NBCC board member Elizabeth Taylor, book review editor of the Chicago Tribune, reflects on the organization at its 35th anniversary celebration in September
November 8, 2009
Elizabeth Taylor: The NBCC at 35
By Elizabeth Taylor
Critical Mass
November 5, 2009
Reading and Wrestling in Seattle
By NBCC
Books still rule in Seattle, and if you want to argue about it, these two guys with wrestling in their genes might just take you to the mat on the
November 2, 2009
Geoff Dyer on John Cheever
By Eric Banks
Interesting review-essay online at the Guardian: Geoff Dyer, an NBCC finalist in Criticism in 1999 for his Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence and author of this year's
October 21, 2009
Q&A: Jürgen Fauth of Fictionaut
By Eric Banks
Fictionaut describes itself as “bring[ing] the social web to literary fiction” Co-founded in 2008 by Jürgen Fauth, a writer, editor, film critic, and associate editor for fiction at Mississippi Review,
October 15, 2009
Who Needs Book Reviews When Publicists Can Blog?, Huffington Post Asks
By Eric Banks
As Media Bistro noted earlier today, Amy Hertz, the new editor of the Huffington Post book section, posted an open letter to book publicists yesterday about her coverage (and the
October 12, 2009
3 Questions for Granta Editor John Freeman
By Jane Ciabattari
Former National Book Critics Circle president John Freeman was officially named editor of Granta today, after several months as acting editor. Freeman was responsible for Granta 108 – Chicago, the
October 5, 2009
BEWARE THE RETURN OF THE SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Since it’s the month of October and New York City weather has brought back the cold and dreary nights, it seems appropriate to bring back the Small Press Spotlight feature
October 3, 2009
Critical Library
By Eric Banks
Each week, the NBCC will post a list of five books a critic believes reviewers should have in their libraries. We recently heard from Colm Tóibín and here are the
October 3, 2009
Critical Library: Anne Fadiman
By Eric Banks
Each week, the NBCC will post a list of five books a critic believes reviewers should have in their libraries. We recently heard from Anne Fadiman and here are the
October 3, 2009
Critical Library: Charles Taylor
By Eric Banks
Each week, the National Book Critics Circle will post a list of five books a critic believes reviewers should have in their libraries. We recently heard from film critic, reviewer