January 1, 2018
By Jane Ciabattari
The volunteer committee for the NBCC John Leonard award for best first book in any genre is reading and voting now for the winner. The deadline for votes is 5
December 7, 2017
By Daniel Akst
Big news: the NBCC membership has spoken, and the 2017 John Leonard Prize finalists have been chosen. Here’s this year’s superb list: What It Means When a Man Falls from the
November 19, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
The NBCC awards the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing each year to recognize outstanding work by a member of the NBCC. Since 2012, the Balakian carries with it
November 10, 2017
By Daniel Akst
The NBCC’s John Leonard Prize is awarded each year for an author’s first book. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, in recent years most of the attention (and the nominations)
October 17, 2017
By Kate Tuttle
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
March 20, 2017
By Margaret Atwood
I am deeply honoured to have been given the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. You have placed me among some very august names indeed, and I
March 20, 2017
By NBCC
Video by Zachary Auron In Order of Appearance Welcome: Luis Jaramillo, Director, The New School Writing Program Opening Remarks: Tom Beer, President, National Book Critics Circle The John Leonard Prize:
March 16, 2017
By NBCC
Louise Erdrich, Ishion Hutchinson, Margaret Atwood, Yaa Gyasi (front). Matthew Desmond, Ruth Franklin, Carol Anderson. Michelle Dean (back). Photo: John Midgley New York, NY —Tonight, at the New School in
January 17, 2017
By Admin
For Immediate Release: Contact: Beth Parker, Beth Parker PR, Beth@bethparkerpr.com, 914-629-9205 Tom Beer, NBCC President, tomnbeer@aol.com NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2016 AWARDS New York, NY
December 5, 2016
By Tom Beer
Every year NBCC members are asked to nominate titles to be finalists for the book awards in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, criticism, biography, and autobiography. Any title that receives 20 percent