National Book Critics Circle

January, 2009

Winter Sunday Roundup

by Jane Ciabattari | Jan-19-2009

David L. Ulin on David Denby’s “Snark:”: “...the problem with Snark is that Denby doesn’t take it far enough. It’s not snark, after all, that is the problem...read »

W.D. Snodgrass on the Difference between Sentiment and the Sentimental

by Eric Banks | Jan-17-2009

When W.D. Snodgrass’s Not for Specialists: New and Selected Poems was named a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle awards in poetry, Art Winslow...read »

W.D. Snodgrass on the Difference between Sentiment and the Sentimental

by Art Winslow | Jan-16-2009

When W.D. Snodgrass’s Not for Specialists: New and Selected Poems was named a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle awards in poetry, Art Winslow...read »

WaPo Update: This Just in from Marcus Brauchli

by Jane Ciabattari | Jan-16-2009

Responding to our question about the speculation that the Washington Post Book World‘s days are numbered, new Washington Post honcho Marcus Brauchli tells us,...read »

WaPo Book World In Trouble?

by Eric Banks | Jan-16-2009

God, let’s hope this isn’t true, but a reliable source at the Washington Post passes along the scary word that among the budgetary recommendations new editor...read »

W.D. Snodgrass, January 5, 1926-January 13, 2009

by Jane Ciabattari | Jan-15-2009

Poet W.D. Snodgrass, 83, who died Tuesday of cancer at his farmhouse in tiny Erieville, N.Y., south of Syracuse, was revising his poetry even in the last week...read »

In Retrospect: Afaa Michael Weaver on John Edgar Wideman’s “Brothers and Keepers”

by Jane Ciabattari | Jan-14-2009

The following essay by National Book Critics Circle member Afaa M. Weaver on John Edgar Wideman’s “Brothers and Keepers,” a finalist for the 1984 NBCC Award...read »

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