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
November 30, 2016
By Daniel Akst
We’re happy to report that the NBCC membership has spoken, and the 2016 John Leonard Prize finalists have been chosen. Here’s this year’s terrific list: The Mothers, by Brit Bennett
November 14, 2016
By Daniel Akst
This year we’ve changed how we’ll choose the winner of the John Leonard Prize, and since NBCC members have been asking how the process will work, let me take a
October 27, 2016
By Laurie Hertzel
In November, National Book Critics Circle members will begin nominating and voting for the fourth John Leonard award for first book in any genre. In the run-up to the first round
October 26, 2016
By Tom Beer
In November, National Book Critics Circle members will begin nominating and voting for the fourth John Leonard award for first book in any genre. In the run-up to the first round
August 30, 2016
By Admin
Calling all voting members of the National Book Critics Circle. This fall you'll be nominating books for the fourth year of our #NBCCLeonard award for best first book in any
July 24, 2016
By Tom Beer
Dear NBCC members: With summer well under way, we're once again launching discussions for the John Leonard Prize.The prize, named for the longtime critic and NBCC co-founder, is awarded every
April 21, 2016
By Carlos Lozada
Good evening, and thank you for that generous introduction. I’d like to thank the National Book Critics Circle for seeing fit to hand its reviewing award this year to
March 22, 2016
By Nick Offerman
I would like to sincerely thank the board and the members of the National Book Critics Circle for inviting me to introduce this year’s recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime
March 21, 2016
By Kirstin Valdez Quade
The John Leonard award, honoring a founding member who reveled in discovering new voices (he was the first to champion the work of Toni Morrison, Mary Gordon, Maxine Hong Kingston