May, 2007
Critical Outakes: Khaled Hosseini on the Plight of Women in Afghanistan
by admin | May-25-2007
On May 22, Khaled Hosseini published his second novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns," the story of two women who grew up in different eras in Afghanistan and...read »
The Shared Solitude of Reading
by Richard Price | May-17-2007
The National Book Critics Circle has launched a Campaign to Save Book Reviewing. This post is part of the campaign's blog series, which features posts by...read »
News Archive
by admin | May-08-2007
News items archived from the previous NBCC Website.
2007 NBCC Finalists announced on January 12, 2008: Results available here.
NBCC Names Winners of...read »
April, 2007
Video of the 2006 NBCC Events Now Online
by Rebecca Skloot | Apr-19-2007
For those who missed the 2006 NBCC Awards events -- or who loved being there so much they want to see them again -- we now have videos online of both...read »
A Conversation with Beverly Jarrett, University of Missouri Press
by admin | Apr-19-2007
Beverly Jarrett, the editor-in-chief of theUniversity of Missouri Press for the past 17 years, has more than 40 years in publishing. We asked her to answer...read »
Critical Outakes: Mohsin Hamid on Building a Voice
by admin | Apr-14-2007
LAST WEEK, Harcourt published Mohsin Hamid's second novel, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," a brisk rewriting of Albert Camus' "The Fall" (1957) for modern...read »
Critical I: Kevin Prufer Interviews Eric Miles Williamson
by admin | Apr-14-2007
In coming days and weeks, we'll be posting interviews with newly elected NBCC board members, so you can get to know them. First, NBCC board member Kevin...read »
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