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The latest from the National Book Critics Circle, including links to our members’ latest reviews, awards info and all things NBCC related.

Announcements

January 19, 2025

2024 NBCC Awards Longlists

By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LONGLISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2024 CRITICISM LONGLIST: Black Meme: A History of the Images that Make Us by Legacy Russell (Verso) The Blue Period: Black Writing in... Read More

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Critical Notes

  • January 13, 2025

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    Members and friends, save the date! We’ll be announcing the shortlists for our NBCC Awards on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. Eastern on social media. If you’d like to... Read More

  • January 6, 2025

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great 2025 so far! Our members are ringing in the new year with reviews of books by authors including Brandon Shimoda, Adam... Read More

  • December 23, 2024

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    Members and friends, last week, we announced our first-ever longlists for the NBCC Awards! You can find links to the lists on our awards page. Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing our... Read More

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