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 30, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
National Book Critics Circle members are invited to this upcoming event on the life of Diana Trilling. Tuesday, December 19 8:00pm Biographer Natalie Robins on The Life of Diana Trilling
November 20, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
In November, National Book Critics Circle members will begin nominating and voting for the John Leonard award for the first book in any genre that has been published in 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 17, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
Join us at The Book Cellar–a great Chicago bookstore which also has a wine bar–for a special NBCC event for members and booklovers. NBCC Critics Talk About Favorite Books of
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 25, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
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
September 28, 2017
By Jane Ciabattari
Coming up tonight (September 28) at Book Culture in New York: A panel discussing the art and influence of Philip Roth, moderated by Harpers Magazine editor and former NBCC board
September 27, 2017
By Elizabeth Taylor
Meet the Inaugural Class of NBCC's Emerging Critics Taylor Brorby is an award-winning essayist, and a poet. Taylor is a fellow at the Black Earth Institute whose work has been