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October, 2009

3 Questions for Granta Editor John Freeman

by Jane Ciabattari | Oct-12-2009

Former National Book Critics Circle president John Freeman was officially named editor of Granta today, after several months as acting editor. Freeman was...read »

Guest Post by Kit Reed: Why I Can’t Learn to Love the Vook, or: The Uses of Imagination

by Eric Banks | Oct-06-2009

Here’s former NBCC board member Kit Reed on the vook: Oh goody, now we’re invited to “read”—or is it experience—the vook, which may be fine if, for instance,...read »

Guest Post by Allen Barra: Poe’s Fading Star

by Eric Banks | Oct-05-2009

On the occasion of the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death this week, NBCC member Allen Barra sent along the following thoughts on the writer’s fading...read »

James Shapiro’s Book Review Course at Columbia on Hiatus?

by Eric Banks | Oct-01-2009

In the New York Observer, Leon Neyfakh reports that “Lil’ Lionel Trillings Will Have to Fend for Themselves” as James Shapiro’s course “The Book Review” goes...read »

September, 2009

After Kapuściński: The Art of Reportage in the 21st Century, cosponsored by NBCC

by Eric Banks | Sep-17-2009

AFTER KAPUŚCIŃSKI: THE ART OF REPORTAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY A 2-DAY SYMPOSIUM October 6-7, 2009 NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall 100 Washington Square East This...read »

Spotlight: Michael Antman on the Memoir

by Eric Banks | Sep-16-2009

NBCC member Michael Antman recently began a regular column at PopMatters.com, “Read Only Memory,” reflecting on all aspects of the memoir genre. In his...read »

NBCC at the Brooklyn Book Festival: Name That Author!

by Jane Ciabattari | Sep-10-2009

National Book Critics Circle “Name that Author” contest Brooklyn Book Festival, September 13, 2009. 12 pm on the main stage Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209...read »

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