2013 Finalists: 30 Books
February, 2014
30 Books 2013: Rigoberto González on Denise Duhamel’s ‘Blowout’
by Rigoberto González | Feb-12-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the eighth of...read »
30 Books 2013: David Biespiel on Scott Anderson’s ‘Lawrence in Arabia’
by David Biespiel | Feb-06-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the seventh of...read »
30 Books 2013: Tom Beer on Sonali Deraniyagala’s ‘Wave’
by Tom Beer | Feb-05-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the sixth of...read »
30 Books 2013: Carmela Ciuaru on Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The Book of My Lives’
by Carmela Ciuaru | Feb-04-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the fifth of...read »
January, 2014
30 Books 2013: Colette Bancroft on David Finkel’s ‘Thank You for Your Service’
by Colette Bancroft | Jan-31-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the fourth of...read »
30 Books: Mark Athitakis on Ruth Ozeki’s “A Tale for the Time Being”
by admin | Jan-28-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the third of our...read »
30 books 2013: Eric Liebetrau on Jesmyn Ward’s “Men We Reaped”
by Eric Liebetrau | Jan-24-2014
In the weeks leading up to the March 13 announcement of the 2013 NBCC award winners, Critical Mass highlights the thirty finalists. Today, in the second in...read »
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