March 13, 2019
By Justin Rosier
On Thursday, at the National Book Critics Circle awards ceremony, Maureen Corrigan will be honored with the Nona Balakian Award for Excellence in Criticism. She answered some questions from NBCC
March 7, 2019
By Jane Ciabattari
This year's National Book Critics Circle awards events are coming up next week, the result of a year's worth of reading by 24 board members plus the work of the
January 22, 2019
By Admin
New York, NY (January 22, 2019)—Today the NBCC announced its 31 finalists in six categories––autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry––for the outstanding books of 2018. Of note: There are
December 15, 2018
By Gregg Barrios
Leonard Prize Judges: The NBCC 2018 John Leonard Prize finalists have been chosen. Here is this year’s excellent list. FRIDAY BLACK by Nana Kwami Adjei-Brenyah (Mariner) A LUCKY MAN by Jamel Brinkley (Graywolf Press) THE LINE
December 10, 2018
By Gregg Barrios
Big news: the NBCC membership has spoken, and the 2018 John Leonard Prize finalists have been chosen. Here’s this year’s superb list: FRIDAY BLACK by Nana Kwami Adjei-Brenyah (Mariner) A LUCKY MAN by
November 27, 2018
By admin
It's time to nominate your candidate for this year's National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. The Sandrof Award honors outstanding contribution to American letters. Named after the
October 30, 2018
By Katherine A. Powers
The NBCC awards the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing each year to recognize outstanding work by a member of the NBCC. The citation is awarded in honor of
October 23, 2018
By Gregg Barrios
It's that time of year again: time to talk about the John Leonard Prize, our annual award based on member nominations and chosen by a panel of member volunteers. Named
August 2, 2018
By Jane Ciabattari
Coming up in September, the National Book Critics Circle's latest Bookend Event for the Brooklyn Book Festival. September 14 201, 6:30
April 4, 2018
By Walton Muyumba
Carlin Romano, criticism committee chair, presented the award to Carina Chocano for You Play the Girl, with this citation by Walton Muyumba. You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies,