Critical Notes
March, 2018
Critical Notes: Spring Titles, Memoirs, and a Poet-in-Residence
by Taylor Anhalt | Mar-05-2018
*** The NBCC awards finalists will read on Wednesday, March 14, at 6:30 pm at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City, and the awards ceremony...read »
February, 2018
Critical Notes: Poems from North Korea and the end of literary studies
by Anjali Enjeti | Feb-26-2018
*** The NBCC awards finalists will read on Wednesday, March 14, at 6:30 pm at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City, and the awards ceremony...read »
Asylum seekers, writers of color and books about dogs
by Laurie Hertzel | Feb-19-2018
*** The NBCC awards finalists will read on Wednesday, March 14, at 6 pm at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City,...read »
Critical Notes: Zadie Smith Gives “Dance Lessons for Writers”
by David Varno | Feb-12-2018
Walton Muyumba reviewed Zadie Smith's latest collection of essays Feel Free for the Los Angeles Times.
Katherine A. Powers' monthly audiobooks reviews for...read »
Critical Notes: Tayari Jones, Joan Silber, Denis Johnson & More
by Taylor Anhalt | Feb-05-2018
*** The NBCC awards finalists will read on Wednesday, March 14, at 6 pm at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City, and the awards ceremony will...read »
January, 2018
“Winter” is upon us; the literary world loses a giant
by Anjali Enjeti | Jan-29-2018
*** The NBCC awards finalists will read on Wednesday, March 14, at 6 pm at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City, and the awards ceremony will...read »
Death cleaning, literary secrets, and an artist of the year
by Laurie Hertzel | Jan-16-2018
Reviews and profiles
NBCC VP/Online Jane Ciabattari joins NBCC president Kate Tuttle, NBCC board members Laurie Hertzel and Kerri Arsenault, and former...read »
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