The National Book Critics Circle Award

We Do Not Part
Empire of AI
A Perfect Turmoil
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Night Watch
Hayek's Bastards
Baldwin
Sad Tiger
2025 NBCC Awards

Critical Notes

Reviews and More From NBCC Members

By Michael Schaub

June 29, 2026

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews by authors including Kate Christensen, Cristina Rivera Garza, Serena Chopra, Catherine Liu,

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Michelle Chan Schmidt

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