday Bethanne Patrick discussed the NBCC award nominees with board member Carolyn Kellogg and Balakian awardee Ron Charles for Follow the