July, 2018

The Craft of Criticism: An Interview with Michelle Dean

by Tara Cheesman | Jul-27-2018

In this Q&A series, The Craft of Criticism, NBCC members Tara Cheesman and Fran Bigman ask book critics and review editors for their thoughts about...read »

NBCC Reads:Wendy Lesser’s Suggested Book in Translation: Natsume Soseki’s ‘Light and Dark’

by Wendy Lesser | Jul-25-2018

What are your favorite works in translation? That's the question that launches this summer's NBCC Reads series, which draws upon the bookish passions of...read »

Lauren Elkin, Lauren Groff, Books That Unsettle Boundaries, and Women in the Rare Book Trade

by Taylor Anhalt | Jul-23-2018

NBCC members Tara Cheesman and Fran Bigman launch a new Q&A series, The Craft of Criticism, in which they ask book critics and review editors for their...read »

NBCC Reads: Ron Charles’ Favorite Book in Translation: Vladimir Voinovich’s ‘Monumental Propaganda’

by Ron Charles | Jul-20-2018

What's your favorite work in translation? That's the question that launches this summer's NBCC Reads series, which draws upon the bookish passions of NBCC...read »

The Craft of Criticism: An Interview with Lauren Elkin

by Fran Bigman | Jul-18-2018

In this Q&A series, The Craft of Criticism, NBCC members Tara Cheesman and Fran Bigman ask book critics and review editors for their thoughts about...read »

Attention NBCC Members

by David Varno | Jul-17-2018

Coming soon! Our website is getting a significant makeover. Soon you’ll be able to easily find all the information you need – member discounts, awards...read »

Full summer, and we are thinking about Laura

by Laurie Hertzel | Jul-16-2018

  For Vice President/Online Jane Ciabattari's Lit Hub column, Francine Prose offers five classics to read and re-read (think Middlemarch,...read »

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