May, 2012

Paul Fussell, 1924-2012

by Mark Athitakis | May-23-2012

Paul Fussell died today, the New York Times reports. He was 88. The critic and historian received the first NBCC award in criticism for his 1975 book, The...read »

NBCC Reads: Acts of Witness

by Mark Athitakis | May-23-2012

Many of the respondents to our latest NBCC Reads question about literary journalism celebrated works of deep immersion into a topic, the product of months...read »

Roundup: Carlos Fuentes, Richard Ford, Emily Bernard, Esi Edugyan

by Mark Athitakis | May-21-2012

  Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, whose work pioneered the “Boom” in Latin American literature in the mid-20th Century, died last week at 83. Marcela...read »

NBCC Reads: Life During Wartime

by Mark Athitakis | May-18-2012

War reporting has been at the heart of plenty of contemporary literary journalism: A scan through the list of of NBCC finalists and winners in the...read »

May 22: The “Central Library Plan” and the Future of the New York Public Library

by Mark Athitakis | May-17-2012

The “Central Library Plan” and the Future of the New York Public Library: A Panel Discussion Tuesday, May 22, 6:30-8:30 Theresa Lang Community Center,...read »

Small Press Spotlight: Rene S. Perez II

by Rigoberto Gonzalez | May-15-2012

Along These Highways, University of Arizona Press, 2012. Rene S. Perez II was born in Kingsville, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi. He received a BA...read »

Roundup: Maurice Sendak, John Irving, Hilary Mantel, and More

by Mark Athitakis | May-14-2012

The death of celebrated children’s author Maurice Sendak inspired a flood of appreciations from the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Christian Science Monitor,...read »

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