NBCC Reads
July, 2009
NBCC Reads, Spring 2009: Long Tail—Ted Gioia and Jamie Brown
by James Marcus | Jul-16-2009
Rolling on with the Long Tail series, we have suggestions from Ted Gioia, whose The Birth (and Death) of the Cool will be published in November, and from ...read »
June, 2009
NBCC Reads, Spring 2009: Jim Gibbons and Susan Larson
by James Marcus | Jun-30-2009
To continue the Long Tail series, we have suggestions from Jim Gibbons and from Susan Larson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. (You can read the earlier, ...read »
NBCC Reads, Spring 2009: Long Tail—Meehan Crist and Jim Ruland
by James Marcus | Jun-22-2009
To continue the Long Tail series, we have suggestions from Believer editor Meehan Crist and from Jim Ruland, whose most recent collection of short fiction is ...read »
NBCC Reads, Spring 2009: Long Tail—Roxana Robinson and Martin Riker
by James Marcus | Jun-16-2009
Although we posted our omnibus summary of responses back in May, we will continue to highlight individual choices through the summer. To continue the Long ...read »
May, 2009
NBCC Reads, Spring 2009: Long Tail #1—Gary Giddins
by James Marcus | May-14-2009
Although we posted our omnibus summary of responses last week, we will continue to highlight individual choices through the end of this month. To kick off the ...read »
NBCC Reads: Spring 2009
by James Marcus | May-06-2009
Visitors to Critical Mass will recall that in the fall, we canvassed the membership (as well as former winners and nominees) about which books best captured ...read »
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