July, 2016

What Are You Reading This Summer? [Part II]

by Carmela Ciuraru | Jul-27-2016

  Summer reading from Peter Mendelsund, What We See When We Read (Vintage): My reading list: Unforbidden Pleasures by Adam Phillips Network Aesthetics by...read »

Critical Notes: Carolyn See, Jade Sharma, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Pamela Erens, and more

by Michele Filgate | Jul-25-2016

Author and former NBCC board member Carolyn See passed away at the age of 82.   Tom Beer, Newsday books editor and NBCC board president, reviewed cancer...read »

President’s Message to Membership: Choosing the #NBCCLeonard Awards

by Tom Beer | Jul-24-2016

Dear NBCC members: With summer well under way, we're once again launching discussions for the John Leonard Prize. The prize, named for the longtime...read »

“What Are You Reading This Summer?” [Part I]

by Carmela Ciuraru | Jul-18-2016

"I make it a summer tradition to re-read some Ashbery, who seems to suit the weather and my attendant mood; this year it's Rivers and Mountains and...read »

Mychal Denzel Smith, Cynthia Ozick and Anne Tyler

by Elizabeth Taylor | Jul-11-2016

It's a steamy summer, and drama and tragedy roll across the nation.  It was a particularly resonant time for NBCC Board member Walton Muyumba to write about...read »

June, 2016

Summer Reading, John Domini and more Barkskins

by Elizabeth Taylor | Jun-27-2016

Heading into a holiday weekend, NBCC Past President and current VP/Online Jane Ciabattari selects 10 new beach reads for her Between the Lines columnn for...read »

Barkskins, Stephen King and Orlando

by Elizabeth Taylor | Jun-20-2016

Annie Proulx's Barkskins attracted significant attention from book reviewers.  Jeffrey Ann Goudie reviews the novel for the Kansas City Star.  Board member...read »

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