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
September 6, 2018
By Admin
Today’s Poet-Critics on Criticism and Critique September 14 201, 6:30 p.m.Poets House10 River Terrace, New York, NY National Book Critics Circle poetry chair Tess Taylor invites some of today’s leading poet critics—Stephanie
August 15, 2018
By Elizabeth Taylor
Meet This Year's Class of NBCC's Alan Cheuse Emerging Critics Jennie Hann recently completed her Ph.D. in English at Johns Hopkins University, where she served as Associate Editor of
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
June 9, 2018
By Jane Ciabattari
Please join us for the eighth annual National Book Critics Circle/Zyzzyva cocktail party, hosted by NBCC VP/Online and former President Jane Ciabattari and Zyzzyva's Editor in Chief Laura Cogan and
June 7, 2018
By Julia M. Klein
NBCC member Julia M. Klein’s talk for a Book Expo America panel on May 30 on “The Crisis in Book Reviewing: Disappearing Space, Disappearing Pay.” (Below, NBCC President Kate Tuttle,
May 30, 2018
By Admin
We're delighted to announce the NBCC Emerging Critics: July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019. This year’s class of emerging critics are recognized by a fellowship named in honor of the late