August, 2010
In Retrospect: Wyatt Mason on Philip Roth’s “The Ghost Writer”
by Wyatt Mason | Aug-18-2010
The following essay on Philip Roth's 1979 NBCC finalist The Ghost Writer, from Nona Balakian Citation winning critic Wyatt Mason, is part of the Critical ...read »
Guest Post: Michael Dirda and Book World, Part 3
by Eric Banks | Aug-17-2010
The Times LIterary Supplement has been publishing an excellent series of columns this summer by Michael Dirda about his career at Washington Post Book ...read »
Guest Post by Bob Shacochis: Getting Scalped Isn’t the Worst-Case Scenario
by Bob Shacochis | Aug-16-2010
Bob Shacochis (pictured here with critic Sven Birkerts) passes along his opening remarks from a book review panel at the Mayborn Nonfiction Writers ...read »
The Next Decade in Book Culture:Are you using e-galleys? If not, are you ready to make the switch?
by Jane Ciabattari | Aug-14-2010
Our next question (Question #4) for guest posts in The Next Decade in Book Culture is, Are you using e-galleys? If not, are you ready to make the ...read »
NBCC Roundup August 11, 2010
by Bethanne Patrick | Aug-12-2010
Harvey Freedenberg reviews Bring On the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture, by Jim Collins, for Shelf Awareness:
Countering ...read »
What Are You Reading, Joyce Carol Oates?
by David Haglund | Aug-11-2010
This summer, we’re asking past winners of and finalists for NBCC awards what books they’re excited to read. Below, Joyce Carol Oates, who received the Ivan ...read »
Guest Post by Matthew Tiffany: How Do You Decide What to Read Next?
by Matthew Tiffany | Aug-10-2010
Another response to the third question in our Next Decade in Book Culture series, from Matthew Tiffany, whose literary blog is ...read »
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