National Book Critics Circle

July, 2014

NBCC Reads: What’s Your Favorite First Book Ever? James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’

by Darin Strauss | Jul-09-2014

"What's your favorite first book by an author ever?" That's the question that launches the seventh year of the NBCC Reads series, which draws upon the bookish...read »

Roundup: J.K. Rowling, Lily King, Dave Eggers and the summer’s best debut novels

by Eric Liebetrau | Jul-07-2014

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. Make sure to send links that do not require a subscription or username and...read »

June, 2014

Roundup: Jennifer Weiner, Tom Robbins, Ruth Reichl, and more books about futbol

by Eric Liebetrau | Jun-30-2014

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. Make sure to send links that do not require a subscription or username and...read »

Roundup: Colson Whitehead, NPR Summer Reads, and why ‘Game of Thrones’ can’t escape Tolkien’s shadow

by Eric Liebetrau | Jun-23-2014

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. Make sure to send links that do not require a subscription or username and...read »

Small Press Spotlight: Cathy Linh Che

by Rigoberto González | Jun-21-2014

Split, Alice James Books, 2014. Cathy Linh Che is a Vietnamese American poet from Los Angeles. She has received awards from The Asian American Literary...read »

Roundup: Lily King, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Tom Rachman, Francine Prose and more

by Eric Liebetrau | Jun-16-2014

Your reviews seed this roundup; please send items to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. Make sure to send links that do not require a subscription or username and...read »

Toasts and Literary Conversation in San Francisco

by Admin | Jun-15-2014

Glasses were raised in San Francisco last Thursday night at the fourth annual National Book Critics Circle party co hosted with Zyzzyva magazine. There were...read »

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