February, 2008
Dispatch from the NBCC Good Reads in Sacramento
by NBCC | Feb-19-2008
Last week a small gathering convened at a Sacramento Barnes & Noble to discuss what constitutes a good read, why people pick books up in the first place, and ...read »
Seattle’s NBCC Good Reads Tonight
by NBCC | Feb-18-2008
National Book Critics Circle
Good Reads Discussion
Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Washington
Monday, February 18 at 7pmThe National Book Critics ...read »
Successful Novels=Successful Films
by NBCC | Feb-18-2008
Incoming NBCC board member David Ulin looks at the literary lineage of contemporary films in “More novel-based films are staying truer to their source,” his ...read »
Dispatch from NBCC Good Reads at Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor
by NBCC | Feb-18-2008
Canio’s Books in Sag Harbor, the former whaling village on the East End of Long Island, has a wall of poetry books,readings every week, and lots of “local ...read »
Around the World on a Monday with the NBCC
by NBCC | Feb-18-2008
Recent NBCC finalist Susan Faludi is profiled at the Guardian, which also runs long excerpts from The Terror Dream, here and here.NBCC member Chuck Leddy ...read »
Dispatch from the NBCC’s Good Reads in Washington, DC
by NBCC | Feb-17-2008
We’ve never had a National Book Critics Circle event in Washington, DC before, so you’ll have to forgive my breathless fangirl prose. As soon-to-be NBCC ...read »
What Are You Recommending, Wilda Williams?
by NBCC | Feb-17-2008
NBCC members and finalists and winners of our book award were eligible to vote in the winter edition of the NBCC’s Good Reads. Member critic Wilda Williams ...read »
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