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December 16, 2024

Awards2024 NBCC Awards Longlist: Criticism

By Members Of The National Book Critics Circle Board

Black Meme: A History of the Images that Make Us by Legacy Russell (Verso) The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War by Jesse McCarthy (University of Chicago)... Read More

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Critical Notes

  • December 9, 2024

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    Friends, we hope you’re having a good December so far! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including Ella Baxter, Fabienne Josaphat, Lily Tuck, Damion... Read More

  • November 25, 2024

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    We hope you’re having a good fall! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including Alexander McCall Smith, Clare Chambers, Haruki Murakami, Joshua Mohr, and... Read More

  • November 18, 2024

    Reviews and More From NBCC Members

    By Michael Schaub

    Friends, later this week, we’ll be celebrating our 50th anniversary at an in-person event at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Join... Read More

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