August, 2010
Small Press Spotlight: Aaron Michael Morales
by Rigoberto González | Aug-27-2010
PHOTO CREDIT: RACHEL WEDDING McCLELLAND
Drowning Tucson, Coffee House Press, 2010.
Aaron Michael Morales grew up in Tucson and now teaches writing ...read »
Roundup: August 25, 2010
by Bethanne Patrick | Aug-26-2010
Grace Talusan’s debut review in The Boston globe of Emily Fox Gordon’s “Book of Days: Personal Essays:”
This new collection of her work over the ...read »
In Retrospect: Vince Passaro on Joyce Johnson’s “Minor Characters”
by Vince Passaro | Aug-25-2010
In Critical Mass's ongoing "In Retrospect," in which contemporary critics revisit former winners and finalists for the National Book Critics Awards, Vince ...read »
Guest Post by Michael Lindgren: How Do You Decide What to Read Next?
by Michael Lindgren | Aug-24-2010
Next up in the third in our Next Decade in Book Culture series, NBCC member Michael Lindren:
Most of my reviews are assigned, rather than pitched, so ...read »
Guest Post by Jonah Raskin: How Do You Decide What to Read Next?
by Jonah Raskin | Aug-24-2010
From NBCC member Jonah Raskin, another response to the third question in our Next Decade in Book Culture series.
At the start of summer, John Simon ...read »
Guest Post by Joe Peschel: How Do You Decide What to Read Next?
by Jane Ciabattari | Aug-20-2010
From NBCC member Joe Peschel, another response to the third question in our Next Decade in Book Culture series.
What I'm going to read next depends on ...read »
What Are You Looking Forward to Reading, Matthea Harvey?
by David Haglund | Aug-19-2010
This summer, we’re asking past winners of and finalists for NBCC awards what books they’re excited to read. Below, Matthea Harvey, a 2007 NBCC Poetry ...read »
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