April, 2012
NBCC at PEN World Voices Festival May 3
by Mark Athitakis | Apr-24-2012
The weeklong PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature kicks off next Monday, April 30, in New York. The National Book Critics Circle will be...read »
Roundup: The Fiction (Non-) Pulitzer and More
by Mark Athitakis | Apr-23-2012
Last week’s news that there would be no Pulitzer Prize awarded in fiction produced an avalanche of commentary. Here’s a sampling of what people were saying...read »
LA Review of Books Relaunches
by Mark Athitakis | Apr-19-2012
Yesterday the Los Angeles Review of Books launched its brand-new website, moving fromTumblr to a robust, comments-enabled platform. LARB editor Tom Lutz...read »
Roundup: Robert Caro, E-Reading, Joe R. Lansdale, and More
by Mark Athitakis | Apr-16-2012
“It’s not a question of liking or disliking him. I’m trying to explain how political power worked in America in the second half of the 20th century, and...read »
NBCC at AWP
by Mark Athtitakis | Apr-10-2012
From left: Jane Smiley, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Jane Ciabattari, Jennifer Egan, Darin Strauss, Isabel Wilkerson (Credit: Robb Cohen Photography and the...read »
Roundup: Investigating Amazon, New Poetry, Louis Begley, and More
by Mark Athitakis | Apr-09-2012
What impact has Amazon had on the publishing industry, from taxes to indies to employees? The Seattle Times takes a look in a four-part series.
Denise Low...read »
Comic Novel Hilarity at Tennessee Williams Fest in New Orleans
by Jane Ciabattari | Apr-03-2012
What’s your favorite comic novel? This NBCC Reads question sparked a LOL round-robin conversation to wrap up this year’s Tennessee Williams Festival at...read »
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