Events

The National Book Critics Circle, founded in 1974, brings together vital voices in cultural criticism and practitioners of literary arts in its annual prizes and other programming throughout the year. As the NBCC celebrates its 50th anniversary, we propose a dynamic conversation for the Boston Book Festival, gathering Boston-area critics and writers who have served

In its fiftieth anniversary year, the National Book Critics Circle gathers literary critics who have been defining the future of contemporary cultural criticism in recent years in a wide-ranging interactive roundtable conversation about the future of the form. With Jane Ciabattari, Anita Felicelli, Jonathan Leal, and Oscar Villalon. Moderated by NBCC President Heather Scott Partington.

Join Maureen Freely, translator of Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü, winner of the 2023 Barrios Book in Translation Prize, in conversation with Mandana Chaffa, Vice President of the Barrios Book in Translation Prize, on October 9, 2024, 6:30 pm ET Attendance free; registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rZluUFwcRECWFc72AMmIvw